Discovery Peak
Discovery Peak rises to 1,447 m in Washington. Chimney Peak stands 2,086 m to the north-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Hoquiam, a peak 1.5 miles away. JCT SR 101 VIC HOODSPORT TO JCT MT ROSE INTERSECTION passes 15 miles off.
The story
mountain in Grays Harbor County, Washington state, United States of America
Wikidata Q49024993, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1447 m
How to reach it
- 15.0 mi off the JCT SR 101 VIC HOODSPORT TO JCT MT ROSE INTERSECTION
- 21.0 mi off the JCT SR 109 VIC QUEETS TO JCT SR 5 VIC OLYMPIA
- 22.5 mi off the JCT SR 101 VIC UNION TO JCT SR 3 VIC BELFAIR
- 30.0 mi off the JCT SR 101 VIC SHELTON TO JCT SR 104 VIC PORT GAMBEL
Overlooks nearby
- Peek-a-Boo Point · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Hoquiam: 1.5 mi
- Three Peaks: 2.3 mi
- Capitol Peak: 3.6 mi
- Mount Church: 4.3 mi
- Mount Olson: 6.0 mi
- Quinault Recreation Area: 13.2 mi
- Division 3 Park: 14.9 mi
- Division 2 Boat Launch: 15.0 mi
- Division 1 Park: 16.6 mi
- Division 9 Park: 18.8 mi
- Wynoochee Falls: 3.5 mi
- Maidenhair Falls: 4.5 mi
- Ross Falls: 9.6 mi
- Merriman Falls: 10.5 mi
- Spoon Creek Falls: 11.3 mi
- Nine Inch Spike: 8.9 mi
- Ring of Fire: 13.5 mi
- Camp 3: 16.9 mi
- Camp Govey: 16.9 mi
- Simpson Lookout: 19.4 mi
- Staircase Picnic Area: 10.8 mi
- Bear Gulch Day Use Area: 11.6 mi
- July Creek Picnic Area: 14.2 mi
- Potlach State Park Picnic Area: 21.8 mi
- Little Ireland Beach: 8.3 mi
- Skokomish Park Lake Cushman - Day Use Area: 16.3 mi
- World's Largest Spruce: 12.8 mi
- Lake Quinault Museum: 13.7 mi
- Elk Lick Springs: 19.2 mi
- Lilliwaup Tidelands State Park: 21.7 mi
- Red Bluff: 22.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.5 miles of Discovery Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chimney Peak | NNE 32° | 2,086 m | 14.1 mi |
| Crystal Peak | NNE 29° | 2,078 m | 16.1 mi |
| Mount Meany | N 354° | 2,025 m | 16.3 mi |
| Mount Stone | ENE 66° | 2,015.3 m | 15.1 mi |
| Mount Skokomish | ENE 67° | 1,961 m | 13.5 mi |
| Mount LaCrosse | NE 45° | 1,956 m | 16.5 mi |
| White Mountain | NE 44° | 1,939 m | 15.5 mi |
| Mount Washington | E 86° | 1,906.5 m | 14.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:46 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 20:28 | 21:16 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:33 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 08:00 | 15:33 | 16:26 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 41 | 44 | 48 | 53 | 57 | 62 | 63 | 59 | 51 | 43 | 39 |
| Precip in | 24.6 | 13.3 | 17.2 | 12.4 | 6.9 | 4.1 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 6.1 | 16.0 | 24.6 | 20.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Quinault 4 NE, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1518800 — Discovery Peak, Grays Harbor County, Washington.
OpenStreetMap element node/348616746
Day trips start here
- Olympic Peninsula · 20 mi
- Olympic National Park · 22 mi
- Union · 25 mi
- Tahuya · 26 mi
- Shelton · 30 mi
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