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. White Pass Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off. 152 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
- 16.6 mi off the White Pass Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Cathlamet Viewpoint · 21 mi
- Nassa Point · 23 mi
152 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
- 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
- Camp McDonald: 4.4 mi
- Fort Borst Block House: 19.9 mi
- The Sentinel: 20.0 mi
- Castle Rock Founders Memorial: 21.1 mi
- Oregon Trail Marker: 22.9 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.
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