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Tahtlum Peak

Tahtlum Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Tahtlum Peak rises to 2,002 m in Washington. Little Tahoma stands 3,395 m to the west, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Naches Peak, a peak 1.4 miles away. Chinook Scenic Byway passes 1.8 miles off.

The story

Tahtlum Peak is a 6,567-foot-elevation (2,002-meter) mountain summit in Yakima County of Washington state.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q56277148, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2,001.6 m

How to reach it

Coordinates46.86433, -121.47747

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Deer Creek Falls: 3.5 mi
  • Chinook Cascades: 4.2 mi
  • Sydney Falls: 4.2 mi
  • Stafford Falls: 4.7 mi
  • Bumping River Falls: 5.4 mi
Cliffs: 26
Picnic sites: 9
  • Sunrise Picnic Area: 8.6 mi
  • Corral Pass Picnic Area: 10.3 mi
  • Paradise Picnic Area: 13.7 mi
  • White Pass Day Use: 15.8 mi
  • Clear Lake Day Use Area: 18.7 mi
Springs: 8
  • Log Spring: 9.6 mi
  • Soda Springs: 11.1 mi
  • Clover Spring: 13.1 mi
  • Bum Springs: 15.4 mi
  • Iron Mike Springs: 17.6 mi
Parks: 5
  • Pyramid Creek SnoPark: 17.2 mi
  • Salmon Falls Interpretive Site: 19.1 mi
  • Boulder Cave Day Use Area: 19.7 mi
  • Packwood Cowlitz River Public Access Point: 19.8 mi
  • Jim Sprick Community Park: 24.0 mi
Historic sites: 4
Museums: 4
Attractions: 3
  • Big Cedar: 7.9 mi
  • The Trident: 11.5 mi
  • Coffee Cup: 12.6 mi
Rest areas: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Hot springs: 1
  • Ohanapecosh Hot Springs: 9.7 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Jean Caithness Greenlees Grove: 22.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.3 miles of Tahtlum Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Little TahomaW3,395 m11.1 mi
Whitman CrestW2,841 m10.0 mi
K SpireW2,708 m10.5 mi
Mount RuthW2,635 m11.3 mi
Main Cowlitz ChimneyW2,318 m6.3 mi
Central Cowlitz ChimneyW2,265 m6.4 mi
Cowlitz RocksWSW2,263 m11.3 mi
2nd Burroughs MountainWNW2,256 m10.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:3919:19
June solstice05:1220:1721:05
September equinox06:5418:2519:05
December solstice07:4915:2916:21

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jul–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F292830334145535449403227
Precip in17.212.913.28.35.13.81.41.64.411.318.218.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rainier Paradise RS, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/6721698926

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