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Three Peaks

Three Peaks, seen from above at true elevation

Three Peaks rises to 1,307 m in Washington. Observation Rock stands 2,508 m to the south-southwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Frog Mountain, a peak 1.2 miles away. Chinook Scenic Byway passes 7.8 miles off.

The story

mountain in Washington, United States of America

Wikidata Q49083417, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1307 m

How to reach it

Coordinates47.04011, -121.73816

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Upper Van Horn Falls: 4.6 mi
  • Van Horn Falls: 4.7 mi
  • Chenuis Falls: 5.9 mi
  • Alice Falls: 6.0 mi
  • Cress Falls: 6.1 mi
Parks
  • Mud Mountain Dam Recreation Area: 11.1 mi
  • Pyramid Creek SnoPark: 14.2 mi
  • Anderson Riverview Park: 14.3 mi
  • Pinnacle Peak Park: 14.6 mi
  • Coke Oven Handcar Park: 14.8 mi
Historic sites: 32
  • Old Mineshaft: 13.5 mi
  • Old Well: 13.8 mi
  • Old Coke Ovens: 14.2 mi
  • Coal Hopper: 14.2 mi
  • Kyle Bruhn Memorial Park: 14.8 mi
Cliffs: 23
Artworks: 11
Ghost towns: 10
Attractions: 9
  • Coffee Cup: 8.9 mi
  • The Trident: 9.6 mi
  • Fright Factory Haunted House: 15.1 mi
  • Caboose: 15.1 mi
  • Skookum Slope Mine & Queen Mine Cars: 15.1 mi
Picnic sites: 6
  • Group Picnic Site 13: 8.2 mi
  • Upper Picnic Area: 8.2 mi
  • Group Picnic Area: 8.2 mi
  • Sunrise Picnic Area: 9.7 mi
  • Corral Pass Picnic Area: 13.0 mi
Nature reserves: 6
  • Middle Boise Creek Natural Area: 15.5 mi
  • Fell Hill Park: 17.4 mi
  • Stonequarry Creek Natural Area: 17.4 mi
  • Flaming Geyser Natural Area: 21.8 mi
  • Crow Marsh Natural Area: 22.5 mi
Museums: 5
Gardens: 4
  • Jean Caithness Greenlees Grove: 8.0 mi
  • Goodwill Garden: 16.3 mi
  • Discovery Park Gardens: 22.2 mi
  • Coal Miner's Honor Garden: 22.4 mi
Springs: 2
  • Iron Mike Springs: 20.2 mi
  • Log Spring: 24.8 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Waterfront: 13.9 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Ohanapecosh Hot Springs: 22.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.7 miles of Three Peaks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Observation RockSSW 199°2,508 m10.1 mi
Echo RockSSW 198°2,394 m9.7 mi
3rd Burroughs MountainS 173°2,386 m9.6 mi
2nd Burroughs MountainSSE 166°2,256.1 m9.5 mi
Mount FremontSSE 158°2,230 m8.1 mi
1st Burroughs MountainSSE 161°2,182 m9.3 mi
Mount FremontSSE 157°2,181 m8.7 mi
Sluiskin Mountain, EastS 180°2,142 m6.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4019:20
June solstice05:1220:1921:07
September equinox06:5518:2619:06
December solstice07:5115:2916:21

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394043475358636459514339
Precip in7.05.26.65.65.03.91.51.63.46.08.06.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MUD MTN DAM, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/348179086

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