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Catch the Spirit

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Catch the Spirit is an artwork in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 184 m. Mount Defiance stands 1,504 m to the west-southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Firemen's Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. JCT SR 14 VIC BINGEN TO SKAMANIA COUNTY LINE runs past it.

The record

What the record says

Material
metal
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates45.72684, -121.48172

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Firemen's Park: 0.0 mi
  • Pioneer Cemetery: 0.1 mi
  • Jewett Sports Complex: 0.2 mi
  • SPOKES Mountain Bike Park: 0.3 mi
  • The Little City Park: 0.3 mi
Historic sites
Peaks
  • Strawberry Mountain: 0.7 mi
  • Burdoin Mountain: 2.0 mi
  • Bald Mountain: 2.2 mi
  • Panorama Point: 2.9 mi
  • Green Mountain: 3.6 mi
Springs
  • Sanford Spring: 3.2 mi
  • Bachelor Spring: 4.8 mi
  • Burlingame Spring: 5.3 mi
  • Lelliot Spring: 5.6 mi
  • Mosier Springs: 5.9 mi
Waterfalls
  • Wah Gwin Gwin Falls: 3.6 mi
  • Little Maui Falls: 4.5 mi
  • Labyrinth Falls: 4.7 mi
  • Lower Labyrinth Falls: 4.9 mi
  • Husum Falls: 5.0 mi
Artworks: 33
Cliffs: 21
  • Coyote Wall: 3.9 mi
  • Wankers Columns: 4.6 mi
  • Rowland Wall: 5.2 mi
  • Rowland Wall: 5.4 mi
  • Rowland Wall: 5.7 mi
Nature reserves: 16
Museums: 12
Gardens: 8
Attractions: 8
  • The Henderson Monument: 1.6 mi
  • Wet Planet Rafting: 4.8 mi
  • SA Kitesurf Adventures: 9.5 mi
  • Little Huckleberry Trail No 47 Trailhead: 16.4 mi
  • Oxbow Fish Hatchery: 18.6 mi
Beaches: 6
  • Marina Beach: 1.4 mi
  • Koberg Beach: 1.5 mi
  • Slackwater Beach: 1.7 mi
  • Windboarding Beachhead: 2.0 mi
  • Rock Creek Beach: 4.6 mi
Rest areas: 4
Picnic sites: 4
  • Ice Cave Picnic Area: 17.8 mi
  • Columbia Hills State Park Day Use Area: 19.0 mi
  • Eagle Creek Day Use Area: 22.3 mi
  • Hemlock Picnic Area: 22.5 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridges: 18.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.3 miles of Catch the Spirit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DefianceWSW 245°1,504 m12.8 mi
Little Huckleberry MountainNW 316°1,457.2 m15.3 mi
Green Point MountainWSW 243°1,443.8 m15.6 mi
Guler MountainNNW 346°1,288 m14.4 mi
Big Huckleberry MountainWNW 300°1,283 m16.8 mi
Monte CristoNNW 340°1,271.3 m13.2 mi
Monte CarloNNW 337°1,224 m10.9 mi
Mann ButteNNW 332°1,211.9 m16.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:3919:19
June solstice05:1720:1421:00
September equinox06:5418:2619:05
December solstice07:4515:3516:25

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363944505762696962514135
Precip in5.23.53.21.81.30.80.20.20.72.64.85.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hood RVR EXP STN, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6861848064

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