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Pierce Island

Pierce Island from directly overhead

Pierce Island is a nature reserve in Washington, at a recorded elevation of 10 m. Indian Mountain stands 1,491 m to the east-southeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Beacon Rock, a peak 0.8 miles away. JCT CROSSING OF GIBBONS CREEK VIC WASHOUGAL TO JCT PLYMOUTH INDUSTRIAL RD passes 0.6 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
10 m
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Columbia Land Trust
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates45.62152, -122.00830

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Beacon Rock: 0.8 mi
  • Little Beacon Rock: 1.1 mi
  • Wauneka Point: 1.5 mi
  • Little Hamilton Mountain: 1.6 mi
  • Hamilton Mountain: 2.0 mi
Waterfalls
Historic sites
Parks
  • Hamilton Island Recreation Area: 1.5 mi
  • Tanner Creek Recreation Area: 2.4 mi
  • Fort Cascades Trail: 2.7 mi
  • Robins Island Recreation Area: 2.8 mi
  • Navigation Lock Visitor Center: 3.1 mi
Nature reserves: 37
Springs: 33
  • Tanner Spring: 6.6 mi
  • Wahkeena Spring: 6.7 mi
  • Big Cedar Spring: 7.4 mi
  • Big Cedar Spring: 7.4 mi
  • East Spring: 8.0 mi
Artworks: 29
Cliffs: 15
  • Waespe Point: 4.4 mi
  • Red Bluffs: 6.1 mi
  • Red Bluffs: 6.2 mi
  • Red Bluffs: 6.6 mi
  • Cape Horn: 9.8 mi
Attractions: 12
Gardens: 12
  • Community Garden: 8.0 mi
  • Rose Garden Labyrinth: 13.7 mi
  • Vegetable Garden: 20.1 mi
  • Herb Garden: 20.2 mi
  • Thom Park Community Garden: 21.9 mi
Museums: 9
Beaches: 7
  • Home Valley Beach: 12.6 mi
  • Cottonwood Beach: 16.4 mi
  • Sandy Swimming Hole: 17.5 mi
  • Sandy River Beach: 18.9 mi
  • Swim beach: 22.0 mi
Picnic sites: 5
Ghost towns: 3
Natural arches: 1
  • Ed's Trail Arch: 14.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.5 miles of Pierce Island. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Indian MountainESE 120°1,491 m10.0 mi
Green Point MountainE 89°1,443.8 m11.5 mi
Buck PeakSE 140°1,443 m11.1 mi
Chinidere MountainESE 104°1,416 m9.8 mi
Preachers PeakSE 141°1,389 m13.2 mi
Tomlike MountainE 95°1,387 m10.1 mi
Table MountainSE 143°1,383.8 m9.4 mi
Devil's PulpitSE 140°1,359 m13.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4219:21
June solstice05:2020:1621:02
September equinox06:5618:2819:07
December solstice07:4615:3816:28

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394146515762686964554539
Precip in11.38.79.16.54.13.20.60.92.67.312.513.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bonneville DAM, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/57037746

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