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Minnie Peak

Minnie Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Minnie Peak rises to 1,678 m in Washington. Mount Saint Helens stands 2,549 m to the south, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Venus, a peak 1.7 miles away. White Pass Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.

About

The story

Minnie Peak is a 5,610-ft (1,710 m) mountain summit located in Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument, in Gifford Pinchot National Forest, in Skamania County of southwest Washington state. It is situated in the Cascade Range, one mile northeast of Coldwater Lake, and 2.7 mi (4.3 km) west of Mount Whittier. Its nearest higher neighbor is Mount Venus, 1.67 mi (2.69 km) to the northeast, Coldwater Peak rises 2 mi (3.2 km) to the south, and Mount St. Helens is 9 mi (14 km) to the south. Although modest in elevation, relief is significant as the summit rises 3,000 feet above the Coldwater Creek valley in less than one mile. Precipitation runoff from Minnie Peak drains south into Coldwater Creek, or north into Miners Creek, both of which are part of the North Fork Toutle River drainage basin. This peak's name is derived from the Minnie mining claim nearby along Miners Creek. The primary minerals extracted there were silver and copper.

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Wikidata Q49050594, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1,678 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates46.32791, -122.18971

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 48
Parks: 16
  • Taidnapam Park: 9.9 mi
  • Glenoma Community Park: 12.4 mi
  • Kalama Horse Camp: 14.3 mi
  • Cowlitz Falls Campground: 14.6 mi
  • Jubilee Park: 16.1 mi
Attractions: 9
  • Coldwater Ridge Visitor Center Interpretive Site: 4.0 mi
  • Windy Ridge Interpretive Site: 6.0 mi
  • Monument Entry Road 99 Interpretive Site: 6.9 mi
  • Lava Canyon Interpretive Site: 12.2 mi
  • Moss Spring Observation Site: 12.3 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Coldwater Lake Picnic And Boating Site: 4.4 mi
  • Smith Creek Interpretive Site: 6.2 mi
  • Iron Creek Picnic Area: 12.0 mi
  • Lower Falls Day Use Area: 18.9 mi
Cliffs: 4
Historic sites: 3
  • Mount St. Helens Eruption Memorial: 3.7 mi
  • Kosmos Bridge: 11.5 mi
  • Gravel Pit: 24.4 mi
Springs: 2
  • Soda Spring: 5.1 mi
  • Kalama Spring: 13.1 mi
Rest areas: 2
Museums: 1
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.9 miles of Minnie Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount Saint HelensS2,549 m9.4 mi
Dogs Head PeakS2,481 m8.9 mi
Lava DomeS2,180 m8.9 mi
Mount WhittierE1,793 m2.7 mi
Mount TeragramESE1,786 m2.9 mi
Mount MargaretESE1,786 m2.9 mi
Strawberry MountainENE1,749 m8.3 mi
Craggy PeakESE1,745 m16.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4219:21
June solstice05:1720:1921:05
September equinox06:5618:2919:08
December solstice07:5015:3516:26

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384044485559646458504238

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Glenoma, 13 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356545871

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