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Rattlesnake Mountain, a peak in Washington
Rattlesnake Mountain, a peak in WashingtonWilliamborg 00:33, 18 May 2007 (UTC) · Public domain
Rattlesnake Mountain, a peak in Washington
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Rattlesnake Mountain, a peak in Washington
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Rattlesnake Mountain, a peak in Washington
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Rattlesnake Mountain, a peak in Washington
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Rattlesnake Mountain, a peak in Washington
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Rattlesnake Mountain rises to 1,076 m in Washington. Lookout Summit stands 1,106 m to the west-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Doke Spring, a spring 2.5 miles away. JCT SR 395 VIC TRI CITIES TO THE OREGON BORDER VIC PLYMOUTH passes 25 miles off. 29 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

Rattlesnake Mountain (Native American name Lalíik meaning "land above the water") is a 3,531 ft (1,060 m) windswept treeless ridge overlooking the Hanford nuclear site. Parts of the western slope are privately owned ranchland, while the eastern slope is under the federal protection of the Arid Lands Ecology Reserve, a unit of the Hanford Reach National Monument, managed by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. The mountain is the second highest point in Benton County, with its neighbor Lookout Summit surpassing it by only 98 ft (30 m). Rattlesnake Mountain is notable for its high wind speeds, with the highest recorded being around 150 mph (241 kilometers per hour).

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Wikidata Q7296010, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1076 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates46.40654, -119.61192
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Legion Park: 10.5 mi
  • Archie Borden Park: 11.1 mi
  • Field of Dreams Community Park: 11.2 mi
  • Botaka Park: 11.5 mi
  • Benton City Community Park: 11.5 mi
Peaks: 29
  • Goose Egg Hill: 6.2 mi
  • Sagebrush Ridge: 8.4 mi
  • Royer Hill: 8.8 mi
  • The Horn: 8.9 mi
  • Red Mountain: 11.1 mi
Artworks: 29
  • Cougar Oil: 12.2 mi
  • Neptune Orbital Marker: 14.2 mi
  • Saturn: 16.8 mi
  • Big World: 17.0 mi
  • Complexity of Youth: 17.2 mi
Nature reserves: 15
  • Horn Rapids County Park: 8.3 mi
  • Riverfront Park: 11.6 mi
  • Horn Rapids Natural Open Space: 14.6 mi
  • Paul Keith Wetland Reserve: 15.0 mi
  • Tapteal Bend: 15.3 mi
Historic sites: 12
  • IEEE Commemoration Plaque: 10.3 mi
  • APS Commemoration Plaque: 10.4 mi
  • Uranus: 11.4 mi
  • McBee Grade B: 12.0 mi
  • The Final Tribute: 14.6 mi
Springs: 9
  • Doke Spring: 2.5 mi
  • Benson Spring: 3.7 mi
  • Katie Fleck Spring: 5.2 mi
  • Upper Snively Spring: 5.4 mi
  • Snively Spring: 5.8 mi
Museums: 9
Gardens: 6
Attractions: 4
  • Gravity Hill: 6.2 mi
  • USS Triton Submarine: 16.8 mi
  • Country Park Event Center & Fair Grounds: 17.8 mi
  • Max Air Trampoline Park: 22.6 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Carbody Beach: 16.7 mi
Cliffs: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rattlesnake Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lookout SummitWNW 285°1,106 m11.2 mi
Cairn Hope PeakNW 306°1,017 m21.5 mi
High TopWNW 283°913 m23.7 mi
Emerson NippleNW 320°675 m17.9 mi
Chandler ButteSSE 168°622 m11.2 mi
GibbonSSW 195°565 m13.9 mi
Dead Dog LaunchSSE 157°556 m12.5 mi
Sagebrush RidgeSW 227°508 m8.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3119:11
June solstice05:0720:0820:55
September equinox06:4618:1818:58
December solstice07:4015:2416:15

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343845526167757365534133
Precip in1.20.90.70.70.90.70.20.20.30.80.91.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Prosser, 16 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/7476249489

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