Staircase Picnic Area
Staircase Picnic Area is a picnic site in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 234 m. Mount Anderson stands 2,228 m to the north, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Bear Gulch Day Use Area, a picnic site 1.0 miles away. JCT SR 101 VIC HOODSPORT TO JCT MT ROSE INTERSECTION passes 4.3 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- National Park Service
How to reach it
- 4.3 mi off the JCT SR 101 VIC HOODSPORT TO JCT MT ROSE INTERSECTION
- 10.7 mi off the JCT SR 109 VIC QUEETS TO JCT SR 5 VIC OLYMPIA
- 14.7 mi off the JCT SR 101 VIC UNION TO JCT SR 3 VIC BELFAIR
- 22.6 mi off the JCT SR 101 VIC SHELTON TO JCT SR 104 VIC PORT GAMBEL
Overlooks nearby
- Peek-a-Boo Point · 17 mi
- South Point · 27 mi
- Mount Walker North Viewpoint · 27 mi
- Mt. Walker Viewpoint · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Copper Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Lightning Peak: 1.8 mi
- Mount Rose: 2.0 mi
- Timber Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Cub Peak: 2.4 mi
- Division 2 Boat Launch: 4.4 mi
- Division 3 Park: 4.5 mi
- Division 1 Park: 6.5 mi
- Old Camp Melbourn: 9.5 mi
- Division 9 Park: 10.1 mi
- Ross Falls: 3.6 mi
- Hamma Hamma Falls: 5.3 mi
- Whitehorse Falls: 6.4 mi
- Wynoochee Falls: 9.6 mi
- Upper Lilliwaup Falls: 10.2 mi
- Nine Inch Spike: 3.1 mi
- Camp 3: 10.9 mi
- Camp Govey: 12.2 mi
- Simpson Lookout: 15.4 mi
- Ring of Fire: 19.4 mi
- Mason County Historical Society Museum: 23.4 mi
- Whale Display: 23.6 mi
- Exhibit Building: 23.6 mi
- Lake Quinault Museum: 24.3 mi
- Bear Gulch Day Use Area: 1.0 mi
- Potlach State Park Picnic Area: 13.4 mi
- July Creek Picnic Area: 24.9 mi
- Skokomish Park Lake Cushman - Day Use Area: 6.1 mi
- Little Ireland Beach: 14.8 mi
- Lilly's Pad: 17.8 mi
- Lilliwaup Tidelands State Park: 11.2 mi
- Hiburn Preserve: 23.1 mi
- HOPE Garden: 22.3 mi
- Eagle Garden: 23.5 mi
- Red Bluff: 12.6 mi
- Elk Lick Springs: 14.3 mi
- Amelia: 18.1 mi
- World's Largest Spruce: 23.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.5 miles of Staircase Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Anderson | N 360° | 2,228 m | 14.3 mi |
| West Peak | N 357° | 2,169 m | 14.5 mi |
| Chimney Peak | NNW 345° | 2,086 m | 12.6 mi |
| The Brothers | NE 43° | 2,085.4 m | 13.1 mi |
| Crystal Peak | NNW 349° | 2,078 m | 14.5 mi |
| Mount Stone | NNE 25° | 2,015.3 m | 7.0 mi |
| Mount Elk Lick | NNE 16° | 1,974 m | 12.5 mi |
| Mount Skokomish | NNE 18° | 1,961 m | 5.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:46 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 20:27 | 21:15 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:32 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:59 | 15:32 | 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 | 41 | 42 | 45 | 49 | 56 | 60 | 65 | 65 | 60 | 51 | 44 | 40 |
| Precip in | 15.5 | 9.2 | 9.9 | 6.1 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 3.0 | 9.1 | 15.7 | 16.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cushman Powerhouse #2, 13 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Olympic National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Aug.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/9873452675
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