Pigtail Peak
Pigtail Peak rises to 1,804 m in Washington. Gilbert Peak stands 2,494 m to the south, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is White Pass Day Use, a picnic site 1.5 miles away. White Pass Scenic Byway passes 0.9 miles off.
The story
mountain in Washington, United States of America
Wikidata Q49061188, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1804 m
How to reach it
- 0.9 mi off the White Pass Scenic Byway, National
- 0.9 mi off the JCT KOSMOS RD VIC MORTON TO JCT SR 410 VIC NACHES
- 0.9 mi off the JCT SR 5 VIC MORTON TO JCT SR 410 VIC NACHES
- 10.0 mi off the JCT SR 12 OHANAPECOSH JCT VIC WHITE PASS TO JCT SR 410 VIC CHINOOK PASS
Overlooks nearby
- Clear Creek Falls Viewpoint · 3 mi
- Clear Creek Overlook Interpretive Site · 3 mi
- Palisades Viewpoint · 9 mi
- Tieton Dam · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Hogback Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Twin Peaks: 1.9 mi
- Cortright Point: 2.7 mi
- Round Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Spiral Butte: 3.2 mi
- Clear Creek Falls: 2.8 mi
- Laval Creek Falls: 6.5 mi
- Fish Ladder Falls: 8.2 mi
- Great Falls: 9.2 mi
- South Fork Falls: 9.2 mi
- Coal Creek Bluff: 8.6 mi
- Palisades: 8.8 mi
- Blue Slide: 9.1 mi
- Wildcat Post Piles: 11.9 mi
- Lava Point: 13.0 mi
- Hidden Spring: 3.4 mi
- Indian Spring: 4.1 mi
- Soda Springs: 7.2 mi
- Log Spring: 8.4 mi
- Bum Springs: 13.6 mi
- White Pass Day Use: 1.5 mi
- Clear Lake Day Use Area: 4.8 mi
- Wild Rose Day Use Area: 16.5 mi
- Paradise Picnic Area: 20.0 mi
- Sunrise Picnic Area: 23.5 mi
- Historic Packwood Station: 13.3 mi
- White Pass Country Historical Museum: 13.5 mi
- Longmire Museum: 21.9 mi
- Transportation Exhibit: 21.9 mi
- Stephen Tyng Mather Memorial: 18.1 mi
- Stevens-Van Trump Historical Monument: 19.5 mi
- Cross-section of 1293 Douglas Fir: 21.9 mi
- Big Cedar: 12.4 mi
- The Trident: 24.7 mi
- Ohanapecosh Hot Springs: 11.4 mi
- Packwood Cowlitz River Public Access Point: 13.7 mi
- Bevin Lake Rest Area: 17.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.9 miles of Pigtail Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gilbert Peak | S 186° | 2,494 m | 9.4 mi |
| Goat Citadel | S 189° | 2,439 m | 9.3 mi |
| Big Horn | S 190° | 2,438 m | 9.2 mi |
| Ives Peak | SSW 199° | 2,414 m | 8.9 mi |
| Old Snowy Mountain | SSW 202° | 2,408 m | 8.3 mi |
| Tieton Peak | S 182° | 2,367.7 m | 7.7 mi |
| Mount Aix | NNE 28° | 2,367 m | 13.4 mi |
| Bismarck Peak | NNE 29° | 2,311.9 m | 11.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:38 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 20:16 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:25 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 15:30 | 16:21 |
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, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/348190238
Day trips start here
- Mount Rainier National Park · 23 mi
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