Dogs Head Peak
Dogs Head Peak rises to 2,481 m in Washington. Mount Saint Helens stands 2,549 m to the west-southwest, 1.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Lava Dome, a peak 0.6 miles away. White Pass Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Washington, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49025265, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,481 m
How to reach it
- 21.3 mi off the White Pass Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Loowit Viewpoint · 6 mi
- North Fork Toutle River Viewpoint · 7 mi
- Castle Lake Viewpoint · 9 mi
- Castle Lake Viewpoint Observation Site · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Lava Dome: 0.6 mi
- Mount Saint Helens: 1.1 mi
- East Dome: 1.2 mi
- Alpine Butte: 1.7 mi
- Pumice Butte: 2.0 mi
- Loowit Falls: 1.7 mi
- Step Falls: 1.8 mi
- Lower Step Falls: 1.9 mi
- Middle Loowit Falls: 2.0 mi
- Lower Loowit Falls: 2.4 mi
- Kalama Horse Camp: 8.2 mi
- Cedar Flats Natural Area: 10.1 mi
- Beaver Bay: 10.7 mi
- Cougar Park: 11.5 mi
- Eagle Cliff Park Recreation Area: 11.9 mi
- Windy Ridge Interpretive Site: 3.9 mi
- Lahar Viewpoint Interpretive Site: 4.7 mi
- Moss Spring Observation Site: 4.7 mi
- Lava Canyon Interpretive Site: 4.8 mi
- Trail Of Two Forests Interpretive Site: 7.2 mi
- Smith Creek Interpretive Site: 4.6 mi
- Coldwater Lake Picnic And Boating Site: 7.6 mi
- Lower Falls Day Use Area: 14.4 mi
- Iron Creek Picnic Area: 18.2 mi
- Kalama Spring: 5.4 mi
- Soda Spring: 13.1 mi
- Cold Spring: 21.8 mi
- Eagle Cliffs: 12.0 mi
- Breezy Point: 12.2 mi
- Point 3670: 14.3 mi
- Johnston Ridge Observatory: 5.6 mi
- North Clark Historical Museum: 24.0 mi
- Mount St. Helens Eruption Memorial: 5.6 mi
- Kosmos Bridge: 20.4 mi
- Elk Rock Viewpoint: 10.3 mi
- Forest Learning Center Rest Area: 12.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.7 miles of Dogs Head Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Saint Helens | WSW 238° | 2,549 m | 1.1 mi |
| Lava Dome | W 270° | 2,180 m | 0.6 mi |
| Mount Whittier | NNE 13° | 1,793 m | 8.9 mi |
| Mount Teragram | NNE 15° | 1,786 m | 8.2 mi |
| Mount Margaret | NNE 14° | 1,786 m | 8.0 mi |
| Strawberry Mountain | NNE 28° | 1,749 m | 14.4 mi |
| Craggy Peak | ENE 74° | 1,745 m | 15.9 mi |
| Coldwater Peak | N 358° | 1,743 m | 7.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:42 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 20:18 | 21:05 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:29 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 15:35 | 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 | 42 | 45 | 50 | 57 | 61 | 68 | 68 | 63 | 54 | 45 | 39 |
| Precip in | 17.7 | 12.0 | 13.2 | 9.7 | 5.2 | 3.8 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 4.3 | 10.5 | 17.8 | 18.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cougar 6 E, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/829617715
Day trips start here
- Mount St. Helens · 1 mi
- Mossyrock · 27 mi
- Toutle · 27 mi
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