Elk Peak
Elk Peak rises to 1,692 m in Washington. Gilbert Peak stands 2,494 m to the east-northeast, 8.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Hamilton Buttes, a peak 3.0 miles away. White Pass Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Lewis County, Washington, United States.
Wikidata Q49027840, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,692 m
How to reach it
- 11.6 mi off the White Pass Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Palisades Viewpoint · 18 mi
- Clear Creek Falls Viewpoint · 19 mi
- Clear Creek Overlook Interpretive Site · 19 mi
- Silver Falls Overlook · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Hamilton Buttes: 3.0 mi
- Mission Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Sanctuary Arch: 3.6 mi
- Cold Springs Butte: 4.1 mi
- Horseshoe Point: 4.1 mi
- Walupt Creek Falls: 3.6 mi
- Lower Bishop Falls: 5.4 mi
- Bishop Falls: 5.5 mi
- Middle Bishop Falls: 5.5 mi
- Upper Bishop Falls: 5.6 mi
- Goat Dike: 10.1 mi
- Coal Creek Bluff: 14.7 mi
- Windy Point: 15.4 mi
- Roosevelt Cliff: 15.9 mi
- Esel Point: 16.0 mi
- Hidden Spring: 13.4 mi
- Bum Springs: 18.1 mi
- Indian Spring: 19.3 mi
- Soda Springs: 19.7 mi
- Island Spring: 19.7 mi
- White Pass Day Use: 17.6 mi
- Clear Lake Day Use Area: 19.4 mi
- Iron Creek Picnic Area: 19.6 mi
- Lower Falls Day Use Area: 23.8 mi
- Packwood Cowlitz River Public Access Point: 13.7 mi
- Jack Morris Park: 17.7 mi
- Cowlitz Falls Campground: 21.6 mi
- Big Cedar: 23.2 mi
- Basket Tree Interpretive Site: 23.9 mi
- Monument Entry Road 99 Interpretive Site: 24.4 mi
- White Pass Country Historical Museum: 13.2 mi
- Historic Packwood Station: 13.5 mi
- Bevin Lake Rest Area: 11.7 mi
- Ohanapecosh Hot Springs: 21.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.5 miles of Elk Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gilbert Peak | ENE 61° | 2,494 m | 8.9 mi |
| Goat Citadel | ENE 59° | 2,439 m | 8.6 mi |
| Big Horn | ENE 57° | 2,438 m | 8.5 mi |
| Ives Peak | NE 49° | 2,414 m | 7.9 mi |
| Old Snowy Mountain | NE 44° | 2,408 m | 8.2 mi |
| Tieton Peak | NE 55° | 2,368 m | 10.3 mi |
| Johnson Peak | NNE 24° | 2,282 m | 8.5 mi |
| Hawkeye Point | NNE 30° | 2,265 m | 7.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:39 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 20:16 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:26 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 15:32 | 16:23 |
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 | 37 | 40 | 44 | 48 | 55 | 60 | 66 | 66 | 60 | 51 | 42 | 37 |
| Precip in | 8.9 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 6.0 | 9.4 | 9.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Packwood, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/348190199
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