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Larch Mountain

Larch Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Larch Mountain rises to 774 m in Washington. Flash Mountain stands 909 m to the east-northeast, 0.4 miles off. JCT SR 12 VIC ELMA TO JCT SR 101 VIC TUMWATER passes 3.3 miles off. 58 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

Larch Mountain is a 2,664-foot (812 m) summit in the Black Hills range of Thurston County, Washington state. It is one of the two highest peaks in the Black Hills, along with Capitol Peak, and preceding 2,356-foot (718 m) Rock Candy Mountain. It is the most prominent peak in Thurston County.

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Wikidata Q6488761, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
774 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates46.98732, -123.13765

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Summit Lake Water Access: 4.4 mi
  • Lake Lucinda Park: 5.0 mi
  • Evergreen Shores Beach Club (private): 7.0 mi
  • Beerbower Park: 7.6 mi
  • Black Lake Access Area: 7.7 mi
Peaks: 58
  • Flash Mountain: 0.4 mi
  • Capitol Peak: 1.0 mi
  • Rock Candy Mountain: 1.9 mi
  • Little Larch Mountain: 2.3 mi
  • Mount Molly: 3.2 mi
Historic sites: 41
  • Deschutes No. 3 Fishway: 11.2 mi
  • Capitol Steps: 11.5 mi
  • Washington State Law Enforcement Memorial: 11.5 mi
  • Winged Victory: 11.6 mi
  • POW: 11.6 mi
Artworks: 36
  • Steel Cows: 7.9 mi
  • Steel Cows: 7.9 mi
  • Welcome Woman: 9.6 mi
  • Mark Twain statue: 10.9 mi
  • Attitude Adjustment: 10.9 mi
Museums: 23
Gardens: 17
  • Rain Garden: 9.7 mi
  • Sunrise Community Garden: 10.7 mi
  • Fairie Perennial & Herb Gardens: 11.1 mi
  • Master Gardeners Demo Garden: 11.5 mi
  • Capitol Sunken Garden: 11.6 mi
Nature reserves: 11
Waterfalls: 6
  • Mima Falls: 5.8 mi
  • Porter Falls: 6.2 mi
  • Kennedy Falls: 6.3 mi
  • She's a Butte Falls: 21.0 mi
  • Bloody Falls: 23.9 mi
Beaches: 5
  • Countryside Beach: 13.0 mi
  • The Arbors Private Beach: 17.2 mi
  • Joemma Beach: 22.5 mi
  • Palmer Lake "Sunny side": 23.5 mi
  • Palmer Lake "Shady side": 23.7 mi
Attractions: 4
  • Carnival Grounds: 16.6 mi
  • Andrews Arena: 16.7 mi
  • Food Court Stage: 16.8 mi
  • Ocean City Ferry: 22.9 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Rest areas: 3
Springs: 3
Cliffs: 3
Picnic sites: 1
  • Environmental Study Area: 21.0 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Larch Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Flash MountainENE 67°909 m0.4 mi
Capitol PeakS 181°787 m1.0 mi
Bucks KnobSSW 204°725 m23.0 mi
Rock Candy MountainNE 40°701 m1.9 mi
Minot PeakWSW 244°544 m14.8 mi
Baumgard HillESE 116°536 m23.7 mi
Blue MountainSW 234°533 m19.0 mi
Fuzzy TopSSW 201°462 m3.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4519:25
June solstice05:1820:2421:12
September equinox07:0018:3219:12
December solstice07:5615:3516:27

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404144485559646459504339
Precip in7.85.15.73.72.31.50.51.02.05.18.27.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Olympia AP, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1513143 — Larch Mountain, Thurston County, Washington.

OpenStreetMap element node/348187468

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