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Cascade Cradle

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Elevation, modelled: 487 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles: Mission Peak2,081 m · 20.0 mi
Nearest byway: JCT SR 10 VIC ELLENSBURG TO JCT SR 2 VIC PESHASTIN3.9 mi off
Sunset, June solstice: 21:02local time
Coordinates: 47.0037, -120.5406

Cascade Cradle from directly overhead

Cascade Cradle is a artwork in Washington, at a modelled 487 m. Mission Peak stands 2,081 m to the north-northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Museum of Culture and Environment, a museum 0.1 miles away. JCT SR 10 VIC ELLENSBURG TO JCT SR 2 VIC PESHASTIN passes 3.9 miles off. 176 named places lie within 25 miles, 36 of them named summits.

The record

Built: 1991

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cascade Cradle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Mission Peak	NNE 13°	2,081 m	20.0 mi
Wenatchee Mountain	NNE 19°	2,053 m	19.7 mi
Lion Rock	N 353°	1,938.2 m	17.3 mi
Table Mountain	N 356°	1,916.3 m	17.2 mi
Mount Lillian	N 3°	1,873 m	21.9 mi
Tronsen Head	N 359°	1,822.7 m	21.3 mi
Windy Knob	N 358°	1,804 m	21.4 mi
Diamond Head	N 356°	1,803 m	21.3 mi

On the road

3.9 mi off the JCT SR 10 VIC ELLENSBURG TO JCT SR 2 VIC PESHASTIN
3.9 mi off the JCT SR 970 TEANAWAY RD TO JCT SR 97 VIC ELLENSBURG
5.5 mi off the JCT SR 82 VIC YAKIMA TO JCT SR 82 VIC ELLENSBURG
6.7 mi off the Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90National

Overlooks nearby

Echo Point · 24 mi

Around it

176 named places within 25 miles

Parks55

Peaks36

Craigs Hill: 0.6 mi
Chinamans Hat: 13.7 mi
Whiskey Dick Mountain: 14.6 mi
Baldy Mountain: 15.1 mi
The Island: 15.9 mi

Springs21

Sorenson Spring: 11.4 mi
Dorse Spring: 14.7 mi
Seabrock Spring: 15.0 mi
Pine Spring: 15.2 mi
Basalt Spring: 15.2 mi

Historic sites15

Museums9

Museum of Culture and Environment: 0.1 mi
Clymer Art Museum: 0.6 mi
Ellensburg Rodeo Hall of Fame Museum: 0.6 mi
Kittitas County Historical Museum: 0.7 mi
Wild Horse Renewable Energy Center: 16.0 mi

Artworks8

Gardens7

Japanese Garden: 0.1 mi
Marshall W. Mayberry Arboretum: 0.1 mi
Leah Polacek Butterfly Garden: 0.2 mi
Wildcat Neighborhood Community Garden: 0.5 mi
Wildcat Neighborhood Farm: 0.5 mi

Rest areas6

Ryegrass Westbound Rest Area: 16.1 mi
Ryegrass Eastbound Rest Area: 16.4 mi
Indian John Hill Rest Area, I-90 Westbound: 17.9 mi
Indian John Hill Rest Area, I-90 Eastbound: 18.1 mi
Selah Creek Rest Area, I-82 Westbound: 21.1 mi

Attractions5

Cliffs5

Pacman rock: 10.5 mi
Osborn Point: 18.9 mi
Devils Slide: 21.6 mi
Royal Columns: 23.1 mi
The Bend: 24.0 mi

Nature reserves3

Umtanum Recreation Site: 10.6 mi
Yakima River Canyon Preserve (TNC): 11.5 mi
Liberty Recreation Site: 17.9 mi

Picnic sites3

Ghost towns2

Renslow: 11.5 mi
Roza: 15.7 mi

Waterfalls1

Umtanum Creek Falls: 8.7 mi

Light

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:06	18:35	19:15
June solstice	05:08	20:14	21:02
September equinox	06:50	18:22	19:02
December solstice	07:46	15:24	16:16

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg °F	30	36	42	49	58	64	72	71	62	50	38	30
Precip in	1.2	0.8	0.8	0.7	0.9	0.5	0.2	0.2	0.4	0.8	1.1	1.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ellensburg Bowers FLD, 2 mi away.

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