Makah Peaks
Makah Peaks rises to 501 m in Washington. Ellis Mountain stands 809 m to the southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Cheeka Peak, a peak 0.6 miles away. Strait of Juan de Fuca Highway - SR 112 passes 5.1 miles off. 42 named places lie within 25 miles, 19 of them named summits.
The story
The Makah Peaks, 511 m (1676 feet), are mountain summits near Neah Bay on the Olympic Peninsula in the US state of Washington. They are located in Clallam County.
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Wikidata Q16897776, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 501 m
How to reach it
- 5.1 mi off the Strait of Juan de Fuca Highway - SR 112, National
- 5.1 mi off the BOUNDARY OF MAKAH INDIAN RES TO VIC LAIRDS CORNER
- 20.4 mi off the JCT SR 109 VIC QUEETS TO JCT SR 5 VIC OLYMPIA
Overlooks nearby
- Pillar Point · 25 mi
- Kloshe Nanitch · 29 mi
42 named places within 25 miles
- Cheeka Peak: 0.6 mi
- Tsoo-Yess Peak: 1.3 mi
- Waatch Peak: 1.8 mi
- Washburn Hill: 4.1 mi
- Bahokus Peak: 6.1 mi
- Diah Veterans Park - Fort Núñez Gaona: 5.2 mi
- Clallam Bay West County Park: 16.0 mi
- Lake Pleasant Community Beach County Park: 20.4 mi
- Sol Duc River Bar Access Area: 23.7 mi
- Diimmel Access Area: 23.9 mi
- Makah Veterans Memorial: 5.2 mi
- Peter Roose Homestead: 10.1 mi
- Dickey Camp (Site): 17.9 mi
- Norwegian Memorial: 18.0 mi
- Chilean Monument: 22.8 mi
- Butler's Nature Museum: 4.9 mi
- Makah Cultural & Research Center: 5.2 mi
- John's Beachcombing Museum: 25.0 mi
- Neah Bay Big Chair: 5.2 mi
- Wedding Rock Petroglyphs: 11.1 mi
- Hole-in-the-Wall: 24.4 mi
- Titacoclos Falls: 7.4 mi
- Titacoclos Falls: 7.5 mi
- Cape Flattery Lighthouse: 8.7 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 8.8 mi
- Point of Arches State Park Property: 6.3 mi
- Sasquatch: 23.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Makah Peaks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ellis Mountain | SE 124° | 809 m | 16.7 mi |
| Stolzenburg Mountain | SE 129° | 650 m | 12.4 mi |
| Deadmans Hill | SE 127° | 643 m | 21.8 mi |
| Snag Peak | SE 144° | 617 m | 7.4 mi |
| Tsoo-Yess Peak | ESE 119° | 600 m | 1.3 mi |
| Sekiu Mountain | SE 129° | 592 m | 8.7 mi |
| Tyee Hill | SE 139° | 539 m | 19.0 mi |
| Cheeka Peak | NW 310° | 471 m | 0.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:50 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 20:35 | 21:24 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:37 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 08:08 | 15:33 | 16:27 |
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 | 42 | 42 | 44 | 47 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 60 | 57 | 51 | 45 | 41 |
| Precip in | 15.6 | 9.7 | 11.8 | 8.1 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 4.6 | 10.7 | 15.3 | 13.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Quillayute AP, 25 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1512422 — Makah Peaks, Clallam County, Washington.
OpenStreetMap element node/348997335
Day trips start here
- Forks · 26 mi
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