Prairie Mountain
Prairie Mountain rises to 1,524 m in Washington. Unicorn Peak stands 2,125 m to the north-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Cockscomb Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away. White Pass Scenic Byway passes 2.2 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Washington, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49063990, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,524 m
How to reach it
- 2.2 mi off the White Pass Scenic Byway, National
- 25.6 mi off the Chinook Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Palisades Viewpoint · 17 mi
- Silver Falls Overlook · 19 mi
- Clear Creek Overlook Interpretive Site · 25 mi
- Clear Creek Falls Viewpoint · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cockscomb Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Grassy Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Purcell Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Davis Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Kehoe Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Camp Creek Falls: 8.0 mi
- Cora Falls: 8.9 mi
- Julia Falls: 9.2 mi
- Curtain Falls: 9.6 mi
- Angel Falls: 9.7 mi
- Goat Dike: 6.5 mi
- The Ramparts: 13.5 mi
- Coal Creek Bluff: 14.5 mi
- Palisades: 16.3 mi
- Basalt Cliff: 16.9 mi
- Jack Morris Park: 5.4 mi
- Cowlitz Falls Campground: 8.9 mi
- Packwood Cowlitz River Public Access Point: 9.0 mi
- Glenoma Community Park: 15.6 mi
- Taidnapam Park: 16.3 mi
- Iron Creek Picnic Area: 11.4 mi
- Paradise Picnic Area: 16.0 mi
- Valley View Day Use Area: 19.0 mi
- Eagle Crest Day Use Area: 20.9 mi
- Jenny's Junction Day Use Area: 21.0 mi
- Bum Springs: 12.1 mi
- Iron Mike Springs: 13.1 mi
- Soda Springs: 20.0 mi
- Log Spring: 20.6 mi
- Hidden Spring: 21.8 mi
- White Pass Country Historical Museum: 9.0 mi
- Historic Packwood Station: 9.3 mi
- Transportation Exhibit: 12.9 mi
- Longmire Museum: 12.9 mi
- Mount Rainier Railroad and Logging Museum: 17.9 mi
- Big Cedar: 19.7 mi
- Monument Entry Road 99 Interpretive Site: 20.7 mi
- Mount Rainier Railroad: 21.2 mi
- The Trident: 24.2 mi
- Coffee Cup: 24.5 mi
- Cross-section of 1293 Douglas Fir: 12.9 mi
- Marine Memorial Airplane Crash Monument: 16.5 mi
- Stevens-Van Trump Historical Monument: 17.1 mi
- Kosmos Bridge: 17.1 mi
- Bevin Lake Rest Area: 5.6 mi
- Elbe Rest Area: 21.4 mi
- Wheel: 18.9 mi
- Recycled Spirit of Iron: 18.9 mi
- Ohanapecosh Hot Springs: 18.2 mi
- Lindberg: 18.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.7 miles of Prairie Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unicorn Peak | NNE 30° | 2,125 m | 14.4 mi |
| West Unicorn Peak | NNE 29° | 2,080 m | 14.2 mi |
| Boundary Peak | NNE 31° | 2,067 m | 14.2 mi |
| Pinnacle Peak | NNE 23° | 2,000 m | 14.5 mi |
| Foss Peak | NNE 27° | 1,989 m | 14.7 mi |
| The Castle | NNE 24° | 1,969 m | 14.6 mi |
| Plummer Peak | NNE 22° | 1,942 m | 14.1 mi |
| Tatoosh Peak | NE 42° | 1,923 m | 13.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:40 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 20:18 | 21:05 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:27 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 15:32 | 16:23 |
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, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1524617 — Prairie Mountain, Lewis County, Washington.
OpenStreetMap element node/356546152
Day trips start here
- Mount Rainier National Park · 22 mi
- Eatonville · 29 mi
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