Mission Mountain
Mission Mountain rises to 1,705 m in Washington. Gilbert Peak stands 2,494 m to the east, 8.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Sanctuary Arch, a peak 0.7 miles away. White Pass Scenic Byway passes 8.4 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Lewis County, Washington, United States.
Wikidata Q49050677, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,705 m
How to reach it
- 8.4 mi off the White Pass Scenic Byway, National
- 27.1 mi off the Chinook Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Palisades Viewpoint · 15 mi
- Clear Creek Falls Viewpoint · 17 mi
- Clear Creek Overlook Interpretive Site · 17 mi
- Silver Falls Overlook · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Sanctuary Arch: 0.7 mi
- Cold Springs Butte: 2.4 mi
- Horseshoe Point: 3.4 mi
- Elk Peak: 3.5 mi
- Goat Ridge: 3.6 mi
- Walupt Creek Falls: 5.3 mi
- Lower Bishop Falls: 5.3 mi
- Bishop Falls: 5.4 mi
- Middle Bishop Falls: 5.5 mi
- Upper Bishop Falls: 5.6 mi
- Goat Dike: 7.5 mi
- Coal Creek Bluff: 11.3 mi
- Palisades: 14.3 mi
- Windy Point: 18.1 mi
- Esel Point: 18.4 mi
- Hidden Spring: 11.6 mi
- Bum Springs: 14.6 mi
- Soda Springs: 16.6 mi
- Indian Spring: 17.5 mi
- Log Spring: 17.9 mi
- White Pass Country Historical Museum: 9.8 mi
- Historic Packwood Station: 10.0 mi
- Longmire Museum: 21.7 mi
- Transportation Exhibit: 21.7 mi
- White Pass Day Use: 15.2 mi
- Clear Lake Day Use Area: 17.8 mi
- Iron Creek Picnic Area: 19.1 mi
- Paradise Picnic Area: 22.4 mi
- Packwood Cowlitz River Public Access Point: 10.3 mi
- Jack Morris Park: 16.2 mi
- Cowlitz Falls Campground: 20.3 mi
- Cross-section of 1293 Douglas Fir: 21.7 mi
- Stevens-Van Trump Historical Monument: 22.8 mi
- Bevin Lake Rest Area: 8.8 mi
- Ohanapecosh Hot Springs: 18.1 mi
- Big Cedar: 19.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.4 miles of Mission Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gilbert Peak | E 84° | 2,494 m | 8.6 mi |
| Goat Citadel | E 83° | 2,439 m | 8.2 mi |
| Big Horn | E 82° | 2,438 m | 8.0 mi |
| Ives Peak | ENE 75° | 2,414 m | 7.0 mi |
| Old Snowy Mountain | ENE 68° | 2,408 m | 6.9 mi |
| Tieton Peak | ENE 75° | 2,368 m | 9.6 mi |
| Johnson Peak | NE 44° | 2,282 m | 6.0 mi |
| Hawkeye Point | NE 55° | 2,265 m | 5.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:39 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 20:17 | 21:04 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:26 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 15:31 | 16:23 |
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 | 37 | 40 | 44 | 48 | 55 | 60 | 66 | 66 | 60 | 51 | 42 | 37 |
| Precip in | 8.9 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 6.0 | 9.4 | 9.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Packwood, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1523276 — Mission Mountain, Lewis County, Washington.
OpenStreetMap element node/356545873
Day trips start here
- Mount Rainier National Park · 28 mi
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