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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. 24 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
56.388 m

How to reach it

Coordinates47.17637, -123.86992

Overlooks nearby

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
Cliffs: 4
Attractions: 3
Beaches: 3
  • Pocket Beach: 14.4 mi
  • Sunset Beach: 16.2 mi
  • Little Ireland Beach: 20.0 mi
Gardens: 2
Picnic sites: 2
Nature reserves: 2
  • Weatherwax Nature Preserve: 18.9 mi
  • Copalis National Wildlife Refuge: 24.5 mi
Lighthouses: 1

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 PeakNNE1,336 m21.9 mi
Colonel BobNNE1,316 m22.3 mi
Mount O'NeilNNE1,276 m22.3 mi
Moonlight DomeNNE1,247 m21.7 mi
Chapel PeakNE1,209 m24.9 mi
Wooded PeakNNE1,174 m21.8 mi
Stovepipe MountainNNE1,084 m19.6 mi
Anderson ButteNE1,042 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 50–80 °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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