Capitol Peak
Capitol Peak rises to 1,545 m in Washington. Chimney Peak stands 2,086 m to the north-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Church, a peak 1.5 miles away. JCT SR 101 VIC HOODSPORT TO JCT MT ROSE INTERSECTION passes 12 miles off.
The story
mountain in Mason County, Washington state, United States of America
Wikidata Q49018041, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1545 m
How to reach it
- 11.7 mi off the JCT SR 101 VIC HOODSPORT TO JCT MT ROSE INTERSECTION
- 17.5 mi off the JCT SR 109 VIC QUEETS TO JCT SR 5 VIC OLYMPIA
- 18.9 mi off the JCT SR 101 VIC UNION TO JCT SR 3 VIC BELFAIR
- 26.5 mi off the JCT SR 101 VIC SHELTON TO JCT SR 104 VIC PORT GAMBEL
Overlooks nearby
- Peek-a-Boo Point · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Church: 1.5 mi
- Wonder Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Three Peaks: 3.0 mi
- Discovery Peak: 3.6 mi
- Chapel Peak: 4.0 mi
- Division 3 Park: 11.6 mi
- Division 2 Boat Launch: 11.7 mi
- Division 1 Park: 13.1 mi
- Division 9 Park: 15.2 mi
- Foothills County Park: 15.9 mi
- Wynoochee Falls: 2.1 mi
- Maidenhair Falls: 4.2 mi
- Ross Falls: 7.6 mi
- Spoon Creek Falls: 10.1 mi
- Hamma Hamma Falls: 12.3 mi
- Nine Inch Spike: 6.7 mi
- Ring of Fire: 13.3 mi
- Camp 3: 13.4 mi
- Camp Govey: 13.6 mi
- Simpson Lookout: 16.2 mi
- Staircase Picnic Area: 7.8 mi
- Bear Gulch Day Use Area: 8.4 mi
- July Creek Picnic Area: 17.3 mi
- Potlach State Park Picnic Area: 18.1 mi
- Little Ireland Beach: 8.0 mi
- Skokomish Park Lake Cushman - Day Use Area: 12.8 mi
- World's Largest Spruce: 15.7 mi
- Lake Quinault Museum: 16.6 mi
- Lilliwaup Tidelands State Park: 18.3 mi
- Elk Lick Springs: 18.6 mi
- Red Bluff: 19.1 mi
- Amelia: 22.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.5 miles of Capitol Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chimney Peak | NNE 17° | 2,086 m | 14.3 mi |
| Crystal Peak | NNE 17° | 2,078 m | 16.5 mi |
| Mount Stone | NE 53° | 2,015.3 m | 13.2 mi |
| Mount Skokomish | NE 53° | 1,961 m | 11.5 mi |
| Mount LaCrosse | NNE 33° | 1,956 m | 15.8 mi |
| White Mountain | NNE 31° | 1,939 m | 14.9 mi |
| Mount Washington | ENE 77° | 1,906.5 m | 11.8 mi |
| Mount Steel | NE 36° | 1,900 m | 12.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:46 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 20:27 | 21:16 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:33 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 08:00 | 15:33 | 16:26 |
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 | 40 | 41 | 44 | 48 | 53 | 57 | 62 | 63 | 59 | 51 | 43 | 39 |
| Precip in | 24.6 | 13.3 | 17.2 | 12.4 | 6.9 | 4.1 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 6.1 | 16.0 | 24.6 | 20.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Quinault 4 NE, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356544487
Day trips start here
- Olympic Peninsula · 22 mi
- Tahuya · 22 mi
- Union · 22 mi
- Olympic National Park · 25 mi
- Shelton · 26 mi
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