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Boistfort Peak

Boistfort Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Boistfort Peak rises to 941 m in Washington. Little Onion stands 808 m to the south, 4.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Round Knob, a peak 1.4 miles away. JCT SR 101 VIC RAYMOND TO JCT SR 5 VIC CHEHALIS passes 6.7 miles off. 154 named places lie within 25 miles, 46 of them named summits.

The story

Boistfort Peak, also called Baw Faw Peak, is a peak in the Willapa Hills in Washington state. The summit was once the site of a fire lookout and is the highest point in the Willapa Hills. Today it has communication antennae including the K7PG 2-meter ham repeater. It also is the site of station BOW in the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network.

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Wikidata Q4938506, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
941 m

How to reach it

Coordinates46.48778, -123.21450

154 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 60
  • Back Memorial County Park: 12.4 mi
  • McMurphy Park: 13.0 mi
  • Winlock Volunteer Park: 13.2 mi
  • J.K. Werden Memorial Park: 13.4 mi
  • Winolequa Memorial Park: 13.6 mi
Peaks: 46
Artworks: 10
  • White Rooster: 13.2 mi
  • Seahawks Rooster: 13.2 mi
  • Tree of Life: 13.2 mi
  • Colorful Rooster: 13.2 mi
  • Dancer Center Mural: 13.2 mi
Historic sites: 9
  • Camp McDonald: 4.4 mi
  • John Dobson: 17.1 mi
  • Fort Borst Block House: 19.9 mi
  • The Sentinel: 20.0 mi
  • Castle Rock Founders Memorial: 21.1 mi
Museums: 9
  • Winlock Historical Museum: 13.2 mi
  • Veteran’s Memorial Museum: 16.1 mi
  • Lewis County Historical Museum: 16.8 mi
  • The Vintage Antique Motorcycle Museum: 16.9 mi
  • River Life Interperative Center: 18.9 mi
Cliffs: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Gardens: 3
  • Fushia Garden: 10.0 mi
  • Rhododendron Garden: 19.9 mi
  • Erikson Community Garden: 21.5 mi
Beaches: 3
Waterfalls: 2
  • Stillwater Falls: 9.0 mi
  • Rainbow Falls: 9.9 mi
Attractions: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Day Use Area: 22.9 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Little OnionS 175°808 m4.6 mi
Abernathy MountainSSE 152°770 m12.0 mi
Walville PeakNW 306°735 m11.9 mi
Clinton KnobSSE 152°727 m5.6 mi
Bucks KnobNNW 337°725 m14.6 mi
Ferrier PeakS 180°721 m5.8 mi
Squally JimWNW 303°625 m12.9 mi
Round KnobE 100°617 m1.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:4619:26
June solstice05:2120:2321:10
September equinox07:0118:3319:12
December solstice07:5515:3816:29

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424445495558636360524542
Precip in16.710.111.68.14.43.41.21.94.410.215.216.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grays RVR Hatchery, 18 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/348190266

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