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Coldwater Peak

Coldwater Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Coldwater Peak rises to 1,743 m in Washington. Mount Saint Helens stands 2,549 m to the south, 7.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Blastzone Butte, a peak 0.9 miles away. JCT SR 5 VIC CASTLE ROCK TO JOHNSON RIDGE passes 1.4 miles off.

About

The story

Coldwater Peak is a 5,722 ft (1,740 m) mountain summit located in Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument, in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest, in Skamania County of southwest Washington state. It is situated in the Cascade Range, 2 mi (3.2 km) northwest of Spirit Lake, and 2 mi (3.2 km) east of Coldwater Lake. Its nearest higher neighbor is Mount Margaret, 2.4 mi (3.9 km) to the northeast, and Mount St. Helens rises 7 mi (11 km) to the south. Precipitation runoff from Coldwater Peak drains into Coldwater Creek, a tributary of the North Fork Toutle River. The mountain takes its name from this creek, and was officially adopted in 1983 by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names. A trail provides access to the summit, the site of the former Coldwater Lookout from 1935 to 1968, and now is a site for research instruments.

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Wikidata Q49021415, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1743 m
Getting there

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Coordinates46.30033, -122.18156

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 55
Parks: 19
  • Taidnapam Park: 11.7 mi
  • Kalama Horse Camp: 12.9 mi
  • Glenoma Community Park: 14.3 mi
  • Cedar Flats Natural Area: 15.7 mi
  • Cowlitz Falls Campground: 16.0 mi
Attractions: 10
  • Coldwater Ridge Visitor Center Interpretive Site: 4.0 mi
  • Windy Ridge Interpretive Site: 4.1 mi
  • Monument Entry Road 99 Interpretive Site: 6.3 mi
  • Elk Pass / Boundary Trailhead: 10.2 mi
  • Ape Canyon Trailhead: 10.3 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Coldwater Lake Picnic And Boating Site: 4.0 mi
  • Smith Creek Interpretive Site: 4.5 mi
  • Iron Creek Picnic Area: 12.9 mi
  • Lower Falls Day Use Area: 17.5 mi
  • Picnic Area: 24.7 mi
Springs: 3
  • Soda Spring: 6.8 mi
  • Kalama Spring: 11.4 mi
  • Cold Spring: 24.6 mi
Cliffs: 3
Historic sites: 2
  • Mount St. Helens Eruption Memorial: 2.2 mi
  • Kosmos Bridge: 13.4 mi
Rest areas: 2
Museums: 1
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.0 miles of Coldwater Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount Saint HelensS 185°2,549 m7.6 mi
Dogs Head PeakS 178°2,481 m7.0 mi
Lava DomeS 183°2,180 m7.0 mi
Mount WhittierNE 53°1,792.5 m2.9 mi
Mount TeragramENE 67°1,786.4 m2.6 mi
Mount MargaretENE 70°1,785.8 m2.4 mi
Strawberry MountainNE 50°1,749.2 m9.0 mi
Craggy PeakE 99°1,745 m15.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4219:21
June solstice05:1720:1821:05
September equinox06:5618:2919:08
December solstice07:5015:3516:26

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384044485559646458504238

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Glenoma, 15 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/348198938

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