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Deadhorse Hill

Deadhorse Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Deadhorse Hill rises to 1,099 m in Washington. Mount Aix stands 2,367 m to the south-southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Mather Memorial East Portal Information Site, a rest area 1.8 miles away. Chinook Scenic Byway passes 0.3 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Washington, United States of America

Wikidata Q49023858, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1099 m
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Coordinates46.98901, -121.12481

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 20
  • Boulder Cave Day Use Area: 2.7 mi
  • Salmon Falls Interpretive Site: 2.9 mi
  • Jim Sprick Community Park: 11.0 mi
  • Washington State Horse Park: 15.5 mi
  • South Cle Elum Fireman Park: 15.7 mi
Historic sites: 16
Waterfalls: 13
  • Union Creek Falls: 11.7 mi
  • North Fork Union Creek Falls: 12.4 mi
  • Bumping River Falls: 16.2 mi
  • Snoquera Falls: 20.5 mi
  • Dalles Creek Falls Upper: 21.0 mi
Cliffs: 12
Springs: 4
  • Clover Spring: 8.8 mi
  • Rattlesnake Spring: 13.1 mi
  • Lanigan Spring: 18.5 mi
  • Log Spring: 25.0 mi
Museums: 4
  • South Cle Elum Rail Yard Interpretive Center: 15.6 mi
  • Telephone Museum: 16.8 mi
  • Carpenter Museum: 16.8 mi
  • Roslyn Historical Museum: 17.3 mi
Picnic sites: 4
Ghost towns: 4
Rest areas: 3
Nature reserves: 2
Attractions: 2
  • KBHR Set: 17.3 mi
  • Hex Mountain Trailhead: 20.9 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Speelyi Beach: 18.4 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.5 miles of Deadhorse Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount AixSSW 205°2,367 m14.8 mi
Bismarck PeakSSW 205°2,311.9 m17.0 mi
Nelson RidgeSSW 208°2,284.45 m15.5 mi
Nelson RidgeSSW 211°2,222.6 m12.2 mi
Nelson ButteSSW 198°2,160 m12.0 mi
Silver KingWSW 254°2,133 m18.6 mi
Silver QueenWSW 257°2,129 m18.4 mi
Chinook PeakWSW 251°2,104.3 m19.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:3719:17
June solstice05:1020:1621:04
September equinox06:5218:2419:04
December solstice07:4815:2716:19

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293238455359676658463528
Precip in3.42.52.71.41.61.10.50.50.92.44.13.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — CLE Elum, 17 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1518542 — Deadhorse Hill, Yakima County, Washington.

OpenStreetMap element node/348772976

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