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Elk Mountain

Elk Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Elk Mountain rises to 459 m in Washington. Boistfort Peak stands 941 m to the northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is KM Mountain, a peak 2.2 miles away. JCT 101 VIC LONG BEACH TO COAL CREEK RD VIC LONGVIEW CITY LIMITS passes 1.7 miles off. 202 named places lie within 25 miles, 43 of them named summits.

About

The story

mountain in Wahkiakum County, Washington state, United States of America

Wikidata Q49027819, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
459 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates46.32796, -123.55088

Overlooks nearby

Around it

202 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 59
  • Satterlund Water Access: 2.6 mi
  • Rosburg Water Access: 4.2 mi
  • Johnson Park: 4.3 mi
  • Skamokawa Vista Park: 5.9 mi
  • Columbian White-Tailed Deer National Wildlife Refuge: 8.6 mi
Peaks: 43
Historic sites: 31
Museums: 19
Attractions: 17
Cliffs: 7
Ghost towns: 5
Artworks: 5
Nature reserves: 4
Beaches: 4
Waterfalls: 3
Gardens: 3
Rest areas: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Cullaby Lake County Park: 24.0 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Boistfort PeakNE 55°941 m19.5 mi
Nicolai MountainSSE 165°902 m17.2 mi
Elk MountainS 183°816 m19.8 mi
Little OnionENE 68°808 m17.7 mi
Wickiup MountainS 186°807 m15.4 mi
Abernathy MountainE 88°770 m21.7 mi
Walville PeakNNE 20°735 m19.2 mi
Clinton KnobENE 72°727 m19.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:4719:27
June solstice05:2320:2421:11
September equinox07:0218:3419:14
December solstice07:5515:4016:31

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424445495558636360524542
Precip in16.710.111.68.14.43.41.21.94.410.215.216.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grays RVR Hatchery, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/348518041

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