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Little Larch Mountain

Little Larch Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Little Larch Mountain rises to 342 m in Washington. Flash Mountain stands 909 m to the north-northwest, 2.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Molly, a peak 1.3 miles away. JCT SR 12 VIC ELMA TO JCT SR 101 VIC TUMWATER passes 5.2 miles off.

About

The story

summit in Thurston County, Washington state, United States of America

Wikidata Q49045098, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
342 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates46.95706, -123.11749

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Mount Molly: 1.3 mi
  • Capitol Peak: 1.5 mi
  • Larch Mountain: 2.3 mi
  • Flash Mountain: 2.3 mi
  • Fuzzy Top: 2.6 mi
Parks
  • Lake Lucinda Park: 3.8 mi
  • Evergreen Shores Beach Club (private): 6.2 mi
  • Summit Lake Water Access: 6.3 mi
  • Black Lake Access Area: 7.0 mi
  • Kennydell County Park: 7.1 mi
Historic sites: 42
Artworks: 37
  • Steel Cows: 8.5 mi
  • Steel Cows: 8.5 mi
  • Mark Twain statue: 10.1 mi
  • Attitude Adjustment: 10.1 mi
  • Frog Pond Fountain: 10.1 mi
Museums: 23
Gardens: 17
  • Rain Garden: 9.6 mi
  • Fairie Perennial & Herb Gardens: 10.5 mi
  • Sunrise Community Garden: 10.9 mi
  • Capitol Sunken Garden: 11.5 mi
  • Yashiro Japanese Garden: 12.1 mi
Nature reserves: 11
Waterfalls: 7
  • Mima Falls: 3.5 mi
  • Porter Falls: 7.2 mi
  • Kennedy Falls: 8.3 mi
  • Bloody Falls: 22.0 mi
  • She's a Butte Falls: 22.2 mi
Beaches: 5
  • Countryside Beach: 13.9 mi
  • The Arbors Private Beach: 16.7 mi
  • Joemma Beach: 23.5 mi
  • Palmer Lake "Sunny side": 24.5 mi
  • Palmer Lake "Shady side": 24.6 mi
Attractions: 4
  • Carnival Grounds: 16.1 mi
  • Food Court Stage: 16.3 mi
  • Andrews Arena: 16.3 mi
  • Ocean City Ferry: 23.1 mi
Springs: 4
  • Silver Spring: 17.5 mi
  • McAllister Springs: 19.2 mi
  • Clear Creek Springs: 21.9 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 24.4 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Cliffs: 4
Rest areas: 3
Picnic sites: 1
  • Environmental Study Area: 20.9 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.6 miles of Little Larch Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Flash MountainNNW 345°909 m2.3 mi
Capitol PeakNW 319°787 m1.5 mi
Larch MountainNNW 336°774 m2.3 mi
Bucks KnobSSW 208°725 m21.6 mi
Rock Candy MountainN 5°701 m3.6 mi
Miller HillESE 116°550 m23.9 mi
Minot PeakWSW 253°544 m14.9 mi
Baumgard HillESE 113°536 m22.0 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, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/348187477

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