Poch Peak
Poch Peak rises to 1,556 m in Washington. Columbia Crest stands 4,392 m to the southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is August Peak, a peak 0.8 miles away. JCT MT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK TO JCT SR 162 VIC SOUTH PRAIRIE passes 1.3 miles off.
The story
mountain in Pierce County, Washington, United States
Wikidata Q49062740, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1556 m
How to reach it
- 1.3 mi off the JCT MT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK TO JCT SR 162 VIC SOUTH PRAIRIE
- 13.6 mi off the JCT SR 7 VIC ELBE TO JCT ENTRANCE MT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK
- 13.6 mi off the JCT SR 7 VIC ELBE TO MT RAINIER NAT PARK BOUNDARY
- 14.4 mi off the JCT MUD MTN RD VIC ENUMCLAW TO JCT SR 12 VIC NACHES
Overlooks nearby
- Skookum Falls Viewpoint · 18 mi
- North Snoquera Point · 19 mi
- South Snoquera Point · 19 mi
- Mount Rainier Viewpoint · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- August Peak: 0.8 mi
- Virginia Peak: 1.2 mi
- Martin Peak: 1.4 mi
- Berry Peak: 1.8 mi
- Alki Crest: 1.9 mi
- Ranger Falls: 4.3 mi
- Ipsut Falls: 4.9 mi
- Spray Falls: 4.9 mi
- Giant Falls: 5.0 mi
- Chenuis Falls: 5.1 mi
- 8th Avenue Park: 10.5 mi
- Coke Oven Handcar Park: 11.6 mi
- H. R. E. Nelson Park: 12.0 mi
- Wilkeson Skate Park: 12.2 mi
- Roosevelt Park: 12.2 mi
- Marine Memorial Airplane Crash Monument: 10.4 mi
- Old Mineshaft: 11.4 mi
- Old Well: 11.4 mi
- Wilkeson Coke Ovens: 11.6 mi
- Kyle Bruhn Memorial Park: 11.6 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 4.2 mi
- Echo Cliffs: 6.2 mi
- Ptarmigan Ridge: 6.6 mi
- Colonnade: 7.1 mi
- Klapatche Point: 7.2 mi
- Coffee Cup: 9.7 mi
- The Trident: 10.8 mi
- Caboose: 11.8 mi
- Skookum Slope Mine & Queen Mine Cars: 11.8 mi
- Vforce: 14.6 mi
- The Wilkeson Way to Carbon Glacier: 12.0 mi
- Bacon and Eggs: 12.1 mi
- Wheel: 16.6 mi
- Recycled Spirit of Iron: 16.6 mi
- The Story Pole: 16.8 mi
- Sunrise Picnic Area: 13.8 mi
- Paradise Picnic Area: 14.7 mi
- High Point Day Use Area: 15.7 mi
- Valley View Day Use Area: 15.8 mi
- Eagle Crest Day Use Area: 16.4 mi
- Transportation Exhibit: 15.0 mi
- Longmire Museum: 15.0 mi
- Foothills Historical Society: 15.4 mi
- Stage Stop Museum: 17.0 mi
- Enumclaw Plateau Historical Society Museum: 17.8 mi
- Northwest Trek Wildlife Park: 16.3 mi
- Middle Boise Creek Natural Area: 16.7 mi
- Morse Wildlife Preserve: 19.6 mi
- Stonequarry Creek Natural Area: 20.1 mi
- Fell Hill Park: 20.3 mi
- Discovery Park Gardens: 17.3 mi
- Goodwill Garden: 17.6 mi
- Jean Caithness Greenlees Grove: 17.7 mi
- Step By Step Storybook Garden: 22.0 mi
- Planting Patch - Meet Big Washington: 23.4 mi
- Iron Mike Springs: 14.8 mi
- Bum Springs: 22.6 mi
- Maplewood Spring: 23.9 mi
- Waterfront: 11.7 mi
- Sex Cove: 23.6 mi
- Elbe Rest Area: 17.8 mi
- Ohanapecosh Hot Springs: 22.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.6 miles of Poch Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia Crest | SE 130° | 4,392 m | 10.6 mi |
| Liberty Cap | SE 130° | 4,297 m | 9.6 mi |
| Tahoma Cleaver | SE 137° | 3,533 m | 10.2 mi |
| Saint Andrews Rock | SE 135° | 3,520 m | 9.5 mi |
| Observation Rock | ESE 120° | 2,508 m | 6.8 mi |
| Echo Rock | ESE 117° | 2,394 m | 6.9 mi |
| Tokaloo Rock | SSE 151° | 2,342 m | 8.9 mi |
| Tokaloo Spire | SSE 152° | 2,280 m | 8.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:40 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 20:19 | 21:07 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:27 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:51 | 15:30 | 16:22 |
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, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/348178762
Day trips start here
- Mount Rainier National Park · 12 mi
- Eatonville · 17 mi
- Puyallup · 23 mi
- South Sound · 27 mi
- Auburn · 28 mi
- Fife · 28 mi
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