Crag Mountain
Crag Mountain rises to 1,892 m in Washington. Mount Aix stands 2,367 m to the east, 8.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Fryingpan Mountain, a peak 2.8 miles away. Chinook Scenic Byway passes 7.5 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Washington (state), United States of America.
Wikidata Q49022715, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,892.2 m
How to reach it
- 7.5 mi off the Chinook Scenic Byway, National
- 8.1 mi off the White Pass Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Silver Falls Overlook · 7 mi
- Palisades Viewpoint · 9 mi
- Clear Creek Overlook Interpretive Site · 9 mi
- Clear Creek Falls Viewpoint · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Fryingpan Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Dewey Peak: 5.2 mi
- Pear Butte: 5.4 mi
- Shriner Peak: 5.6 mi
- Tumac Mountain: 5.7 mi
- Bumping River Falls: 4.1 mi
- Fish Ladder Falls: 6.5 mi
- Deer Creek Falls: 6.6 mi
- Chinook Cascades: 6.7 mi
- Silver Falls: 6.7 mi
- Palisades: 9.1 mi
- Coal Creek Bluff: 11.8 mi
- The Palisades: 14.8 mi
- Wildcat Post Piles: 15.2 mi
- Nisqually Ice Cliff: 15.9 mi
- Log Spring: 4.7 mi
- Soda Springs: 5.9 mi
- Indian Spring: 11.5 mi
- Clover Spring: 12.4 mi
- Bum Springs: 13.1 mi
- White Pass Day Use: 9.5 mi
- Clear Lake Day Use Area: 12.3 mi
- Sunrise Picnic Area: 14.0 mi
- Paradise Picnic Area: 15.0 mi
- Corral Pass Picnic Area: 16.3 mi
- Packwood Cowlitz River Public Access Point: 16.6 mi
- Boulder Cave Day Use Area: 20.4 mi
- Salmon Falls Interpretive Site: 21.4 mi
- Jim Sprick Community Park: 22.4 mi
- Pyramid Creek SnoPark: 23.2 mi
- Stephen Tyng Mather Memorial: 7.7 mi
- Stevens-Van Trump Historical Monument: 13.8 mi
- Cross-section of 1293 Douglas Fir: 18.5 mi
- Marine Memorial Airplane Crash Monument: 22.5 mi
- Historic Packwood Station: 16.4 mi
- White Pass Country Historical Museum: 16.8 mi
- Longmire Museum: 18.5 mi
- Transportation Exhibit: 18.5 mi
- Big Cedar: 6.2 mi
- The Trident: 16.1 mi
- Coffee Cup: 17.3 mi
- Mather Memorial East Portal Information Site: 20.6 mi
- Bevin Lake Rest Area: 21.5 mi
- Ohanapecosh Hot Springs: 7.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.7 miles of Crag Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Aix | E 82° | 2,367 m | 8.0 mi |
| Main Cowlitz Chimney | WNW 299° | 2,318 m | 10.0 mi |
| Bismarck Peak | E 97° | 2,312 m | 7.2 mi |
| Nelson Ridge | E 83° | 2,284 m | 6.9 mi |
| Central Cowlitz Chimney | WNW 300° | 2,265 m | 10.3 mi |
| Banshee Peak | WNW 298° | 2,245 m | 10.5 mi |
| Meany Crest | WNW 296° | 2,198 m | 12.6 mi |
| Nelson Butte | ENE 73° | 2,160 m | 10.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:38 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 20:17 | 21:04 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:25 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 15:29 | 16:21 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jul–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 28 | 30 | 33 | 41 | 45 | 53 | 54 | 49 | 40 | 32 | 27 |
| Precip in | 17.2 | 12.9 | 13.2 | 8.3 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 4.4 | 11.3 | 18.2 | 18.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rainier Paradise RS, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1518263 — Crag Mountain, Yakima County, Washington.
OpenStreetMap element node/348816982
Day trips start here
- Mount Rainier National Park · 15 mi
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