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House Rock

House Rock, seen from above at true elevation

House Rock rises to 773 m in Washington. Mount Saint Helens stands 2,549 m to the northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Curly Creek Falls, a waterfall 1.5 miles away. JCT SR 5 VIC CASTLE ROCK TO JOHNSON RIDGE passes 18 miles off.

The story

mountain in Skamania County, Washington, United States

Wikidata Q49037633, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
773 m

How to reach it

Coordinates46.08011, -121.96398

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
Peaks
  • Spencer Peak: 3.9 mi
  • Burnt Peak: 4.0 mi
  • Hungry Peak: 5.4 mi
  • Spencer Butte: 5.7 mi
  • McClellan Mountain: 5.9 mi
Parks: 14
  • Eagle Cliff Park Recreation Area: 2.9 mi
  • Cedar Flats Natural Area: 3.0 mi
  • Beaver Bay: 14.9 mi
  • Cougar Park: 15.8 mi
  • Yale Park: 17.3 mi
Attractions: 12
  • Lahar Viewpoint Interpretive Site: 8.4 mi
  • Lava Canyon Interpretive Site: 8.4 mi
  • Moss Spring Observation Site: 8.4 mi
  • Ape Canyon Trailhead: 8.5 mi
  • Berry Fields Interpretive Site: 9.4 mi
Picnic sites: 8
  • Lower Falls Day Use Area: 6.5 mi
  • Smith Creek Interpretive Site: 14.0 mi
  • Ice Cave Picnic Area: 17.9 mi
  • Hemlock Picnic Area: 19.2 mi
  • Coldwater Lake Picnic And Boating Site: 20.5 mi
Springs: 6
  • Cold Spring: 11.6 mi
  • Kalama Spring: 14.7 mi
  • Bear Spring: 17.8 mi
  • Cold Spring: 19.4 mi
  • Rock Spring: 19.7 mi
Cliffs: 5
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridges: 16.8 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Mount St. Helens Eruption Memorial: 18.1 mi
Museums: 1
Nature reserves: 1
  • Trout Lake Big Tree Interpretive Site: 20.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Elk Rock Viewpoint: 23.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.6 miles of House Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount Saint HelensNW 305°2,549 m13.5 mi
Dogs Head PeakNW 309°2,481 m13.1 mi
Lava DomeNW 308°2,180 m13.6 mi
Lemei RockESE 113°1,805.9 m10.7 mi
Craggy PeakNNE 22°1,745 m13.6 mi
Bird MountainESE 108°1,739.2 m9.2 mi
Badger PeakNNE 13°1,713 m14.4 mi
Kirk RockNNE 17°1,706 m13.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4119:21
June solstice05:1720:1721:03
September equinox06:5618:2819:07
December solstice07:4815:3516:26

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404245505761686863544539
Precip in17.712.013.29.75.23.80.91.44.310.517.818.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cougar 6 E, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/348198805

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