South Mountain
South Mountain rises to 885 m in Washington. Mount Stone stands 2,015 m to the north-northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Simpson Hill, a peak 3.1 miles away. JCT SR 109 VIC QUEETS TO JCT SR 5 VIC OLYMPIA passes 9.0 miles off.
The story
mountain in Mason County, Washington state, United States of America
Wikidata Q49075976, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 885 m
How to reach it
- 9.0 mi off the JCT SR 109 VIC QUEETS TO JCT SR 5 VIC OLYMPIA
- 10.0 mi off the JCT SR 101 VIC UNION TO JCT SR 3 VIC BELFAIR
- 10.8 mi off the JCT SR 101 VIC HOODSPORT TO JCT MT ROSE INTERSECTION
- 14.5 mi off the JCT SR 101 VIC SHELTON TO JCT SR 104 VIC PORT GAMBEL
Overlooks nearby
- Peek-a-Boo Point · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Simpson Hill: 3.1 mi
- Grisdale Hill: 5.4 mi
- Rock Peak: 6.4 mi
- Dennie Ahl Hill: 7.8 mi
- Dusk Point: 8.2 mi
- Truman Glick Memorial Park: 6.0 mi
- Division 9 Park: 10.1 mi
- Foothills County Park: 11.3 mi
- Division 1 Park: 12.4 mi
- Ingvald J Gronvold Park: 12.5 mi
- Spoon Creek Falls: 9.5 mi
- Maidenhair Falls: 13.0 mi
- Wynoochee Falls: 13.1 mi
- Upper Lilliwaup Falls: 16.1 mi
- Lilliwaup Falls: 16.1 mi
- Simpson Lookout: 3.1 mi
- Camp Govey: 3.3 mi
- Camp 3: 5.3 mi
- Ring of Fire: 12.7 mi
- Veteran's Memorial Hall: 14.4 mi
- Hiburn Preserve: 13.3 mi
- Lilliwaup Tidelands State Park: 16.3 mi
- Skookum Inlet Natural Area Preserve: 18.1 mi
- Louise H. Meyers Park: 21.7 mi
- Hope Island Marine State Park: 22.5 mi
- Little Ireland Beach: 12.1 mi
- Skokomish Park Lake Cushman - Day Use Area: 12.6 mi
- Lilly's Pad: 22.5 mi
- Countryside Beach: 24.3 mi
- HOPE Garden: 13.4 mi
- Eagle Garden: 17.8 mi
- Master Gardeners Demo Garden: 20.7 mi
- Garden of Gratitude: 20.7 mi
- Mason County Historical Society Museum: 14.3 mi
- McCleary Museum: 18.7 mi
- Squaxin Island Museum, Library and Research Center: 19.0 mi
- Lake Quinault Museum: 24.6 mi
- Potlach State Park Picnic Area: 10.6 mi
- Bear Gulch Day Use Area: 13.5 mi
- Staircase Picnic Area: 14.1 mi
- Amelia: 12.9 mi
- Red Bluff: 14.7 mi
- Elma Rest Area: 20.4 mi
- World's Largest Spruce: 24.3 mi
- Welcome Woman: 24.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.4 miles of South Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Stone | NNE 14° | 2,015.3 m | 20.9 mi |
| Mount Skokomish | N 11° | 1,961 m | 19.6 mi |
| Mount Washington | NNE 21° | 1,906.5 m | 16.2 mi |
| Mount Steel | N 4° | 1,900 m | 22.7 mi |
| Mount Pershing | NNE 18° | 1,875.7 m | 17.4 mi |
| Mount Henderson | N 8° | 1,829.7 m | 19.2 mi |
| Mount Ellinor | NNE 20° | 1,811.7 m | 15.4 mi |
| Mount Bretherton | NNE 20° | 1,807 m | 22.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:46 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 20:26 | 21:14 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:33 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:59 | 15:34 | 16:26 |
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 | 41 | 42 | 45 | 49 | 56 | 60 | 65 | 65 | 60 | 51 | 44 | 40 |
| Precip in | 15.5 | 9.2 | 9.9 | 6.1 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 3.0 | 9.1 | 15.7 | 16.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cushman Powerhouse #2, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1526293 — South Mountain, Mason County, Washington.
OpenStreetMap element node/348638029
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