Boistfort Peak
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
- 6.7 mi off the JCT SR 101 VIC RAYMOND TO JCT SR 5 VIC CHEHALIS
- 15.7 mi off the JCT SR 5 VIC TOLEDO TO JCT SR 504
- 16.6 mi off the JCT SR 5 VIC MORTON TO JCT SR 410 VIC NACHES
- 16.6 mi off the White Pass Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Cathlamet Viewpoint · 21 mi
- Nassa Point · 23 mi
154 named places within 25 miles
- 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
- Round Knob: 1.4 mi
- Little Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Sure Shot Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Joy Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Little Onion: 4.6 mi
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Murphys Point: 4.3 mi
- Charlies Hump: 5.6 mi
- Jones Bluff: 8.2 mi
- Alder Bluff: 21.6 mi
- Fushia Garden: 10.0 mi
- Rhododendron Garden: 19.9 mi
- Erikson Community Garden: 21.5 mi
- Swimming Beach: 18.0 mi
- Jones Beach: 24.5 mi
- Westport Beach: 25.0 mi
- Stillwater Falls: 9.0 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 9.9 mi
- World's Largest Egg: 13.2 mi
- Skydive Toledo: 19.0 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Onion | S 175° | 808 m | 4.6 mi |
| Abernathy Mountain | SSE 152° | 770 m | 12.0 mi |
| Walville Peak | NW 306° | 735 m | 11.9 mi |
| Clinton Knob | SSE 152° | 727 m | 5.6 mi |
| Bucks Knob | NNW 337° | 725 m | 14.6 mi |
| Ferrier Peak | S 180° | 721 m | 5.8 mi |
| Squally Jim | WNW 303° | 625 m | 12.9 mi |
| Round Knob | E 100° | 617 m | 1.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:46 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:21 | 20:23 | 21:10 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:33 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:55 | 15:38 | 16:29 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 42 | 44 | 45 | 49 | 55 | 58 | 63 | 63 | 60 | 52 | 45 | 42 |
| Precip in | 16.7 | 10.1 | 11.6 | 8.1 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 4.4 | 10.2 | 15.2 | 16.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grays RVR Hatchery, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/348190266
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