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Columbia Peak

Columbia Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Columbia Peak rises to 2,175 m in Washington. Sloan Peak stands 2,388 m to the north, 5.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Wilmans Peaks, a peak 0.7 miles away. JCT WOODS CREEK RD NEAR MONROE TO JCT US 97 NEAR PESHASTIN passes 13 miles off.

The story

Columbia Peak is a mountain peak in the Henry M. Jackson Wilderness in the U.S. state of Washington. Columbia Peak rises to 7,172 feet (2,186 m). Together with Monte Cristo Peak and Kyes Peak it forms a basin that contains Columbia Glacier and Blanca Lake.

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Wikidata Q5149790, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2175 m

How to reach it

Coordinates47.96157, -121.36135

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 58
Parks: 26
  • Heybrook Ridge Park: 13.5 mi
  • Baring Community Park: 14.4 mi
  • White Chuck Overlook Picnic Area: 15.2 mi
  • Reiter Foothills Park: 15.3 mi
  • Wallace Falls State Park Campground: 16.1 mi
Historic sites: 10
  • Ore Concentrator: 2.0 mi
  • Lodge: 2.2 mi
  • Bus: 4.3 mi
  • Mackinaw Shelter: 9.1 mi
  • Hotel Fireplace Remains: 10.2 mi
Cliffs: 7
  • Moai: 13.1 mi
  • Peanuts Gallery: 13.1 mi
  • Index Town Wall: 13.1 mi
  • Index Town Wall: 13.2 mi
  • Index Town Wall: 13.5 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Picnic sites: 4
Attractions: 3
Museums: 3
  • Skykomish Historical Society: 17.4 mi
  • Great Northern and Cascade Railways: 17.5 mi
  • Skykomish Historical Society: 17.5 mi
Springs: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Normandy Beach: 17.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Sultan Materials: 20.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.3 miles of Columbia Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sloan PeakN 10°2,388 m5.6 mi
Kyes PeakE 80°2,220 m1.3 mi
Cadet PeakNNE 19°2,191 m1.7 mi
North Cadet PeakNNE 15°2,182 m2.0 mi
Monte Cristo PeakNE 53°2,140 m1.1 mi
Painted MountainNNE 32°2,106 m9.3 mi
Wilmans PeaksNNW 347°2,098 m0.7 mi
Foggy PeakN 355°2,076 m2.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:3719:18
June solstice05:0720:2021:09
September equinox06:5318:2419:05
December solstice07:5315:2216:16

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F373943485559646560504236
Precip in16.710.611.98.45.04.01.71.94.812.318.114.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Baring, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/7555162632

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