Pitcher Mountain
Pitcher Mountain rises to 1,772 m in Washington. Observation Rock stands 2,508 m to the south-southeast, 9.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Old Baldy, a peak 1.8 miles away. Chinook Scenic Byway passes 8.0 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Washington, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49062419, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,772 m
How to reach it
- 8.0 mi off the Chinook Scenic Byway, National
- 27.2 mi off the White Pass Scenic Byway, National
- 28.7 mi off the Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90, National
Overlooks nearby
- Mount Rainier Viewpoint · 13 mi
- Skookum Falls Viewpoint · 13 mi
- North Snoquera Point · 14 mi
- South Snoquera Point · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Little Old Baldy: 1.8 mi
- Cayada Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Old Baldy Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Bearhead Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Tirzah Peak: 3.8 mi
- Mud Mountain Dam Recreation Area: 8.2 mi
- 8th Avenue Park: 9.6 mi
- Coke Oven Handcar Park: 9.7 mi
- H. R. E. Nelson Park: 10.2 mi
- Wilkeson Skate Park: 10.3 mi
- Chenuis Falls: 3.2 mi
- Ranger Falls: 3.7 mi
- Ipsut Falls: 4.8 mi
- Alice Falls: 6.2 mi
- Cress Falls: 6.8 mi
- Old Mineshaft: 8.7 mi
- Old Well: 8.9 mi
- Old Coke Ovens: 9.4 mi
- Coal Hopper: 9.4 mi
- Kyle Bruhn Memorial Park: 9.7 mi
- The Wilkeson Way to Carbon Glacier: 10.1 mi
- Bacon and Eggs: 10.3 mi
- The Great Outdoors: 12.6 mi
- Elk on the Trail: 12.7 mi
- Foal: 13.0 mi
- Caboose: 10.0 mi
- Skookum Slope Mine & Queen Mine Cars: 10.0 mi
- Coffee Cup: 10.4 mi
- Fright Factory Haunted House: 11.1 mi
- The Trident: 11.5 mi
- Yellowstone Cliffs: 6.7 mi
- Echo Cliffs: 6.9 mi
- Northern Crags: 7.4 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 8.4 mi
- Ambassador Climbing Rock: 9.4 mi
- Middle Boise Creek Natural Area: 12.1 mi
- Stonequarry Creek Natural Area: 14.9 mi
- Fell Hill Park: 15.0 mi
- Flaming Geyser Natural Area: 18.8 mi
- Metzler Park: 20.3 mi
- Jean Caithness Greenlees Grove: 10.9 mi
- Goodwill Garden: 13.0 mi
- Discovery Park Gardens: 17.0 mi
- Coal Miner's Honor Garden: 20.0 mi
- Step By Step Storybook Garden: 21.1 mi
- Group Picnic Site 13: 11.3 mi
- Upper Picnic Area: 11.3 mi
- Group Picnic Area: 11.4 mi
- Sunrise Picnic Area: 13.1 mi
- Paradise Picnic Area: 18.4 mi
- Foothills Historical Society: 11.9 mi
- Enumclaw Plateau Historical Society Museum: 13.3 mi
- Black Diamond Historical Museum: 20.0 mi
- Longmire Museum: 20.0 mi
- Transportation Exhibit: 20.0 mi
- Waterfront: 9.0 mi
- Sex Cove: 21.4 mi
- Iron Mike Springs: 19.8 mi
- Maplewood Spring: 23.7 mi
- Elbe Rest Area: 24.6 mi
- Ohanapecosh Hot Springs: 25.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.3 miles of Pitcher Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Observation Rock | SSE 166° | 2,508 m | 9.7 mi |
| Echo Rock | SSE 164° | 2,394 m | 9.4 mi |
| Needle Rock | S 169° | 2,267 m | 10.8 mi |
| Mount Fremont | SE 131° | 2,230 m | 11.3 mi |
| Sluiskin Mountain, East | SE 139° | 2,142 m | 8.5 mi |
| Skyscraper Mountain | SE 136° | 2,131 m | 10.7 mi |
| Sluiskin Mountain | SE 140° | 2,095 m | 8.2 mi |
| Old Desolate | SSE 147° | 2,071 m | 9.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:40 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 20:19 | 21:07 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:27 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:51 | 15:29 | 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 | 39 | 40 | 43 | 47 | 53 | 58 | 63 | 64 | 59 | 51 | 43 | 39 |
| Precip in | 7.0 | 5.2 | 6.6 | 5.6 | 5.0 | 3.9 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 3.4 | 6.0 | 8.0 | 6.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MUD MTN DAM, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1524490 — Pitcher Mountain, Pierce County, Washington.
OpenStreetMap element node/348178710
Day trips start here
- Mount Rainier National Park · 13 mi
- Eatonville · 22 mi
- Puyallup · 23 mi
- Auburn · 25 mi
- Fife · 27 mi
- South Sound · 27 mi
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