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Mount Margaret

Mount Margaret, a peak in Washington
Mount Margaret, a peak in Washingtonbrewbooks from near Seattle, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0
Mount Margaret, a peak in Washington
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Mount Margaret rises to 1,786 m in Washington. Mount Saint Helens stands 2,549 m to the south-southwest, 8.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Teragram, a peak 0.2 miles away. JCT SR 5 VIC CASTLE ROCK TO JOHNSON RIDGE passes 3.5 miles off.

About

The story

Mount Margaret is a 5,850-ft (1,780 m) mountain summit located in Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument, in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest, in Skamania County of southwest Washington state. It is situated in the Cascade Range, 2 mi (3.2 km) north of Spirit Lake, and 2.4 mi (3.9 km) northeast of Coldwater Peak. Its nearest higher neighbor is Mount Whittier, 0.93 mi (1.50 km) to the north, and Mount St. Helens rises 8 mi (13 km) to the south. Precipitation runoff from Mount Margaret drains into Coldwater Creek, a tributary of the North Fork Toutle River. A hiking trail provides access to this mountain. This peak was named some time before 1900 by an admiring prospector for Margaret "Maggie" Shultz Layton (1877-1965), a pioneering resident of Toledo, Washington.

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Wikidata Q49053527, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1785.8 m
Getting there

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Coordinates46.31206, -122.13435

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 59
Parks: 15
  • Taidnapam Park: 11.0 mi
  • Glenoma Community Park: 13.6 mi
  • Cowlitz Falls Campground: 14.2 mi
  • Kalama Horse Camp: 14.9 mi
  • Cedar Flats Natural Area: 15.4 mi
Attractions: 10
  • Monument Entry Road 99 Interpretive Site: 4.1 mi
  • Windy Ridge Interpretive Site: 4.3 mi
  • Coldwater Ridge Visitor Center Interpretive Site: 6.3 mi
  • Elk Pass / Boundary Trailhead: 8.1 mi
  • Ape Canyon Trailhead: 10.3 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Smith Creek Interpretive Site: 4.2 mi
  • Coldwater Lake Picnic And Boating Site: 6.4 mi
  • Iron Creek Picnic Area: 10.7 mi
  • Lower Falls Day Use Area: 16.2 mi
Cliffs: 4
Springs: 3
  • Soda Spring: 7.8 mi
  • Kalama Spring: 13.0 mi
  • Cold Spring: 23.1 mi
Historic sites: 2
  • Mount St. Helens Eruption Memorial: 4.5 mi
  • Kosmos Bridge: 12.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
Museums: 1
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.4 miles of Mount Margaret. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount Saint HelensSSW 199°2,549 m8.8 mi
Dogs Head PeakSSW 194°2,481 m8.0 mi
Lava DomeSSW 199°2,180 m8.2 mi
Mount WhittierN 4°1,792.5 m0.9 mi
Mount TeragramNE 36°1,786.4 m0.2 mi
McCoy PeakE 85°1,784.9 m14.8 mi
Strawberry MountainNE 43°1,749.2 m6.8 mi
Craggy PeakESE 104°1,745 m13.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4219:21
June solstice05:1720:1821:05
September equinox06:5618:2819:08
December solstice07:5015:3516:25

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, 14 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/4181340788

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