Candy Mountain
Candy Mountain rises to 424 m in Washington. Rattlesnake Mountain stands 1,076 m to the northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Paul Keith Wetland Reserve, a nature reserve 0.8 miles away. 26 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Candy Mountain is a small mountain located just outside West Richland, Washington. Candy Mountain rises above the Tri-Cities, located between Badger Mountain to the south and Red Mountain to the north. Candy Mountain is connected to Badger Mountain by Goose Gap. There is a primitive road leading to the top, and the remains of an old radio tower. The non-profit organization Friends of Badger Mountain, in collaboration with Benton County, raised funds and pursued grants to purchase 200 acres of land surrounding Candy Mountain to build new trails on the mountain and connect it to Badger Mountain.
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Wikidata Q24193085, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 424 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Enterprise Neighborhood Park: 1.2 mi
- Coyote Community Park: 1.4 mi
- Bombing Range Sports Complex: 1.5 mi
- Park at the Lakes: 1.6 mi
- South Highlands Community Park: 1.7 mi
- Flat Top Hill: 2.8 mi
- Badger Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Goose Hill: 3.1 mi
- Sand Hill: 4.4 mi
- Red Mountain: 4.5 mi
- Prayer Gardens: 4.6 mi
- Venus Community Gardens: 5.8 mi
- WSU Welcome Garden: 6.9 mi
- Queen of Spades Garden Club Memorial Arboretum: 7.6 mi
- Heritage Garden at Hansen Park: 7.8 mi
- Paul Keith Wetland Reserve: 0.8 mi
- W. E. Johnson Park: 2.7 mi
- Tapteal Bend: 3.2 mi
- James J. Lawless Park: 3.8 mi
- Badger Mountain Community Park Open Space: 4.5 mi
- Wildcat Rock: 2.0 mi
- The Final Tribute: 2.9 mi
- Westcliffe Monument: 3.2 mi
- Amon Park Arch: 4.6 mi
- Uranus: 6.4 mi
- White Bluffs Quilt Museum: 4.9 mi
- REACH Museum: 7.3 mi
- Hanford History Project Storage & Archives: 7.6 mi
- Pasco Aviation Museum: 12.5 mi
- Franklin County Historical Museum: 13.2 mi
- Badger Spring: 8.1 mi
- Coyote Srings: 9.5 mi
- Katie Fleck Spring: 10.4 mi
- Doke Spring: 17.8 mi
- Benson Spring: 19.2 mi
- Ainsworth: 16.5 mi
- Martindale: 19.3 mi
- Hanford: 22.5 mi
- Attalia: 23.8 mi
- Mottinger: 24.5 mi
- Max Air Trampoline Park: 7.3 mi
- USS Triton Submarine: 7.7 mi
- 9/11 WTC Memorial Kennewick: 10.3 mi
- The Pink House: 11.4 mi
- Gravity Hill: 18.5 mi
- Carbody Beach: 10.1 mi
- McNary Beach: 23.2 mi
- Prosser Rest Area: 20.4 mi
- River View: 24.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Candy Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rattlesnake Mountain | NW 311° | 1,076 m | 15.5 mi |
| Jump Off Joe | SE 133° | 670 m | 15.6 mi |
| Chandler Butte | W 265° | 622 m | 9.4 mi |
| Johnson Butte | SE 143° | 620 m | 14.0 mi |
| Gibbon | WSW 258° | 565 m | 15.6 mi |
| Dead Dog Launch | W 259° | 556 m | 7.0 mi |
| Sagebrush Ridge | WNW 284° | 508 m | 18.4 mi |
| Badger Mountain | SE 128° | 481 m | 2.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:31 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:06 | 20:07 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:17 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 15:24 | 16:14 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 39 | 46 | 53 | 61 | 67 | 75 | 74 | 65 | 53 | 41 | 34 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Richland, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1503769 — Candy Mountain, Benton County, Washington.
OpenStreetMap element node/356539789
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