Colonel Bob
Colonel Bob rises to 1,316 m in Washington. Mount Olympus stands 2,430 m to the north, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount O'Neil, a peak 0.6 miles away.
The story
Colonel Bob is a summit in the Colonel Bob Wilderness, on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington state. It is one of the highest points in Grays Harbor County, the highest being named Gibson Peak. A Henry Fisher map from 1890 depicts Colonel Bob Mountain as McCallas Peak. Colonel Bob Mountain was first climbed in 1893 by Clark Pealer, J. N., and Robert Locke who named the peak for orator Robert G. Ingersoll. The climbing party left a cairn and record which was discovered in 1930.
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Wikidata Q5148098, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,316 m
How to reach it
Overlooks nearby
- Point Grenville · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount O'Neil: 0.6 mi
- Gibson Peak: 0.9 mi
- Wooded Peak: 1.2 mi
- Stovepipe Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Moonlight Dome: 4.1 mi
- Merriman Falls: 2.0 mi
- Cascade Falls: 4.8 mi
- Maidenhair Falls: 9.1 mi
- Wynoochee Falls: 10.3 mi
- Spoon Creek Falls: 12.6 mi
- Quinault Recreation Area: 4.3 mi
- 7400 Road Public River Access: 20.0 mi
- Humptulips Old 101 Water Access: 20.7 mi
- Truman Glick Memorial Park: 21.8 mi
- Division 3 Park: 23.4 mi
- Ring of Fire: 12.0 mi
- Nine Inch Spike: 17.7 mi
- Railroad Camp: 22.3 mi
- Camp Govey: 22.8 mi
- Camp 3: 23.4 mi
- July Creek Picnic Area: 5.5 mi
- Staircase Picnic Area: 19.5 mi
- Bear Gulch Day Use Area: 20.2 mi
- Little Ireland Beach: 9.3 mi
- Skokomish Park Lake Cushman - Day Use Area: 24.6 mi
- World's Largest Spruce: 4.0 mi
- Lake Quinault Museum: 4.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.0 miles of Colonel Bob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Olympus | N 4° | 2,430 m | 21.7 mi |
| Mount Olympus Middle Peak | N 6° | 2,389 m | 21.4 mi |
| Mount Olympus East Peak | N 7° | 2,324 m | 21.4 mi |
| Mount Tom | N 358° | 2,148 m | 21.1 mi |
| Chimney Peak | NE 49° | 2,086 m | 21.2 mi |
| Mount Meany | NNE 21° | 2,025 m | 19.4 mi |
| Mount Queets | NNE 20° | 1,974 m | 20.2 mi |
| Mount Steel | ENE 61° | 1,900 m | 21.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:47 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 20:28 | 21:17 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:34 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 08:01 | 15:34 | 16:27 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 41 | 44 | 48 | 53 | 57 | 62 | 63 | 59 | 51 | 43 | 39 |
| Precip in | 24.6 | 13.3 | 17.2 | 12.4 | 6.9 | 4.1 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 6.1 | 16.0 | 24.6 | 20.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Quinault 4 NE, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356544607
Day trips start here
- Olympic National Park · 21 mi
- Olympic Peninsula · 22 mi
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