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Poch Peak

Poch Peak, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates46.95154, -121.93120

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
Parks
  • 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
Historic sites: 40
Cliffs: 24
Attractions: 24
  • 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
Artworks: 24
Picnic sites: 12
  • 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
Museums: 10
Nature reserves: 9
Gardens: 8
Ghost towns: 6
Springs: 3
  • Iron Mike Springs: 14.8 mi
  • Bum Springs: 22.6 mi
  • Maplewood Spring: 23.9 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Waterfront: 11.7 mi
  • Sex Cove: 23.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
Hot springs: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Columbia CrestSE 130°4,392 m10.6 mi
Liberty CapSE 130°4,297 m9.6 mi
Tahoma CleaverSE 137°3,533 m10.2 mi
Saint Andrews RockSE 135°3,520 m9.5 mi
Observation RockESE 120°2,508 m6.8 mi
Echo RockESE 117°2,394 m6.9 mi
Tokaloo RockSSE 151°2,342 m8.9 mi
Tokaloo SpireSSE 152°2,280 m8.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4019:20
June solstice05:1420:1921:07
September equinox06:5518:2719:07
December solstice07:5115:3016:22

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394043475358636459514339
Precip in7.05.26.65.65.03.91.51.63.46.08.06.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MUD MTN DAM, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/348178762

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