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China Point

China Point, seen from above at true elevation

China Point rises to 838 m in Washington. Ingalls Peak stands 2,335 m to the east-northeast, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Mariners Peak, a peak 1.2 miles away. Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90 passes 12 miles off.

The story

cliff in Kittitas County, Washington, United States

Wikidata Q49468110, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
838 m

How to reach it

Coordinates47.41354, -121.08992

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Mariners Peak: 1.2 mi
  • Davis Peak: 2.4 mi
  • Davis Peak Southwest: 2.5 mi
  • Davis Peak Central: 2.6 mi
  • Red Mountain: 2.8 mi
Waterfalls: 43
Parks: 22
  • French Cabin Sno Park: 4.1 mi
  • French Cabin Creek Recreation Area: 4.3 mi
  • Speelyi Beach: 11.2 mi
  • Lavender Lake Access Area: 13.6 mi
  • Kiwanis Park: 13.7 mi
Historic sites: 20
Cliffs: 18
  • Spineless Prow: 12.0 mi
  • Lizard Wall: 13.9 mi
  • Osprey Wall: 15.7 mi
  • Alpental Cliffs: 16.4 mi
  • Little Italy: 17.9 mi
Attractions: 11
  • Hex Mountain Trailhead: 8.4 mi
  • KBHR Set: 13.9 mi
  • Tubing Park: 15.0 mi
  • Caboose: 20.9 mi
  • Hatchery Park Ampitheater: 21.8 mi
Museums: 10
  • Roslyn Historical Museum: 13.9 mi
  • Washington State Ski & Snowboard Museum: 15.1 mi
  • Carpenter Museum: 16.5 mi
  • Telephone Museum: 16.8 mi
  • South Cle Elum Rail Yard Interpretive Center: 17.1 mi
Beaches: 9
  • Speelyi Beach: 11.1 mi
  • Dog Beach: 21.5 mi
  • Shore Street River Access: 22.5 mi
  • Deer Beach: 23.1 mi
  • Rafters Beach: 23.2 mi
Ghost towns: 8
Artworks: 8
Picnic sites: 6
Nature reserves: 5
Springs: 4
  • Lanigan Spring: 17.3 mi
  • Culver Springs: 19.0 mi
  • Deer Park Spring: 22.0 mi
  • Cougar Spring: 23.5 mi
Hot springs: 2
Gardens: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.0 miles of China Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ingalls PeakENE 59°2,335.4 m7.8 mi
South Ingalls PeakENE 60°2,329 m7.6 mi
East Ingalls PeakENE 59°2,280 m8.0 mi
Fortune PeakENE 62°2,250 m7.2 mi
Hawkins MountainENE 59°2,166 m4.9 mi
Scatter PeaksNE 35°2,143 m7.7 mi
Esmeralda PeakENE 72°2,062 m6.0 mi
Small FortuneENE 59°2,015 m6.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:3719:17
June solstice05:0820:1821:06
September equinox06:5218:2319:04
December solstice07:5015:2416:17

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303337435056636356463630
Precip in8.15.84.93.42.21.80.70.91.94.97.87.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Easton, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356544564

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