Peak · Washington

Watch Mountain

Watch Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Watch Mountain rises to 1,403 m in Washington. Wahpenayo Peak stands 1,899 m to the northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Kehoe Mountain, a peak 2.2 miles away. JCT KOSMOS RD VIC MORTON TO JCT SR 410 VIC NACHES passes 2.4 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Washington, United States of America

Wikidata Q49087758, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation: 1403 m

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates46.57067, -121.96287

2.4 mi off the JCT KOSMOS RD VIC MORTON TO JCT SR 410 VIC NACHES
2.4 mi off the JCT SR 5 VIC MORTON TO JCT SR 410 VIC NACHES
2.4 mi off the White Pass Scenic Byway, National
12.0 mi off the JCT SR 7 VIC ELBE TO JCT ENTRANCE MT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks

Waterfalls

Julia Falls: 9.1 mi
Cora Falls: 9.1 mi
Camp Creek Falls: 10.4 mi
Curtain Falls: 11.3 mi
Angel Falls: 11.4 mi

Cliffs20

Goat Dike: 11.6 mi
Mineral Rock: 14.4 mi
The Ramparts: 14.8 mi
Ladd Rock: 16.9 mi
Basalt Cliff: 18.1 mi

Parks14

Jack Morris Park: 4.9 mi
Cowlitz Falls Campground: 5.4 mi
Glenoma Community Park: 10.8 mi
Taidnapam Park: 11.9 mi
Packwood Cowlitz River Public Access Point: 13.9 mi

Picnic sites9

Iron Creek Picnic Area: 10.0 mi
Valley View Day Use Area: 15.6 mi
Eagle Crest Day Use Area: 17.3 mi
Jenny's Junction Day Use Area: 17.4 mi
High Point Day Use Area: 17.8 mi

Museums7

Mount Rainier Railroad and Logging Museum: 13.7 mi
White Pass Country Historical Museum: 14.0 mi
Historic Packwood Station: 14.3 mi
Transportation Exhibit: 14.3 mi
Longmire Museum: 14.3 mi

Attractions6

Mount Rainier Railroad: 17.3 mi
Monument Entry Road 99 Interpretive Site: 19.2 mi
Elk Pass / Boundary Trailhead: 19.4 mi
Coldwater Ridge Visitor Center Interpretive Site: 23.5 mi
Big Cedar: 23.5 mi

Historic sites5

Kosmos Bridge: 12.4 mi
Cross-section of 1293 Douglas Fir: 14.3 mi
Marine Memorial Airplane Crash Monument: 16.3 mi
Stevens-Van Trump Historical Monument: 19.4 mi
Mount St. Helens Eruption Memorial: 23.5 mi

Springs4

Iron Mike Springs: 14.5 mi
Bum Springs: 16.2 mi
Soda Spring: 19.6 mi
Soda Springs: 24.5 mi

Rest areas2

Bevin Lake Rest Area: 10.8 mi
Elbe Rest Area: 17.5 mi

Artworks2

Wheel: 15.3 mi
Recycled Spirit of Iron: 15.3 mi

Ghost towns1

Lindberg: 13.6 mi

Hot springs1

Ohanapecosh Hot Springs: 22.2 mi

On the horizon

Other summits around it

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

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Wahpenayo Peak	NE 37°	1,899.2 m	15.3 mi
Mount Wow	NNE 12°	1,841 m	14.3 mi
Chutla Peak	NE 35°	1,830 m	15.4 mi
Mount Ararat	NNE 19°	1,829 m	16.0 mi
Eagle Peak	NE 34°	1,815 m	15.5 mi
South Point	ESE 102°	1,786 m	15.4 mi
Twin Sisters	ESE 118°	1,761 m	12.2 mi
Strawberry Mountain	SSW 195°	1,749.2 m	13.4 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:12	18:41	19:21
June solstice	05:15	20:18	21:05
September equinox	06:55	18:27	19:07
December solstice	07:50	15:32	16:24

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, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap Wikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/348190164

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