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Yellow Bluff

Yellow Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Yellow Bluff is a cliff in Washington, at a recorded elevation of 53 m. Saddle Mountain stands 1,001 m to the south, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Pigeon Bluff, a cliff less than a tenth of a mile away. JCT 101 VIC LONG BEACH TO COAL CREEK RD VIC LONGVIEW CITY LIMITS passes 3.2 miles off. 38 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
53 m

How to reach it

Coordinates46.27289, -123.67764

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Rosburg Water Access: 4.4 mi
  • Johnson Park: 4.7 mi
  • Birch Field & Park: 7.3 mi
  • John Day County Park: 7.5 mi
  • Violet LaPlante Park: 7.5 mi
Peaks: 38
Historic sites: 29
Museums: 19
Attractions: 18
Artworks: 6
Ghost towns: 5
Beaches: 5
Cliffs: 3
Gardens: 3
Waterfalls: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Cullaby Lake County Park: 17.0 mi
  • Picnic Area: 21.4 mi
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Yellow Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Saddle MountainS 181°1,001 m21.0 mi
Nicolai MountainSE 141°902 m16.6 mi
Elk MountainSSE 162°816 m16.8 mi
Little OnionENE 65°808 m24.7 mi
Wickiup MountainSSE 159°807 m12.3 mi
Humbug MountainS 182°747 m24.0 mi
Ferrier PeakENE 68°721 m23.9 mi
Knob PointSE 143°632 m13.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:4819:27
June solstice05:2420:2421:11
September equinox07:0218:3419:14
December solstice07:5615:4116:32

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414245495457616359524540
Precip in17.811.612.58.74.63.61.21.94.310.717.118.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Naselle 2 ENE, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/356542330

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