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Capitol Peak

Capitol Peak, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates47.49185, -123.49303

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 19
  • 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
Waterfalls: 12
Historic sites: 5
  • 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
Picnic sites: 4
Beaches: 2
  • Little Ireland Beach: 8.0 mi
  • Skokomish Park Lake Cushman - Day Use Area: 12.8 mi
Attractions: 1
Museums: 1
Nature reserves: 1
  • Lilliwaup Tidelands State Park: 18.3 mi
Springs: 1
Cliffs: 1
Ghost towns: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chimney PeakNNE 17°2,086 m14.3 mi
Crystal PeakNNE 17°2,078 m16.5 mi
Mount StoneNE 53°2,015.3 m13.2 mi
Mount SkokomishNE 53°1,961 m11.5 mi
Mount LaCrosseNNE 33°1,956 m15.8 mi
White MountainNNE 31°1,939 m14.9 mi
Mount WashingtonENE 77°1,906.5 m11.8 mi
Mount SteelNE 36°1,900 m12.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:4619:27
June solstice05:1720:2721:16
September equinox07:0218:3319:14
December solstice08:0015:3316:26

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404144485357626359514339
Precip in24.613.317.212.46.94.12.33.16.116.024.620.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Quinault 4 NE, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356544487

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