Horseshoe Point
Horseshoe Point rises to 1,724 m in Washington. Gilbert Peak stands 2,494 m to the east-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Cold Springs Butte, a peak 1.2 miles away. White Pass Scenic Byway passes 7.9 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Lewis County, Washington state, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49037521, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,724 m
How to reach it
- 7.9 mi off the White Pass Scenic Byway, National
- 29.1 mi off the Chinook Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Palisades Viewpoint · 17 mi
- Clear Creek Falls Viewpoint · 20 mi
- Clear Creek Overlook Interpretive Site · 20 mi
- Silver Falls Overlook · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cold Springs Butte: 1.2 mi
- Sanctuary Arch: 2.8 mi
- Cispus Point: 3.4 mi
- Mission Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Castle Butte: 4.0 mi
- Lower Bishop Falls: 1.9 mi
- Bishop Falls: 1.9 mi
- Middle Bishop Falls: 2.1 mi
- Upper Bishop Falls: 2.2 mi
- Jennings Falls: 7.3 mi
- Goat Dike: 6.4 mi
- Coal Creek Bluff: 13.5 mi
- Palisades: 16.6 mi
- Roosevelt Cliff: 18.8 mi
- Windy Point: 19.5 mi
- Hidden Spring: 15.0 mi
- Bum Springs: 15.9 mi
- Soda Springs: 19.2 mi
- Log Spring: 20.5 mi
- Indian Spring: 20.9 mi
- Iron Creek Picnic Area: 15.9 mi
- White Pass Day Use: 18.5 mi
- Clear Lake Day Use Area: 21.2 mi
- Lower Falls Day Use Area: 23.2 mi
- Paradise Picnic Area: 23.3 mi
- White Pass Country Historical Museum: 10.7 mi
- Historic Packwood Station: 11.0 mi
- Longmire Museum: 22.0 mi
- Transportation Exhibit: 22.0 mi
- Packwood Cowlitz River Public Access Point: 11.1 mi
- Jack Morris Park: 13.6 mi
- Cowlitz Falls Campground: 17.6 mi
- Taidnapam Park: 24.5 mi
- Monument Entry Road 99 Interpretive Site: 21.7 mi
- Big Cedar: 22.0 mi
- Basket Tree Interpretive Site: 24.8 mi
- Cross-section of 1293 Douglas Fir: 22.0 mi
- Stevens-Van Trump Historical Monument: 23.9 mi
- Bevin Lake Rest Area: 8.1 mi
- Ohanapecosh Hot Springs: 20.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.4 miles of Horseshoe Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gilbert Peak | ENE 77° | 2,494 m | 11.9 mi |
| Goat Citadel | ENE 76° | 2,439 m | 11.5 mi |
| Big Horn | ENE 75° | 2,438 m | 11.2 mi |
| Ives Peak | ENE 70° | 2,414 m | 10.3 mi |
| Old Snowy Mountain | ENE 66° | 2,408 m | 10.3 mi |
| Tieton Peak | ENE 71° | 2,368 m | 12.9 mi |
| Johnson Peak | NE 50° | 2,282 m | 9.4 mi |
| Hawkeye Point | ENE 57° | 2,265 m | 9.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:40 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 20:17 | 21:04 |
| 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, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1520968 — Horseshoe Point, Lewis County, Washington.
OpenStreetMap element node/348190273
Day trips start here
- Mount Rainier National Park · 29 mi
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