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Griffin Mountain

Griffin Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Griffin Mountain rises to 1,599 m in Washington. Tokaloo Rock stands 2,342 m to the north-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Osborne Mountain, a peak 4.1 miles away. JCT SR 7 VIC ELBE TO JCT ENTRANCE MT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK passes 6.6 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Lewis County, Washington, United States

Wikidata Q49033897, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1599 m
Getting there

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Coordinates46.65539, -121.97993

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Julia Falls: 4.6 mi
  • Cora Falls: 5.0 mi
  • Carter Falls: 12.5 mi
  • Madcap Falls: 12.5 mi
  • Larrupin Falls: 12.8 mi
Cliffs: 23
Parks: 21
  • Mineral Lake Access Area: 10.6 mi
  • Jack Morris Park: 10.7 mi
  • Cowlitz Falls Campground: 10.8 mi
  • Glenoma Community Park: 13.7 mi
  • Rocky Point Beach: 14.0 mi
Picnic sites: 9
  • Valley View Day Use Area: 10.3 mi
  • Eagle Crest Day Use Area: 12.3 mi
  • Jenny's Junction Day Use Area: 12.4 mi
  • High Point Day Use Area: 12.7 mi
  • Woodpecker Point Day Use Area: 13.7 mi
Museums: 7
Attractions: 6
  • Mount Rainier Railroad: 12.6 mi
  • Coffee Cup: 21.1 mi
  • Ohop Ridge Christmas Tree Farm: 21.1 mi
  • The Trident: 21.2 mi
  • Big Cedar: 21.5 mi
Historic sites: 5
Springs: 5
  • Iron Mike Springs: 10.4 mi
  • Bum Springs: 15.2 mi
  • Soda Spring: 23.5 mi
  • Soda Springs: 23.8 mi
  • Log Spring: 23.9 mi
Artworks: 2
Rest areas: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Hot springs: 1
  • Ohanapecosh Hot Springs: 20.6 mi
Nature reserves: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.7 miles of Griffin Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tokaloo RockNNE 27°2,342 m14.3 mi
Tokaloo SpireNNE 27°2,280 m14.2 mi
Unicorn PeakENE 64°2,124.8 m14.6 mi
Pyramid PeakNE 37°2,114 m13.1 mi
West Unicorn PeakENE 65°2,080 m14.4 mi
Boundary PeakENE 66°2,067 m14.6 mi
AndrewNNE 26°2,047 m13.4 mi
Pinnacle PeakENE 59°2,000 m13.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4119:21
June solstice05:1520:1921:06
September equinox06:5618:2719:07
December solstice07:5015:3216:23

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, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356545126

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