The Dome
The Dome rises to 1,739 m in Washington. Mount Saint Helens stands 2,549 m to the south-southwest, 8.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Margaret, a peak 1.2 miles away. White Pass Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off.
The story
The Dome is a 5,720+ ft (1,740+ m) mountain summit located in Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument, in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest, in Skamania County of southwest Washington state. It is situated in the Cascade Range, less than 2 mi (3.2 km) north of Spirit Lake, and 1.28 mi (2.06 km) northeast of Coldwater Peak. Its nearest higher neighbor is Mount Margaret, 1.16 mi (1.87 km) to the northeast, and Mount St. Helens rises 7.5 mi (12.1 km) to the south. Precipitation runoff from The Dome is drained by Coldwater Creek, a tributary of the North Fork Toutle River.
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Wikidata Q49082349, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,739 m
How to reach it
- 13.9 mi off the White Pass Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Loowit Viewpoint · 4 mi
- North Fork Toutle River Viewpoint · 6 mi
- Castle Lake Viewpoint · 7 mi
- Castle Lake Viewpoint Observation Site · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Margaret: 1.2 mi
- Coldwater Peak: 1.3 mi
- Mount Teragram: 1.3 mi
- Mount Whittier: 1.7 mi
- Blastzone Butte: 2.0 mi
- Harmony Falls: 2.7 mi
- Lower Loowit Falls: 5.3 mi
- Middle Loowit Falls: 5.6 mi
- Lower Step Falls: 5.8 mi
- Loowit Falls: 6.0 mi
- Taidnapam Park: 11.2 mi
- Glenoma Community Park: 13.7 mi
- Kalama Horse Camp: 14.0 mi
- Cowlitz Falls Campground: 15.0 mi
- Cedar Flats Natural Area: 15.6 mi
- Windy Ridge Interpretive Site: 4.2 mi
- Coldwater Ridge Visitor Center Interpretive Site: 5.1 mi
- Monument Entry Road 99 Interpretive Site: 5.2 mi
- Lava Canyon Interpretive Site: 10.4 mi
- Moss Spring Observation Site: 10.5 mi
- Smith Creek Interpretive Site: 4.3 mi
- Coldwater Lake Picnic And Boating Site: 5.2 mi
- Iron Creek Picnic Area: 11.7 mi
- Lower Falls Day Use Area: 16.9 mi
- Soda Spring: 7.1 mi
- Kalama Spring: 12.3 mi
- Cold Spring: 23.9 mi
- Breezy Point: 15.5 mi
- Eagle Cliffs: 18.0 mi
- Point 3670: 20.2 mi
- Mount St. Helens Eruption Memorial: 3.4 mi
- Kosmos Bridge: 13.0 mi
- Elk Rock Viewpoint: 8.8 mi
- Forest Learning Center Rest Area: 11.3 mi
- Johnston Ridge Observatory: 3.6 mi
- Lindberg: 19.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.2 miles of The Dome. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Saint Helens | SSW 193° | 2,549 m | 8.3 mi |
| Dogs Head Peak | S 187° | 2,481 m | 7.5 mi |
| Lava Dome | S 191° | 2,180 m | 7.6 mi |
| Mount Whittier | NE 45° | 1,793 m | 1.7 mi |
| Mount Teragram | ENE 70° | 1,786 m | 1.3 mi |
| Mount Margaret | ENE 77° | 1,786 m | 1.2 mi |
| McCoy Peak | E 84° | 1,785 m | 16.0 mi |
| Strawberry Mountain | NE 48° | 1,749 m | 7.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:42 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 20:18 | 21:05 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:28 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:50 | 15:35 | 16:25 |
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 | 38 | 40 | 44 | 48 | 55 | 59 | 64 | 64 | 58 | 50 | 42 | 38 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Glenoma, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/1777308467
Day trips start here
- Mount St. Helens · 8 mi
- Mossyrock · 22 mi
- Toutle · 26 mi
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