Lightning Peak
Lightning Peak rises to 1,343 m in Washington. Mount Anderson stands 2,228 m to the north, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Timber Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away.
The story
Mountain in Mason County, Washington, United States.
Wikidata Q49044195, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,343 m
How to reach it
Overlooks nearby
- Peek-a-Boo Point · 16 mi
- South Point · 29 mi
- Mount Walker North Viewpoint · 29 mi
- Mt. Walker Viewpoint · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Timber Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Dry Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Mount Rose: 3.0 mi
- Mount Tebo: 3.0 mi
- Copper Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Division 3 Park: 4.9 mi
- Division 2 Boat Launch: 4.9 mi
- Division 1 Park: 6.6 mi
- Division 9 Park: 9.5 mi
- Foothills County Park: 9.9 mi
- Ross Falls: 4.9 mi
- Hamma Hamma Falls: 7.1 mi
- Whitehorse Falls: 8.2 mi
- Wynoochee Falls: 8.4 mi
- Maidenhair Falls: 10.2 mi
- Nine Inch Spike: 4.1 mi
- Camp 3: 9.6 mi
- Camp Govey: 10.7 mi
- Simpson Lookout: 13.9 mi
- Ring of Fire: 17.7 mi
- Staircase Picnic Area: 1.8 mi
- Bear Gulch Day Use Area: 1.8 mi
- Potlach State Park Picnic Area: 12.7 mi
- July Creek Picnic Area: 24.0 mi
- Mason County Historical Society Museum: 22.4 mi
- Lake Quinault Museum: 23.3 mi
- Whale Display: 24.1 mi
- Exhibit Building: 24.1 mi
- Skokomish Park Lake Cushman - Day Use Area: 6.2 mi
- Little Ireland Beach: 13.2 mi
- Lilly's Pad: 18.4 mi
- Lilliwaup Tidelands State Park: 11.6 mi
- Hiburn Preserve: 22.0 mi
- HOPE Garden: 21.3 mi
- Eagle Garden: 23.0 mi
- Red Bluff: 12.7 mi
- Elk Lick Springs: 16.1 mi
- Amelia: 17.4 mi
- World's Largest Spruce: 22.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.6 miles of Lightning Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Anderson | N 3° | 2,228 m | 15.9 mi |
| West Peak | N 360° | 2,169 m | 16.0 mi |
| Chimney Peak | N 350° | 2,086 m | 13.9 mi |
| The Brothers | NE 41° | 2,085 m | 14.8 mi |
| Crystal Peak | N 353° | 2,078 m | 16.0 mi |
| Mount Stone | NNE 26° | 2,015 m | 8.8 mi |
| Mount Elk Lick | NNE 17° | 1,974 m | 14.3 mi |
| Mount Skokomish | NNE 20° | 1,961 m | 7.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:46 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 20:27 | 21:15 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:32 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:59 | 15:33 | 16:25 |
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 | 41 | 42 | 45 | 49 | 56 | 60 | 65 | 65 | 60 | 51 | 44 | 40 |
| Precip in | 15.5 | 9.2 | 9.9 | 6.1 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 3.0 | 9.1 | 15.7 | 16.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cushman Powerhouse #2, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356545630
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