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Gobblers Knob

Gobblers Knob, a peak in Washington
Gobblers Knob, a peak in WashingtonNPS Photo · Public domain
Gobblers Knob, a peak in Washington
NPS Photo · Public domain
Gobblers Knob, a peak in Washington
NPS Photo · Public domain
Gobblers Knob, a peak in Washington
NPS Photo · Public domain
Gobblers Knob, a peak in Washington
NPS Photo · Public domain
Gobblers Knob, a peak in Washington
Purplepumpkins · CC BY-SA 4.0

Gobblers Knob rises to 1,657 m in Washington. Columbia Crest stands 4,392 m to the east-northeast, 8.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Marine Memorial Airplane Crash Monument, a historic site 0.9 miles away. JCT SR 7 VIC ELBE TO JCT ENTRANCE MT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK passes 3.1 miles off.

About

The story

promontory in Mount Rainier National Park, US

Wikidata Q49031982, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1657 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates46.79413, -121.91432

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
Parks: 34
  • Mineral Lake Access Area: 13.7 mi
  • Rocky Point Beach: 14.5 mi
  • Packwood Cowlitz River Public Access Point: 16.9 mi
  • Paul Kruger Memorial Field: 17.0 mi
  • Smallwood Park: 17.2 mi
Cliffs: 27
Historic sites: 16
Picnic sites: 8
  • Paradise Picnic Area: 8.2 mi
  • Valley View Day Use Area: 10.2 mi
  • High Point Day Use Area: 11.8 mi
  • Eagle Crest Day Use Area: 12.0 mi
  • Jenny's Junction Day Use Area: 12.2 mi
Attractions: 8
  • Coffee Cup: 11.7 mi
  • The Trident: 12.1 mi
  • Mount Rainier Railroad: 13.4 mi
  • Big Cedar: 17.2 mi
  • Ohop Ridge Christmas Tree Farm: 18.1 mi
Museums: 7
Springs: 4
  • Iron Mike Springs: 5.6 mi
  • Bum Springs: 14.3 mi
  • Log Spring: 20.8 mi
  • Soda Springs: 21.3 mi
Artworks: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 2
Hot springs: 1
  • Ohanapecosh Hot Springs: 17.1 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Waterfront: 22.4 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.2 miles of Gobblers Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Columbia CrestENE 61°4,392 m8.3 mi
Mount RainierENE 62°4,392 m8.4 mi
Point SuccessENE 63°4,302 m7.8 mi
Liberty CapNE 54°4,297 m8.1 mi
Gibraltar RockENE 66°3,863 m8.7 mi
Tahoma CleaverENE 61°3,533 m7.0 mi
Saint Andrews RockNE 55°3,520 m7.2 mi
Steamboat ProwENE 58°2,940 m10.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4019:20
June solstice05:1420:1921:06
September equinox06:5518:2719:07
December solstice07:5115:3116:23

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323336414854616155453631
Precip in11.48.67.55.94.73.71.21.53.59.013.012.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Longmire Rainier NPS, 6 mi away.

In the park

Inside the official boundary of Mount Rainier National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Feb and Dec; busiest: Jul.

NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356545043

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