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Colonel Bob

Colonel Bob, seen from above at true elevation

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. JCT SR 109 VIC QUEETS TO JCT SR 5 VIC OLYMPIA passes 28 miles off.

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
1316 m

How to reach it

Coordinates47.48846, -123.74635

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 9
Parks: 7
  • 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
Historic sites: 6
Picnic sites: 3
Beaches: 2
  • Little Ireland Beach: 9.3 mi
  • Skokomish Park Lake Cushman - Day Use Area: 24.6 mi
Attractions: 1
Museums: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount OlympusN 4°2,430 m21.7 mi
Mount Olympus Middle PeakN 6°2,389 m21.4 mi
Mount Olympus East PeakN 7°2,324 m21.4 mi
Mount TomN 358°2,148 m21.1 mi
Chimney PeakNE 49°2,086 m21.2 mi
Mount MeanyNNE 21°2,025 m19.4 mi
Mount QueetsNNE 20°1,974 m20.2 mi
Mount SteelENE 61°1,900 m21.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:4719:28
June solstice05:1920:2821:17
September equinox07:0318:3419:15
December solstice08:0115:3416:27

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404144485357626359514339
Precip in24.613.317.212.46.94.12.33.16.116.024.620.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Quinault 4 NE, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/356544607

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