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Elbow Peak

Elbow Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Elbow Peak rises to 1,744 m in Washington. Fortune Peak stands 2,250 m to the north-northeast, 8.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Yellow Hill, a peak 1.4 miles away. Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90 passes 9.8 miles off. 200 named places lie within 25 miles, 60 of them named summits.

The story

Mountain in Kittitas County, Washington, United States.

Wikidata Q49027509, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1,743.5 m

How to reach it

Coordinates47.34009, -121.01414

Overlooks nearby

200 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 60
Waterfalls: 30
Parks: 20
  • French Cabin Sno Park: 4.6 mi
  • French Cabin Creek Recreation Area: 4.8 mi
  • Speelyi Beach: 6.7 mi
  • Kiwanis Park: 7.9 mi
  • Roslyn Pioneer Park: 8.1 mi
Historic sites: 17
  • old bus: 5.1 mi
  • Number 8 Mine: 6.7 mi
  • Coal Miners Memorial: 8.1 mi
  • Casland: 8.2 mi
  • Liberty Landing: 9.5 mi
Cliffs: 14
  • Spineless Prow: 12.3 mi
  • Lizard Wall: 12.9 mi
  • Osborn Point: 16.0 mi
  • Stones Throw: 18.8 mi
  • Veteran's Club: 18.8 mi
Attractions: 10
Beaches: 9
  • Speelyi Beach: 6.6 mi
  • Dog Beach: 22.3 mi
  • Shore Street River Access: 22.7 mi
  • Deer Beach: 23.6 mi
  • Rafters Beach: 23.6 mi
Artworks: 8
Museums: 7
  • Roslyn Historical Museum: 8.2 mi
  • Carpenter Museum: 10.4 mi
  • Telephone Museum: 10.7 mi
  • South Cle Elum Rail Yard Interpretive Center: 11.2 mi
  • Washington State Ski & Snowboard Museum: 19.5 mi
Springs: 6
  • Lanigan Spring: 11.1 mi
  • Culver Springs: 16.3 mi
  • Cougar Spring: 18.7 mi
  • Deer Park Spring: 19.9 mi
  • Lion Rock Springs: 21.2 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Nature reserves: 4
Gardens: 2
Hot springs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Elbow Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Fortune PeakNNE2,250 m8.9 mi
Hawkins MountainN2,166 m7.6 mi
Earl PeakENE2,145 m9.4 mi
Bills PeakNE2,108 m8.3 mi
Not Hinkhouse PeakNNE2,096 m9.0 mi
Teanaway PeakNE2,066 m7.7 mi
Esmeralda PeakNNE2,062 m7.3 mi
Bean PeakNE2,055 m9.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:3619:17
June solstice05:0820:1721:05
September equinox06:5218:2319:04
December solstice07:4915:2416:17

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303337435056636356463630
Precip in8.15.84.93.42.21.80.70.91.94.97.87.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Easton, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1519235 — Elbow Peak, Kittitas County, Washington.

OpenStreetMap element node/348771962

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