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Custards Chimney

Custards Chimney from directly overhead

Custards Chimney is a historic site in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 48 m. Pyramid Rock stands 1,091 m to the east, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Whipple Creek Park, a park 0.6 miles away. JCT SR 5 VIC VANCOUVER ALONG WESTSIDE VANCOUVER LAKE TO NW LOWER RIVER RD passes 3.4 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Material
stone
Inscription
Built in 1930 by Ken Custards
Visiting

What to expect

Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates45.74654, -122.70235

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Whipple Creek Park: 0.6 mi
  • Fairgrounds Community Park: 1.4 mi
  • Clark County Fairgrounds: 1.7 mi
  • Chinook Neighborhood Park: 1.9 mi
  • Herzog Farms Greenbelt Park: 2.1 mi
Historic sites
  • Kelsey L. Tortorello: 2.1 mi
  • Blue Star Memorial Highway: 3.8 mi
  • Bennett Cove: 5.6 mi
  • Blue Star Memorial Highway: 7.8 mi
  • Timmen's Landing: 8.0 mi
Nature reserves
Artworks
  • Leaping Cougar: 3.3 mi
  • Golden Section: 3.3 mi
  • Pillars of Fulfillment: 3.4 mi
  • The Wailing Bell: 3.5 mi
  • Pioneer: 7.6 mi
Gardens
  • Blue Heron Community Garden: 5.1 mi
  • Master Gardener Foundation of Clark County: 6.9 mi
  • Welcome to Washington: 7.7 mi
  • Marshall Park Community Garden: 8.1 mi
  • Royce E. Pollard Japanese Friendship Garden: 8.1 mi
Peaks
  • Rocky Point: 8.8 mi
  • Nob Hill: 9.2 mi
  • Tukes Mountain: 9.4 mi
  • Gravel Point: 10.6 mi
  • Liberty Hill: 10.8 mi
Attractions: 59
Museums: 40
Waterfalls: 36
  • Jenny Creek Falls: 8.7 mi
  • Bonnie Falls: 12.0 mi
  • Salmon Falls: 13.4 mi
  • Lucia Falls: 13.9 mi
  • Jackson Falls: 14.2 mi
Picnic sites: 22
  • Pavillion: 1.5 mi
  • Heron Shelter: 4.8 mi
  • Eagle Shelter: 4.9 mi
  • Alder: 8.8 mi
  • Oak: 8.9 mi
Beaches: 17
Cliffs: 9
  • Waud Bluff: 12.2 mi
  • Rocky Butte Quarry: 15.0 mi
  • Rocky Butte Quarry: 15.2 mi
  • Schwingus - Rocky Butte Quarry: 15.3 mi
  • Martin Bluff: 15.9 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Springs: 3
  • School District Spring: 14.9 mi
  • Fern Spring: 18.3 mi
  • Summit Spring: 24.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Ed's Trail Arch: 22.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.8 miles of Custards Chimney. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pyramid RockE 92°1,091 m21.7 mi
Larch MountainE 96°1,057 m19.7 mi
Davis PeakNNE 17°887 m17.8 mi
Kloochman ButteE 85°777.8 m20.6 mi
Reid MountainNNE 12°731 m17.7 mi
Long MountainW 279°689 m19.8 mi
Elkhorn MountainE 92°679 m16.0 mi
Green MountainW 270°676 m20.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4419:23
June solstice05:2220:1921:05
September equinox06:5918:3119:10
December solstice07:5015:4016:30

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394144495560656660514438
Precip in6.04.14.43.62.81.80.50.61.63.66.36.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Vancouver 4 NNE, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/9686465487

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