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Chinamans Hat

Chinamans Hat, seen from above at true elevation

Chinamans Hat rises to 1,127 m in Washington. Mission Peak stands 2,081 m to the north-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Whiskey Dick Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away. JCT SR 82 VIC YAKIMA TO JCT SR 82 VIC ELLENSBURG passes 13 miles off. 164 named places lie within 25 miles, 23 of them named summits.

About

The story

mountain in Kittitas County, Washington, United States

Wikidata Q49020430, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1127 m
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Coordinates47.02549, -120.25239

Overlooks nearby

Around it

164 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 53
  • Palmiero Park: 8.0 mi
  • Palouse To Cascades State Park: 8.2 mi
  • Community Park: 8.3 mi
  • Wilson Park: 8.3 mi
  • Olmstead Place State Park: 10.9 mi
Peaks: 23
  • Whiskey Dick Mountain: 1.0 mi
  • Hult Butte: 8.1 mi
  • Ryegrass Mountain: 11.5 mi
  • Craigs Hill: 13.3 mi
  • Cape Horn: 14.9 mi
Cliffs: 20
  • Corn Wall: 12.7 mi
  • Middle East Wall: 12.8 mi
  • Middle East Wall: 12.8 mi
  • Sunshine Wall: 13.1 mi
  • Lower Wall: 13.1 mi
Springs: 19
  • Dorse Spring: 1.0 mi
  • Pine Spring: 1.6 mi
  • Government Spring: 2.0 mi
  • Seabrock Spring: 2.0 mi
  • Basalt Spring: 2.8 mi
Artworks: 10
Museums: 8
Gardens: 7
Historic sites: 6
  • Craig's Castle: 13.6 mi
  • Angus McPherson Memorial: 16.3 mi
  • Beck Monument: 17.3 mi
  • B-24 Bomber Wing: 19.3 mi
  • Stone hut: 22.7 mi
Attractions: 5
  • Farm Equipment Displays: 10.7 mi
  • Old agricultural devices: 10.8 mi
  • Old agricultural devices: 10.8 mi
  • Ellensburg Rodeo Grounds: 13.3 mi
  • Rock n Tomahawk Ranch: 20.3 mi
Rest areas: 4
Waterfalls: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Nature reserves: 2
Picnic sites: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Chinamans Hat. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mission PeakNNW 334°2,081 m20.0 mi
Wenatchee MountainNNW 337°2,053 m18.6 mi
Lion RockNW 315°1,938.2 m22.2 mi
Table MountainNW 317°1,916.3 m21.5 mi
Mount LillianNNW 329°1,873 m23.8 mi
Tronsen HeadNW 325°1,822.7 m24.2 mi
Windy KnobNW 324°1,804 m24.4 mi
Diamond HeadNW 323°1,803 m24.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3419:14
June solstice05:0720:1321:01
September equinox06:4918:2019:01
December solstice07:4515:2316:15

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303642495864727162503830
Precip in1.20.80.80.70.90.50.20.20.40.81.11.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ellensburg Bowers FLD, 13 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/348771909

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