Johnston Ridge
Johnston Ridge rises to 1,315 m in Washington. Mount Saint Helens stands 2,549 m to the south, 6.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount St. Helens Eruption Memorial, a historic site 0.1 miles away. White Pass Scenic Byway passes 16 miles off.
The story
Ridge in Cowlitz County, Washington, United States.
Wikidata Q49691015, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,314.9 m
How to reach it
- 16.0 mi off the White Pass Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Loowit Viewpoint · 1 mi
- North Fork Toutle River Viewpoint · 3 mi
- Castle Lake Viewpoint · 4 mi
- Castle Lake Viewpoint Observation Site · 4 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Harry's Ridge: 2.0 mi
- Blastzone Butte: 2.0 mi
- Coldwater Peak: 2.3 mi
- Studebaker Ridge: 2.8 mi
- The Dome: 3.5 mi
- Lower Loowit Falls: 3.4 mi
- Middle Loowit Falls: 3.7 mi
- Lower Step Falls: 3.7 mi
- Step Falls: 3.9 mi
- Loowit Falls: 4.0 mi
- Kalama Horse Camp: 10.7 mi
- Taidnapam Park: 13.6 mi
- Beaver Bay: 15.2 mi
- Cedar Flats Natural Area: 15.2 mi
- Cougar Park: 15.8 mi
- Coldwater Ridge Visitor Center Interpretive Site: 3.0 mi
- Windy Ridge Interpretive Site: 4.2 mi
- Monument Entry Road 99 Interpretive Site: 8.0 mi
- Lava Canyon Interpretive Site: 9.8 mi
- Moss Spring Observation Site: 9.8 mi
- Coldwater Lake Picnic And Boating Site: 2.6 mi
- Smith Creek Interpretive Site: 4.9 mi
- Iron Creek Picnic Area: 15.1 mi
- Lower Falls Day Use Area: 18.0 mi
- Mount St. Helens Eruption Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Kosmos Bridge: 15.1 mi
- Gravel Pit: 24.3 mi
- Breezy Point: 16.2 mi
- Eagle Cliffs: 17.3 mi
- Point 3670: 19.7 mi
- Elk Rock Viewpoint: 6.2 mi
- Forest Learning Center Rest Area: 8.9 mi
- Soda Spring: 7.5 mi
- Kalama Spring: 9.4 mi
- Johnston Ridge Observatory: 0.1 mi
- Lindberg: 21.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.0 miles of Johnston Ridge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Saint Helens | S 171° | 2,549 m | 6.0 mi |
| Dogs Head Peak | SSE 161° | 2,481 m | 5.6 mi |
| Lava Dome | SSE 167° | 2,180 m | 5.5 mi |
| Mount Whittier | NE 49° | 1,793 m | 5.2 mi |
| Mount Teragram | ENE 57° | 1,786 m | 4.8 mi |
| Mount Margaret | ENE 58° | 1,786 m | 4.6 mi |
| Strawberry Mountain | NE 49° | 1,749 m | 11.3 mi |
| Coldwater Peak | NE 44° | 1,743 m | 2.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:42 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 20:18 | 21:05 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:29 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:50 | 15:35 | 16:26 |
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 | 40 | 42 | 45 | 50 | 57 | 61 | 68 | 68 | 63 | 54 | 45 | 39 |
| Precip in | 17.7 | 12.0 | 13.2 | 9.7 | 5.2 | 3.8 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 4.3 | 10.5 | 17.8 | 18.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cougar 6 E, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/5657952188
Day trips start here
- Mount St. Helens · 5 mi
- Mossyrock · 22 mi
- Toutle · 24 mi
- Southwest Washington · 27 mi
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