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The Needle, Washington

The Needle is a pillar located in Whatcom County, WA at N48.645556° W121.156944° (WGS84/NAD83) and at an elevation of 7870 ft MSL.
It can be seen on the USGS 1:24K topographic map Diablo Dam, WA.

Feature Type: Pillar
Latitude: N48.645556° (WGS84/NAD83 datum)
Longitude: W121.156944°
Elevation: 7870 ft MSL
County: Whatcom County, Washington
USGS 24K Map: Diablo Dam, WA
USGS 24K MRC: 48121F2

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USGS 1:24K topographic map:
USGS 24K topo map of The Needle, WA
Source: US Geological Survey

Aerial imagery:
Aerial imagery of The Needle, WA
Source: US National Map

OpenStreetMap:
OpenStreetMap map of The Needle, WA
Copyright OpenStreetMap contributors, map styling by TopoQuest

OpenTopoMap:
OpenTopoMap map of The Needle, WA
Copyright OpenStreetMap contributors, map styling by OpenTopoMap and TopoQuest

FAA VFR aeronautical chart::
FAA VFR chart of The Needle, WA
Source: US Federal Aviation Administration


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Here are some other places of interest near The Needle:

Feature Name Type Latitude Longitude Distance View Map
Austera PeakSummitN48.568525°W121.101448°5.9 miles  View Map
Austera TowersRidgeN48.568564°W121.101437°5.9 miles  View Map
Borealis GlacierGlacierN48.592905°W121.094561°4.6 miles  View Map
Bouck LakeLakeN48.684008°W121.184192°2.9 miles  View Map
Bucket CreekStreamN48.730961°W121.162068°5.9 miles  View Map
Butler Brown FlatsFlatN48.718740°W121.101510°5.7 miles  View Map
Camp Dayo CreekStreamN48.734017°W121.170401°6.1 miles  View Map
Colonial CreekStreamN48.692351°W121.100398°4.1 miles  View Map
Colonial Creek CampgroundLocaleN48.698462°W121.094287°4.6 miles  View Map
Colonial GlacierGlacierN48.662072°W121.139009°1.4 miles  View Map
Colonial PeakSummitN48.661468°W121.122074°1.9 miles  View Map
Davis PeakSummitN48.729571°W121.202887°6.2 miles  View Map
Deer CreekStreamN48.717629°W121.116510°5.3 miles  View Map
Diable VistaLocaleN48.710962°W121.097343°5.3 miles  View Map
DiabloPopulated PlaceN48.713462°W121.141233°4.7 miles  View Map
Diablo CanyonValleyN48.712965°W121.152574°4.7 miles  View Map
Diablo DamDamN48.714295°W121.131233°4.9 miles  View Map
Diablo LakeReservoirN48.701217°W121.099969°4.6 miles  View Map
Dorado NeedlePillarN48.549700°W121.138487°6.7 miles  View Map
East Fork Newhalem CreekStreamN48.639292°W121.225122°3.1 miles  View Map
Gorge CreekStreamN48.700127°W121.208179°4.4 miles  View Map
Gorge Creek BridgeBridgeN48.700997°W121.209355°4.5 miles  View Map
Gorge Creek FallsFallsN48.701516°W121.210401°4.6 miles  View Map
Gorge Creek Falls ViewpointLocaleN48.701516°W121.210679°4.6 miles  View Map
Gorge DamDamN48.697905°W121.208457°4.3 miles  View Map
Gorge LakeReservoirN48.706579°W121.171723°4.3 miles  View Map
Gorge PowerhouseLocaleN48.675404°W121.240124°4.3 miles  View Map
Happy CreekStreamN48.730130°W121.065120°7.2 miles  View Map
Horsetail CreekStreamN48.721518°W121.071787°6.5 miles  View Map
Jeanita LakeLakeN48.745466°W121.139739°6.9 miles  View Map
John Pierce WaterfallFallsN48.721241°W121.070675°6.5 miles  View Map
Klawatti GlacierGlacierN48.560960°W121.084560°6.7 miles  View Map
Klawatti LakeLakeN48.555573°W121.079847°7.1 miles  View Map
Klawatti PeakSummitN48.554330°W121.104590°6.7 miles  View Map
Ladder CreekStreamN48.675126°W121.240124°4.3 miles  View Map
Ladder Creek FallsFallsN48.670125°W121.249846°4.6 miles  View Map
McAllister GlacierGlacierN48.556793°W121.130395°6.3 miles  View Map
Mount RossSummitN48.709423°W121.244618°6.0 miles  View Map
Neve CreekStreamN48.651517°W121.064562°4.2 miles  View Map
Neve GlacierGlacierN48.646238°W121.141231°0.7 miles  View Map
NewhalemPopulated PlaceN48.673737°W121.247346°4.6 miles  View Map
Newhalem / Diablo Volunteer Fire DepartmentBuildingN48.671016°W121.251329°4.7 miles  View Map
Newhalem / Diablo Volunteer Fire DepartmentBuildingN48.718710°W121.148370°5.1 miles  View Map
Newhalem CreekStreamN48.671514°W121.254568°4.8 miles  View Map
Newhalem Creek PowerhouseLocaleN48.668737°W121.249290°4.5 miles  View Map
North Klawatti GlacierGlacierN48.565405°W121.077616°6.6 miles  View Map
Paul Bunyans StumpSummitN48.665708°W121.149978°1.4 miles  View Map
Pierce Mountain WayTrailN48.744296°W121.073454°7.8 miles  View Map
Pinnacle PeakSummitN48.671544°W121.149595°1.8 miles  View Map
Primus PeakSummitN48.581924°W121.091814°5.3 miles  View Map
Pyramid CreekStreamN48.712906°W121.153456°4.7 miles  View Map
Pyramid LakeLakeN48.694817°W121.123214°3.7 miles  View Map
Pyramid Lake Research Natural AreaAreaN48.699850°W121.129565°4.0 miles  View Map
Pyramid Lake TrailTrailN48.701517°W121.134566°4.0 miles  View Map
Pyramid PeakSummitN48.674518°W121.146134°2.1 miles  View Map
Reflector BarBarN48.713462°W121.142066°4.7 miles  View Map
Rhode CreekStreamN48.689573°W121.095120°4.1 miles  View Map
Riprap CreekStreamN48.729296°W121.072898°6.9 miles  View Map
Ross DamDamN48.731796°W121.067342°7.2 miles  View Map
Ross Dam District Ranger OfficeLocaleN48.735130°W121.059009°7.6 miles  View Map
Ross Lake Guards StationLocaleN48.735130°W121.062620°7.5 miles  View Map
Ross Lake ResortLocaleN48.739852°W121.065120°7.7 miles  View Map
Ruby (historical)Populated PlaceN48.737352°W121.062342°7.7 miles  View Map
Snowfield PeakSummitN48.635271°W121.138695°1.1 miles  View Map
Sourdough CreekStreamN48.719017°W121.119566°5.4 miles  View Map
Sourdough Lookout TrailTrailN48.729851°W121.131789°5.9 miles  View Map
Stephen Mather WildernessReserveN48.690478°W121.145563°3.1 miles  View Map
Stetattle CreekStreamN48.717073°W121.149289°5.0 miles  View Map
Stout LakeLakeN48.591195°W121.196300°4.2 miles  View Map
Tepeh TowersRidgeN48.546534°W121.130931°6.9 miles  View Map
The HorsemanPillarN48.637349°W121.154564°0.6 miles  View Map
The NeedlePillarN48.645556°W121.156944°0.0 milesView Map
Thunder ArmBayN48.693184°W121.096787°4.3 miles  View Map
Thunder CreekStreamN48.677629°W121.077063°4.3 miles  View Map
Thunder LakeLakeN48.696774°W121.108688°4.2 miles  View Map
Tricouni PeakSummitN48.581923°W121.078117°5.7 miles  View Map
Wilcox LakesLakeN48.601237°W121.174008°3.2 miles  View Map

Note: Coordinates in the location and feature list above are referenced to NAD83 datum.


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