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Little Onion

Little Onion, seen from above at true elevation

Little Onion rises to 808 m in Washington. Boistfort Peak stands 941 m to the north, 4.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Ferrier Peak, a peak 1.3 miles away. White Pass Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off. 52 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

Mountain in Lewis County, Washington state, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49045338, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
808 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates46.42149, -123.20597

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • McMurphy Park: 11.5 mi
  • J.K. Werden Memorial Park: 11.8 mi
  • Bradley Hills ORV Area: 13.4 mi
  • Winlock Volunteer Park: 13.7 mi
  • Winolequa Memorial Park: 14.3 mi
Peaks: 52
Artworks: 45
  • White Rooster: 13.6 mi
  • Green Rooster: 13.7 mi
  • Seahawks Rooster: 13.7 mi
  • Colorful Rooster: 13.7 mi
  • Tree of Life: 13.7 mi
Attractions: 26
  • World's Largest Egg: 13.7 mi
  • Skydive Toledo: 19.0 mi
  • Pluto: 22.6 mi
  • Safety Awareness Bridge: 22.7 mi
  • Safety Awareness Squirrel Bridge: 22.7 mi
Historic sites: 14
  • Camp McDonald: 8.0 mi
  • Castle Rock Founders Memorial: 17.8 mi
  • Raymond Carver Memorial: 21.8 mi
  • Clatskanie Veterans Memorial: 21.9 mi
  • Oregon Territory: 23.1 mi
Museums: 10
  • Winlock Historical Museum: 13.7 mi
  • River Life Interperative Center: 15.8 mi
  • Stella Historical Museum: 16.5 mi
  • Wahkiakum County Historical Society Museum: 17.4 mi
  • Mount Saint Helens Creation Center: 17.4 mi
Cliffs: 6
Gardens: 5
  • Fushia Garden: 14.6 mi
  • Erikson Community Garden: 17.5 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 22.7 mi
  • Rhododendron Garden: 22.9 mi
  • Rhododendron Gardens: 23.5 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Stillwater Falls: 5.4 mi
  • Rainbow Falls: 14.5 mi
  • Barrier Falls: 22.1 mi
  • Beaver Falls: 22.2 mi
Beaches: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Day Use Area: 20.3 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Boistfort PeakN941 m4.6 mi
Abernathy MountainSE770 m7.9 mi
Walville PeakNW735 m15.3 mi
Clinton KnobE727 m2.2 mi
Bucks KnobNNW725 m19.0 mi
Ferrier PeakSSW721 m1.3 mi
Squally JimNW625 m16.1 mi
Clatskanie MountainS625 m24.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:4619:26
June solstice05:2120:2321:10
September equinox07:0018:3319:12
December solstice07:5415:3816:29

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424445495558636360524542
Precip in16.710.111.68.14.43.41.21.94.410.215.216.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grays RVR Hatchery, 17 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/348190261

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