Asahel Curtis Picnic Area
Asahel Curtis Picnic Area is a picnic site in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 592 m. Mount Thomson stands 1,998 m to the northeast, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Rockdale, a ghost town 0.7 miles away. JCT WEST LAKE SAMMAMISH PKWY VIC ISSAQUAH TO JCT SR 970 VIC CLE ELUM runs past it.
What to expect
- Operated by
- United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service
How to reach it
- On the JCT WEST LAKE SAMMAMISH PKWY VIC ISSAQUAH TO JCT SR 970 VIC CLE ELUM
- On the JCT EAST SUNSET WAY VIC ISSAQUAH TO VIC THORP
- On the Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90, National
- 16.4 mi off the JCT SR 522 TO JCT SR 90 VIC NORTH BEND
Overlooks nearby
- Mount Margaret · 6 mi
- Little Balcony · 7 mi
- Dirty Harry's Balcony · 7 mi
- Weeks Falls Viewpoint · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Granite Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Humpback Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Tusk O'Granite: 2.3 mi
- Silver Peak: 2.3 mi
- Mount Catherine: 2.5 mi
- Hyak Sno-Parks: 3.6 mi
- Dahlgren Family Park: 14.5 mi
- Tanner Landing Park: 14.6 mi
- E J Roberts Park: 15.9 mi
- Torguson Park: 15.9 mi
- Denny Camp Falls: 2.2 mi
- Keekwulee Falls: 2.6 mi
- Franklin Falls: 2.7 mi
- Snowshoe Falls: 2.8 mi
- Fall into the Wall: 3.2 mi
- Fort Tilton Historical Marker: 5.3 mi
- NP Ski Bowl Lodge: 10.3 mi
- Nordrum Lookout: 11.7 mi
- Chester Morse Monument: 12.0 mi
- Pollalie Ridge Lookout: 14.5 mi
- Tubing Park: 2.9 mi
- Actual Cave: 10.2 mi
- Amazonia: 10.2 mi
- Club Paradiso: 10.2 mi
- Semi Wall: 10.4 mi
- Alpental Cliffs: 3.3 mi
- Osprey Wall: 3.5 mi
- Lower Pratt Climbing Area: 11.3 mi
- Spouse Wall: 11.4 mi
- West Quartz Camp: 11.7 mi
- Rockdale Picnic Area: 1.1 mi
- Olallie State Park South Fork Picnic Area: 9.2 mi
- Mine Creek: 10.6 mi
- Camp Brown Day Use Area: 11.0 mi
- Group Picnic Shelter: 11.5 mi
- Washington State Ski & Snowboard Museum: 3.2 mi
- Cedar River Watershed Education Center: 14.5 mi
- Snoqualmie Valley Historical Museum: 16.4 mi
- Northwest Railway Museum, Train Hall: 18.2 mi
- Northwest Railway Museum: 19.1 mi
- Dendritic Root Floor: 14.5 mi
- Snaking Root Ceiling: 14.5 mi
- Poet's Path: 19.0 mi
- 2003 Centennial Mural: 19.0 mi
- Snoqualmie Totem Pole: 19.0 mi
- Easton Ponds: 17.9 mi
- Cottonwood Natural Area: 21.5 mi
- Raging River Natural Area: 22.9 mi
- South Fork Tolt Reservoir Watershed: 23.0 mi
- Suncadia Conservancy: 23.5 mi
- Travelers Rest Rest Area: 3.2 mi
- Goldmyer Hot Springs: 7.2 mi
- Canyon Spring: 14.0 mi
- Jean Caithness Greenlees Grove: 19.9 mi
- Speelyi Beach: 21.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.0 miles of Asahel Curtis Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Thomson | NE 43° | 1,998 m | 7.4 mi |
| Snoqualmie Mountain East | NNE 30° | 1,914.57 m | 5.1 mi |
| Snoqualmie Mountain | NNE 29° | 1,913.5 m | 5.1 mi |
| Kaleetan Peak | N 354° | 1,907.7 m | 4.7 mi |
| Chair Peak | N 1° | 1,902 m | 4.5 mi |
| Alta Mountain | ENE 63° | 1,902 m | 7.1 mi |
| Snow Dome | NNE 31° | 1,886.7 m | 5.3 mi |
| Lundin Peak | NE 34° | 1,846 m | 5.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:38 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 20:19 | 21:07 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:25 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:51 | 15:26 | 16:18 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 30 | 35 | 39 | 46 | 52 | 59 | 60 | 55 | 44 | 34 | 28 |
| Precip in | 11.7 | 7.9 | 8.8 | 6.5 | 4.7 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 3.9 | 9.0 | 13.7 | 12.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stampede Pass, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/6331125520
Day trips start here
- Snoqualmie Pass · 3 mi
- North Bend · 16 mi
- King County · 18 mi
- Snoqualmie · 19 mi
- Issaquah · 29 mi
- Stevens Pass · 30 mi
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