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Crag Mountain

Crag Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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. JCT SR 12 OHANAPECOSH JCT VIC WHITE PASS TO JCT SR 410 VIC CHINOOK PASS passes 5.7 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Washington (state), United States of America

Wikidata Q49022715, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1892.2 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates46.77904, -121.42413

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
  • 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
Cliffs: 30
Springs: 8
  • 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
Picnic sites: 6
  • 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
Parks: 5
  • 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
Historic sites: 4
Museums: 4
Attractions: 3
  • Big Cedar: 6.2 mi
  • The Trident: 16.1 mi
  • Coffee Cup: 17.3 mi
Rest areas: 2
Hot springs: 1
  • Ohanapecosh Hot Springs: 7.2 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.6 miles of Crag Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount AixE 82°2,367 m8.0 mi
Main Cowlitz ChimneyWNW 299°2,318 m10.0 mi
Bismarck PeakE 97°2,311.9 m7.2 mi
Nelson RidgeE 83°2,284.45 m6.9 mi
Central Cowlitz ChimneyWNW 300°2,265 m10.3 mi
Banshee PeakWNW 298°2,245 m10.5 mi
Nelson RidgeENE 63°2,222.6 m8.9 mi
Meany CrestWNW 296°2,198 m12.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:3819:18
June solstice05:1220:1721:04
September equinox06:5318:2519:05
December solstice07:4915:2916:21

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jul–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F292830334145535449403227
Precip in17.212.913.28.35.13.81.41.64.411.318.218.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rainier Paradise RS, 15 mi away.

Sources

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

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