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Mount Whittier

Mount Whittier, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Whittier rises to 1,793 m in Washington. Mount Saint Helens stands 2,549 m to the south-southwest, 9.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Teragram, a peak 0.7 miles away. White Pass Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off.

About

The story

Mount Whittier is a prominent 5,883-ft (1,793 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 1.7 mi (2.7 km) northeast of The Dome. Its closest neighbor is Mount Margaret, 0.93 mi (1.50 km) to the south, and the nearest higher neighbor is Mount St. Helens, 9 mi (14 km) to the south. Whittier is the second-highest peak in the Mount St. Helens area, after Mt. St. Helens. Although modest in elevation, relief is significant as the summit rises 2,000 feet above the head of Coldwater Creek valley in 0.6 mi (0.97 km). Precipitation runoff from Mount Whittier drains into tributaries of the North Fork Toutle River.

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Wikidata Q49055168, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1,792.5 m
Getting there

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Coordinates46.32547, -122.13314

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 54
Parks: 16
  • Taidnapam Park: 10.1 mi
  • Glenoma Community Park: 12.7 mi
  • Cowlitz Falls Campground: 13.4 mi
  • Kalama Horse Camp: 15.6 mi
  • Jack Morris Park: 15.8 mi
Attractions: 8
  • Monument Entry Road 99 Interpretive Site: 4.4 mi
  • Windy Ridge Interpretive Site: 5.2 mi
  • Coldwater Ridge Visitor Center Interpretive Site: 6.5 mi
  • Lava Canyon Interpretive Site: 11.2 mi
  • Moss Spring Observation Site: 11.4 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Smith Creek Interpretive Site: 5.1 mi
  • Coldwater Lake Picnic And Boating Site: 6.7 mi
  • Iron Creek Picnic Area: 10.0 mi
  • Lower Falls Day Use Area: 16.8 mi
Cliffs: 4
Springs: 3
  • Soda Spring: 7.3 mi
  • Kalama Spring: 13.8 mi
  • Cold Spring: 23.6 mi
Rest areas: 3
Historic sites: 2
  • Mount St. Helens Eruption Memorial: 5.1 mi
  • Kosmos Bridge: 12.1 mi
Museums: 1
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.0 miles of Mount Whittier. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount Saint HelensSSW2,549 m9.7 mi
Dogs Head PeakSSW2,481 m8.9 mi
Lava DomeSSW2,180 m9.1 mi
Mount TeragramS1,786 m0.7 mi
Mount MargaretS1,786 m0.9 mi
McCoy PeakE1,785 m14.7 mi
Strawberry MountainNE1,749 m6.1 mi
Craggy PeakESE1,745 m13.9 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 solstice07:5015:3416:25

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, 13 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/1777308465

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