Elk Mountain
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. Pacific Coast passes 17 miles off. 200 named places lie within 25 miles, 42 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Wahkiakum County, Washington state, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49027819, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 459 m
How to reach it
- 16.6 mi off the Pacific Coast, National
Overlooks nearby
- Cathlamet Viewpoint · 11 mi
- Nassa Point · 15 mi
200 named places within 25 miles
- 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
- KM Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Beare Hill: 4.3 mi
- Lutes Mountain: 4.4 mi
- Moe Hill: 4.9 mi
- Altoona Hill: 5.2 mi
- U.S Post Office site (historic): 16.4 mi
- Astoria Victory Monument: 17.1 mi
- Maritime Memorial: 17.2 mi
- Don Bonker Cedar Grove: 20.6 mi
- Base End Station: 21.2 mi
- River Life Interperative Center: 6.1 mi
- Appelo Archives Center: 10.8 mi
- Wahkiakum County Historical Society Museum: 11.7 mi
- Columbia River Quarantine Station: 13.9 mi
- Hanthorn Cannery Museum: 14.9 mi
- Pier 39: 14.9 mi
- Goonies "Data’s House": 15.1 mi
- Goonies "Mikey's House": 15.1 mi
- Sea Lion Dock: 15.1 mi
- Barby Maritime Center: 16.0 mi
- Pigeon Bluff: 7.1 mi
- Yellow Bluff: 7.1 mi
- Murphys Point: 18.7 mi
- Charlies Hump: 19.2 mi
- Jones Bluff: 21.0 mi
- Clifton: 9.1 mi
- Frankfort: 10.3 mi
- Knappton: 13.1 mi
- Walville: 18.1 mi
- Pacific City: 24.3 mi
- Lewis & Clark at Dismal Nitch: 15.9 mi
- Comcomly Canoe: 16.3 mi
- California Condor: 23.3 mi
- Ocas: 24.1 mi
- Clark's Tree: 24.6 mi
- Knappton Water Access: 12.9 mi
- Twilight Eagle Sanctuary: 13.1 mi
- Teal Slough Natural Resources Conservation Area: 18.7 mi
- Lewis and Clark National Historical Park: 21.0 mi
- Westport Beach: 15.1 mi
- Jones Beach: 17.5 mi
- Columbia Beach: 23.1 mi
- Waikiki Beach: 24.5 mi
- Barrier Falls: 11.6 mi
- Stillwater Falls: 21.1 mi
- Youngs River Falls: 21.3 mi
- Erikson Community Garden: 12.2 mi
- Garden of Surging Waves: 16.5 mi
- Ford Stevens Memorial Rose Garden: 21.5 mi
- Dismal Nitch Rest Area: 15.8 mi
- Cullaby Lake County Park: 24.0 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boistfort Peak | NE 55° | 941 m | 19.5 mi |
| Nicolai Mountain | SSE 165° | 902 m | 17.2 mi |
| Elk Mountain | S 183° | 816 m | 19.8 mi |
| Little Onion | ENE 68° | 808 m | 17.7 mi |
| Wickiup Mountain | S 186° | 807 m | 15.4 mi |
| Abernathy Mountain | E 88° | 770 m | 21.7 mi |
| Walville Peak | NNE 20° | 735 m | 19.2 mi |
| Clinton Knob | ENE 72° | 727 m | 19.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:47 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 20:24 | 21:11 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:34 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:55 | 15:40 | 16:31 |
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 | 42 | 44 | 45 | 49 | 55 | 58 | 63 | 63 | 60 | 52 | 45 | 42 |
| Precip in | 16.7 | 10.1 | 11.6 | 8.1 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 4.4 | 10.2 | 15.2 | 16.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grays RVR Hatchery, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/348518041
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