Wildcat Post Piles
Wildcat Post Piles is a cliff in Washington, at a recorded elevation of 1,122 m. Gilbert Peak stands 2,494 m to the southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Lava Point, a cliff 1.2 miles away. White Pass Scenic Byway passes 1.0 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1122 m
How to reach it
- 1.0 mi off the White Pass Scenic Byway, National
- 1.0 mi off the JCT KOSMOS RD VIC MORTON TO JCT SR 410 VIC NACHES
- 1.0 mi off the JCT SR 5 VIC MORTON TO JCT SR 410 VIC NACHES
- 14.4 mi off the Chinook Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Tieton Dam · 1 mi
- Clear Creek Falls Viewpoint · 10 mi
- Clear Creek Overlook Interpretive Site · 10 mi
- Palisades Viewpoint · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Goose Egg Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Chimney Peaks: 3.5 mi
- Burnt Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Shellrock Peak: 4.9 mi
- Ironstone Mountain: 5.0 mi
- Clear Creek Falls: 9.8 mi
- South Fork Falls: 11.6 mi
- Bumping River Falls: 15.5 mi
- Great Falls: 16.5 mi
- Laval Creek Falls: 17.2 mi
- Lava Point: 1.2 mi
- Blue Slide: 8.0 mi
- The Cave: 9.8 mi
- Windy Point: 11.0 mi
- Moon Rocks: 13.7 mi
- Jim Sprick Community Park: 16.2 mi
- Tim Ponds Water Access: 17.2 mi
- Tieton Town Square: 18.7 mi
- Koempel Park: 18.7 mi
- Boulder Cave Day Use Area: 20.4 mi
- Indian Spring: 7.8 mi
- Rattlesnake Spring: 10.4 mi
- Hidden Spring: 13.4 mi
- Clover Spring: 14.2 mi
- Soda Springs: 16.2 mi
- Wild Rose Day Use Area: 4.6 mi
- Clear Lake Day Use Area: 7.3 mi
- White Pass Day Use: 11.3 mi
- Ohanapecosh Hot Springs: 20.3 mi
- Big Cedar: 20.3 mi
- Mather Memorial East Portal Information Site: 21.2 mi
- Rocky Top Conservation Easement: 22.2 mi
- Stephen Tyng Mather Memorial: 22.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.7 miles of Wildcat Post Piles. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gilbert Peak | SW 225° | 2,494 m | 17.6 mi |
| Goat Citadel | SW 226° | 2,439 m | 17.8 mi |
| Big Horn | SW 227° | 2,438 m | 17.9 mi |
| Ives Peak | SW 231° | 2,414 m | 18.4 mi |
| Old Snowy Mountain | SW 234° | 2,408 m | 18.2 mi |
| Tieton Peak | SW 228° | 2,367.7 m | 16.0 mi |
| Mount Aix | NNW 329° | 2,367 m | 10.1 mi |
| Bismarck Peak | NW 318° | 2,311.9 m | 9.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:37 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 20:15 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:24 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 15:29 | 16:20 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 40 | 44 | 48 | 55 | 60 | 66 | 66 | 60 | 51 | 42 | 37 |
| Precip in | 8.9 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 6.0 | 9.4 | 9.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Packwood, 25 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356547288
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