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Sixth Engineer Bluff

Sixth Engineer Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Sixth Engineer Bluff is a cliff in Washington, at a recorded elevation of 114 m. Black Hill stands 153 m to the west-southwest, 1.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Carson Hill, a peak 0.1 miles away. JCT SR 12 VIC MORTON TO JCT SR 507 VIC ROY WYE passes 8.4 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
114 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates47.08204, -122.61429

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Carson Hill: 0.1 mi
  • Donovan Hill: 0.4 mi
  • Crossland Hill: 0.5 mi
  • Meade Hill: 0.6 mi
  • Bracker Hill: 0.6 mi
Parks
  • Memorial Park: 0.3 mi
  • Iafrati Park: 1.0 mi
  • Robinson Park: 1.1 mi
  • Sellers Park: 1.3 mi
  • Clocktower Park: 1.4 mi
Historic sites
  • 91st Division Monument: 0.6 mi
  • Nisqually School District No. 7 - 1861: 1.1 mi
  • Mayor Harry L. Robinson Memorial Park: 1.1 mi
  • Site of Methodist Episcopal Mission: 2.5 mi
  • Site of Wilkes Observatory: 3.3 mi
Attractions
Artworks
Gardens: 56
  • Jim Senko Garden: 5.4 mi
  • Steilacoom Pollinator Garden: 5.4 mi
  • Williams Garden: 5.7 mi
  • Hydrangea Garden: 5.7 mi
  • Perennial Gardens: 5.7 mi
Museums: 48
  • Children’s Museum at JBLM: 1.1 mi
  • DuPont Historical Museum: 1.1 mi
  • Washington National Guard Museum: 3.3 mi
  • Norm Dicks Visitor Center: 4.7 mi
  • Nisqually Reach Nature Center: 5.5 mi
Nature reserves: 42
Beaches: 18
  • South Beach: 7.6 mi
  • South Beach: 8.2 mi
  • North Beach: 8.3 mi
  • The Arbors Private Beach: 8.8 mi
  • Titlow Beach: 12.1 mi
Picnic sites: 16
  • Environmental Study Area: 4.6 mi
  • Picnic Point: 5.8 mi
  • Main Picnic Area: 10.9 mi
  • Kiwanis Picnic Area: 10.9 mi
  • Fort Nisqually Picnic Area: 15.8 mi
Lighthouses: 11
Waterfalls: 9
  • Nisqually Falls: 7.9 mi
  • Victor Falls: 20.7 mi
  • Bloody Falls: 20.9 mi
  • Deschutes Falls: 21.5 mi
  • Wildcat Falls: 22.3 mi
Cliffs: 8
Springs: 8
  • Clear Creek Springs: 4.6 mi
  • McAllister Springs: 6.4 mi
  • Garrison Springs: 7.1 mi
  • Duryea Roadside Hidden Spring: 8.3 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 8.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 3.6 miles of Sixth Engineer Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black HillWSW 251°153 m1.9 mi
Goodman HillWSW 239°145 m1.7 mi
Toland HillSW 221°143 m3.6 mi
Starr HillSW 221°141 m3.0 mi
Kelly HillSSE 158°140 m1.7 mi
Newman HillSW 226°138 m1.9 mi
Bare HillWSW 256°136 m1.5 mi
Sanders HillSW 217°135 m1.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4319:23
June solstice05:1620:2321:10
September equinox06:5818:3019:10
December solstice07:5515:3216:24

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414346495660656561524541
Precip in6.14.14.63.42.11.40.70.91.54.37.25.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tacoma Narrows AP, 13 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/356541265

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