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Clear West Peak

Clear West Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Clear West Peak rises to 1,690 m in Washington. Mount Ruth stands 2,635 m to the south, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Pigeon Peak, a peak 1.9 miles away. JCT MUD MTN RD VIC ENUMCLAW TO JCT SR 12 VIC NACHES passes 7.8 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Washington, United States of America

Wikidata Q49020962, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1690 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates47.01261, -121.72816

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Upper Van Horn Falls: 2.7 mi
  • Van Horn Falls: 2.7 mi
  • Cress Falls: 4.5 mi
  • Cress Falls: 4.5 mi
  • Cress Falls: 4.5 mi
Parks
  • Mud Mountain Dam Recreation Area: 12.8 mi
  • Pyramid Creek SnoPark: 14.5 mi
  • Anderson Riverview Park: 15.9 mi
  • 8th Avenue Park: 15.9 mi
  • Coke Oven Handcar Park: 15.9 mi
Historic sites: 31
Cliffs: 24
Artworks: 11
Attractions: 9
  • Coffee Cup: 7.0 mi
  • The Trident: 7.6 mi
  • Caboose: 16.2 mi
  • Skookum Slope Mine & Queen Mine Cars: 16.2 mi
  • Fright Factory Haunted House: 16.6 mi
Ghost towns: 9
Picnic sites: 6
  • Sunrise Picnic Area: 7.8 mi
  • Group Picnic Site 13: 9.9 mi
  • Upper Picnic Area: 9.9 mi
  • Group Picnic Area: 9.9 mi
  • Corral Pass Picnic Area: 12.4 mi
Nature reserves: 5
  • Middle Boise Creek Natural Area: 17.1 mi
  • Fell Hill Park: 19.2 mi
  • Stonequarry Creek Natural Area: 19.2 mi
  • Flaming Geyser Natural Area: 23.6 mi
  • Crow Marsh Natural Area: 24.4 mi
Museums: 5
Gardens: 4
  • Jean Caithness Greenlees Grove: 9.8 mi
  • Goodwill Garden: 17.9 mi
  • Discovery Park Gardens: 23.2 mi
  • Coal Miner's Honor Garden: 24.3 mi
Springs: 4
  • Iron Mike Springs: 18.4 mi
  • Log Spring: 22.9 mi
  • Bum Springs: 23.1 mi
  • Soda Springs: 24.2 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Waterfront: 15.1 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Ohanapecosh Hot Springs: 20.6 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.4 miles of Clear West Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount RuthS 177°2,635 m9.4 mi
Observation RockSSW 206°2,508 m8.5 mi
Echo RockSSW 205°2,394 m8.1 mi
3rd Burroughs MountainS 175°2,386 m7.7 mi
2nd Burroughs MountainSSE 166°2,256.1 m7.6 mi
Mount FremontSSE 155°2,230 m6.2 mi
1st Burroughs MountainSSE 159°2,182 m7.4 mi
Mount FremontSSE 155°2,181 m6.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4019:20
June solstice05:1320:1921:06
September equinox06:5518:2619:06
December solstice07:5115:2916:21

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394043475358636459514339
Precip in7.05.26.65.65.03.91.51.63.46.08.06.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MUD MTN DAM, 13 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1517841 — Clear West Peak, Pierce County, Washington.

OpenStreetMap element node/348179035

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