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Gifford Peak

Gifford Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Gifford Peak rises to 1,636 m in Washington. Lemei Rock stands 1,806 m to the northeast, 3.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Berry Mountain, a peak 1.3 miles away. JCT SR 14 VIC BINGEN TO SKAMANIA COUNTY LINE passes 9.3 miles off.

About

The story

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

Wikidata Q49031442, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1636.2 m
Getting there

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Coordinates45.98182, -121.80502

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
Parks
  • Eagle Cliff Park Recreation Area: 11.9 mi
  • Guler Mount Adams County Park: 13.2 mi
  • Cedar Flats Natural Area: 13.2 mi
  • Wind River Natural Area: 13.2 mi
  • Wind River Arboretum: 14.1 mi
Historic sites
Artworks: 31
Attractions: 16
  • Little Huckleberry Trail No 47 Trailhead: 7.1 mi
  • Berry Fields Interpretive Site: 7.6 mi
  • Basket Tree Interpretive Site: 8.9 mi
  • Lahar Viewpoint Interpretive Site: 18.6 mi
  • Lava Canyon Interpretive Site: 18.6 mi
Springs: 14
  • Bear Spring: 10.1 mi
  • Cold Spring: 10.4 mi
  • Cold Spring: 10.6 mi
  • Rock Spring: 15.6 mi
  • East Spring: 21.4 mi
Cliffs: 8
Picnic sites: 6
Gardens: 6
Beaches: 5
  • Home Valley Beach: 18.9 mi
  • Windboarding Beachhead: 22.1 mi
  • Slackwater Beach: 23.3 mi
  • Marina Beach: 23.4 mi
  • Koberg Beach: 24.8 mi
Museums: 4
Nature reserves: 3
  • Trout Lake Big Tree Interpretive Site: 14.2 mi
  • Great Camas Patch: 18.4 mi
  • Starvation Creek State Park: 21.0 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridges: 7.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.0 miles of Gifford Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lemei RockNE 41°1,805.9 m3.3 mi
Bird MountainNNE 16°1,739.2 m4.1 mi
Steamboat MountainNNE 17°1,638.6 m11.6 mi
Sawtooth MountainNNE 15°1,631.6 m6.3 mi
East CraterNE 36°1,614.5 m1.5 mi
Berry MountainSSW 195°1,529 m1.3 mi
Red MountainSSW 193°1,513 m3.3 mi
Ninefoot PeakNE 41°1,497.5 m11.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4019:20
June solstice05:1720:1621:02
September equinox06:5518:2719:07
December solstice07:4715:3516:25

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333640465459656559494033
Precip in14.511.39.86.13.32.20.50.82.88.113.815.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Carson Fish Hatchery, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356545015

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