Steeple Rock Pillar
Steeple Rock Pillar rises to 1,655 m in Washington. Gray Wolf stands 2,193 m to the east-southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Angeles, a peak 2.4 miles away. Strait of Juan de Fuca Highway - SR 112 passes 10 miles off.
The story
Pillar in Clallam County, Washington, United States.
Wikidata Q56276858, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,655 m
How to reach it
- 10.2 mi off the Strait of Juan de Fuca Highway - SR 112, National
Overlooks nearby
- Mount Walker North Viewpoint · 28 mi
- Mt. Walker Viewpoint · 28 mi
- South Point · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Angeles: 2.4 mi
- Klahhane Ridge: 2.4 mi
- Lost Cabin Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Eagle Point: 2.6 mi
- Rocky Peak: 2.8 mi
- Lions Park: 9.9 mi
- Webster's Woods Art Park: 10.0 mi
- Train Park: 10.0 mi
- Rains Park: 10.1 mi
- Hazel Porter Kiel Park: 10.2 mi
- Adventures Through Kayaking: 10.0 mi
- Olympic Cellars Winery: 11.7 mi
- Rain Shadow Lavender Farm: 14.6 mi
- Devil’s Punchbowl: 17.5 mi
- Fairgrounds: 18.2 mi
- The Beaumont Cabin: 9.6 mi
- Elwha Klallam Museum at the Carnegie: 10.8 mi
- Historic Lincoln School: 10.9 mi
- North Olympic History Center: 10.9 mi
- Feiro Marine Life Center: 11.0 mi
- Madison Falls: 8.4 mi
- Marymere Falls: 16.6 mi
- Sol Duc Falls: 16.9 mi
- Service Falls: 17.0 mi
- Lover's Lane Falls: 17.3 mi
- 9-11 Monument: 10.8 mi
- Military Service Memorial: 10.8 mi
- Giant Sea Lion Statue: 10.8 mi
- Peace Through Trade Bell: 11.0 mi
- B-17 Crash Site: 18.5 mi
- Olympic Visions: 10.9 mi
- Mother & Child: 11.0 mi
- Gray Wolf & Pups: 11.0 mi
- Kite Girl: 17.6 mi
- Altair Picnic Area: 7.2 mi
- Bovee's Meadow Day Use Area: 17.1 mi
- La Poel Day Use Area: 20.3 mi
- Arboretum: 9.8 mi
- Crescent School Garden: 18.0 mi
- Sequim Botanical Garden: 19.0 mi
- Dungeness Trails: 15.5 mi
- Dungeness Recreation Area: 17.0 mi
- Miller Peninsula State Park: 24.3 mi
- Olympic Hot Springs: 10.8 mi
- Sol Duc Hot Springs: 18.9 mi
- Crescent Beach: 18.2 mi
- Murdock Beach: 23.1 mi
- Elk Lick Springs: 18.7 mi
- Gettysburg: 21.8 mi
- New Dungeness Lighthouse Reservation: 22.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.9 miles of Steeple Rock Pillar. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gray Wolf | ESE 116° | 2,193 m | 12.8 mi |
| Mount Cameron | SSE 148° | 2,184 m | 11.1 mi |
| Mount Walkinshaw | SE 128° | 2,157 m | 12.8 mi |
| Greywolf Mountain | ESE 116° | 2,149 m | 12.7 mi |
| Mount Carrie | WSW 243° | 2,125 m | 10.2 mi |
| Mount Fairchild | WSW 243° | 2,108 m | 9.3 mi |
| Head Cameron | SSE 149° | 2,101 m | 10.4 mi |
| Ruth Peak | WSW 238° | 2,088 m | 9.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:46 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 20:29 | 21:18 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:33 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 08:02 | 15:30 | 16:24 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 38 | 42 | 47 | 53 | 57 | 62 | 63 | 58 | 49 | 41 | 37 |
| Precip in | 8.9 | 6.1 | 6.9 | 3.3 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 5.9 | 10.1 | 9.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Elwha RS, 7 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Olympic National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Aug.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/287474875
Day trips start here
- Port Angeles · 10 mi
- Olympic Peninsula · 14 mi
- Sequim · 18 mi
- Olympic National Park · 20 mi
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