Gilbert Peak
Gilbert Peak rises to 2,494 m in Washington. Goat Citadel stands 2,439 m to the west-northwest, 0.5 miles off. White Pass Scenic Byway passes 9.5 miles off.
The story
Gilbert Peak (8,184 feet (2,494 m) is located in the Goat Rocks on the border of the Yakama Indian Reservation and Yakima County, in the U.S. state of Washington. Situated partly in the Goat Rocks Wilderness, Gilbert Peak is the highest summit in the Goat Rocks, which are the eroded remnants of an extinct stratovolcano. Meade Glacier is located on the southeastern slopes of the peak, while Conrad Glacier is on the north slope.
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Wikidata Q3105821, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,494 m
How to reach it
- 9.5 mi off the White Pass Scenic Byway, National
- 26.6 mi off the Chinook Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Clear Creek Falls Viewpoint · 12 mi
- Clear Creek Overlook Interpretive Site · 12 mi
- Palisades Viewpoint · 15 mi
- Tieton Dam · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Goat Citadel: 0.5 mi
- Little Horn: 0.7 mi
- Big Horn: 0.8 mi
- Black Thumb: 0.8 mi
- Tieton Peak: 1.7 mi
- Great Falls: 1.4 mi
- Walupt Creek Falls: 5.8 mi
- South Fork Falls: 7.3 mi
- Jennings Falls: 11.7 mi
- Clear Creek Falls: 11.9 mi
- Blue Slide: 10.4 mi
- Coal Creek Bluff: 12.8 mi
- Esel Point: 13.1 mi
- Windy Point: 13.9 mi
- Palisades: 15.0 mi
- Hidden Spring: 6.0 mi
- Indian Spring: 11.3 mi
- Soda Springs: 15.3 mi
- Log Spring: 16.8 mi
- Bum Springs: 17.9 mi
- White Pass Day Use: 10.9 mi
- Clear Lake Day Use Area: 11.2 mi
- Wild Rose Day Use Area: 21.3 mi
- White Pass Country Historical Museum: 14.9 mi
- Historic Packwood Station: 14.9 mi
- Packwood Cowlitz River Public Access Point: 15.3 mi
- Jack Morris Park: 24.7 mi
- Bevin Lake Rest Area: 16.2 mi
- Ohanapecosh Hot Springs: 18.7 mi
- Big Cedar: 20.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.3 miles of Gilbert Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goat Citadel | WNW 291° | 2,439 m | 0.5 mi |
| Big Horn | WNW 292° | 2,438 m | 0.8 mi |
| Ives Peak | WNW 297° | 2,414 m | 2.1 mi |
| Old Snowy Mountain | NW 307° | 2,408 m | 2.7 mi |
| Tieton Peak | NNE 21° | 2,368 m | 1.7 mi |
| Johnson Peak | NW 308° | 2,282 m | 5.6 mi |
| Hawkeye Point | WNW 300° | 2,265 m | 4.7 mi |
| Bear Creek Mountain | NE 48° | 2,236 m | 4.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:39 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 20:16 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:25 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 15:31 | 16:22 |
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, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1519957 — Gilbert Peak, Yakima County, Washington.
OpenStreetMap element node/348817935
Day trips start here
- Mount Rainier National Park · 30 mi
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