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Palisades

Palisades, seen from above at true elevation

Palisades is a cliff in Washington, at a recorded elevation of 749 m. Main Cowlitz Chimney stands 2,318 m to the north-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Laurel Hill, a peak 1.4 miles away. JCT SR 5 VIC MORTON TO JCT SR 410 VIC NACHES passes 0.3 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
749 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates46.68150, -121.55314

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Grant Purcell Falls: 1.8 mi
  • Laval Creek Falls: 2.3 mi
  • Fish Ladder Falls: 2.6 mi
  • Silver Falls: 4.9 mi
  • Cougar Falls: 6.5 mi
Cliffs: 25
Springs: 7
Picnic sites: 6
  • White Pass Day Use: 8.5 mi
  • Paradise Picnic Area: 11.4 mi
  • Clear Lake Day Use Area: 13.1 mi
  • Sunrise Picnic Area: 16.7 mi
  • Corral Pass Picnic Area: 23.3 mi
Museums: 4
Historic sites: 4
Attractions: 3
  • Big Cedar: 5.6 mi
  • The Trident: 17.1 mi
  • Coffee Cup: 18.1 mi
Parks: 2
  • Packwood Cowlitz River Public Access Point: 7.6 mi
  • Jack Morris Park: 21.5 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Ohanapecosh Hot Springs: 3.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.3 miles of Palisades. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Main Cowlitz ChimneyNNW 347°2,318 m11.9 mi
Johnson PeakSSE 166°2,282 m10.2 mi
Hawkeye PointSSE 165°2,265 m11.4 mi
Central Cowlitz ChimneyNNW 347°2,265 m12.1 mi
Cowlitz RocksNW 322°2,263 m11.6 mi
Banshee PeakNNW 345°2,245 m12.1 mi
McClure RockNW 318°2,243 m11.9 mi
North Cowlitz ChimneyNNW 348°2,138 m12.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:3919:19
June solstice05:1320:1721:04
September equinox06:5418:2619:06
December solstice07:4915:3016:22

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374044485560666660514237
Precip in8.96.06.13.92.92.00.70.92.36.09.49.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Packwood, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/356546051

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