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The Dome

The Dome, seen from above at true elevation

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. JCT SR 5 VIC CASTLE ROCK TO JOHNSON RIDGE passes 2.5 miles off.

About

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.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1739 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates46.30820, -122.15790

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 59
Parks: 17
  • 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
Attractions: 10
  • 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
  • Elk Pass / Boundary Trailhead: 9.1 mi
  • Ape Canyon Trailhead: 10.4 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • 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
Springs: 3
  • Soda Spring: 7.1 mi
  • Kalama Spring: 12.3 mi
  • Cold Spring: 23.9 mi
Cliffs: 3
Historic sites: 2
  • Mount St. Helens Eruption Memorial: 3.4 mi
  • Kosmos Bridge: 13.0 mi
Rest areas: 2
Museums: 1
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.1 miles of The Dome. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount Saint HelensSSW 193°2,549 m8.3 mi
Dogs Head PeakS 187°2,481 m7.5 mi
Lava DomeS 191°2,180 m7.6 mi
Mount WhittierNE 45°1,792.5 m1.7 mi
Mount TeragramENE 70°1,786.4 m1.3 mi
Mount MargaretENE 77°1,785.8 m1.2 mi
McCoy PeakE 84°1,784.9 m16.0 mi
Strawberry MountainNE 48°1,749.2 m7.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4219:21
June solstice05:1720:1821:05
September equinox06:5618:2819:08
December solstice07:5015:3516:25

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384044485559646458504238

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Glenoma, 15 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/1777308467

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