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Railroad Camp

Railroad Camp from directly overhead

Railroad Camp is a historic site in Washington, at a recorded elevation of 56 m. Gibson Peak stands 1,336 m to the north-northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Humptulips Old 101 Water Access, a park 6.2 miles away. JCT SR 109 VIC QUEETS TO JCT SR 5 VIC OLYMPIA passes 33 miles off. 24 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
56.388 m

How to reach it

Coordinates47.17637, -123.86992

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Humptulips Old 101 Water Access: 6.2 mi
  • Reynvaan Bar Water Access: 7.1 mi
  • East Fork Hoquiam: 9.6 mi
  • Long Swamp Water Access: 10.0 mi
  • Thorberg Water Access: 10.8 mi
Peaks: 24
  • Burnt Hill: 10.3 mi
  • Cougar Mountain: 10.6 mi
  • Macafee Hill: 10.6 mi
  • Langley Hill: 12.4 mi
  • Prices Peak: 13.8 mi
Artworks: 20
Museums: 11
Historic sites: 9
Waterfalls: 5
Gardens: 4
Cliffs: 4
Attractions: 3
Beaches: 3
  • Pocket Beach: 14.4 mi
  • Sunset Beach: 16.2 mi
  • Little Ireland Beach: 20.0 mi
Lighthouses: 3
Picnic sites: 2
Nature reserves: 2
  • Weatherwax Nature Preserve: 18.9 mi
  • Copalis National Wildlife Refuge: 24.5 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gibson PeakNNE 17°1,336 m21.9 mi
Colonel BobNNE 15°1,316 m22.3 mi
Mount O'NeilNNE 13°1,276 m22.3 mi
Moonlight DomeNNE 25°1,247 m21.7 mi
Chapel PeakNE 44°1,209 m24.9 mi
Wooded PeakNNE 12°1,174 m21.8 mi
Stovepipe MountainNNE 22°1,084 m19.6 mi
Anderson ButteNE 45°1,042 m20.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:4819:28
June solstice05:2020:2821:16
September equinox07:0318:3519:15
December solstice08:0015:3716:29

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404143465256606057494339
Precip in18.711.313.28.64.53.61.62.54.611.218.317.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Humptulips Salmon Hatchery, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5078035626

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