Artwork · Washington

Moon Crater

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Elevation, modelled: 573 m
Tallest summit within 22.4 miles: Mount Kit Carson1,600 m · 21.7 mi
Nearest byway: JCT SR 2 MT SPOKANE PARK DR TO JCT ENTRANCE MT SPOKANE STATE PARK9.2 mi off
Sunset, June solstice: 20:52local time
Coordinates: 47.6609, -117.4176

Moon Crater from directly overhead

Moon Crater is a artwork in Washington, at a modelled 573 m. Mount Kit Carson stands 1,600 m to the northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Centennial Sculpture, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. JCT SR 2 MT SPOKANE PARK DR TO JCT ENTRANCE MT SPOKANE STATE PARK passes 9.2 miles off.

The record

Material: bronze

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.4 miles of Moon Crater. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Mount Kit Carson	NE 36°	1,600 m	21.7 mi
Mica Peak	E 97°	1,598 m	20.2 mi
Beauty Mountain	NE 37°	1,587 m	22.4 mi
Mica Peak	ESE 111°	1,586 m	16.8 mi
Quartz Mountain	NE 45°	1,572 m	22.0 mi
Bald Knob	NE 39°	1,557 m	22.4 mi
Horse Mountain	NE 45°	1,552 m	22.3 mi
Day Mountain	NE 34°	1,536 m	22.4 mi

On the road

9.2 mi off the JCT SR 2 MT SPOKANE PARK DR TO JCT ENTRANCE MT SPOKANE STATE PARK
19.4 mi off the EXTEND SR 27 DESIGNATION JCT SR 274 NORTHERLY TO JCT SR 278 VIC ROCKFORD PER SHB 1024 EFFECTIVE 07-22-11
19.4 mi off the JCT SR 27 VIC ROCKFORD EASTERLY TO IDAHO STATE LINE PER SHB 1024 EFFECTIVE 07-22-11
24.2 mi off the JCT SR 23 VIC SPRAGUE TO JCT SR 2 VIC REARDEN

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks

Peaks

Beacon Hill: 4.5 mi
Little Baldy: 5.2 mi
Browne Mountain: 5.8 mi
Eagle Peak: 6.3 mi
Tower Mountain: 7.3 mi

Artworks42

Nature reserves29

Riverfront Park Conservation Area: 0.2 mi
Elliot Conservation Futures: 1.7 mi
Downriver Park: 2.4 mi
High Drive Conservation Area: 2.8 mi
Palisades Park: 2.9 mi

Historic sites26

Michael P Anderson: 0.0 mi
Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 0.1 mi
Historic Chinatown: 0.1 mi
In Memory of All Law Enforcement Officers: 0.6 mi
Danil's Ghost Bike: 0.7 mi

Attractions20

Looff Carrousel: 0.1 mi
One Spokane Stadium: 0.5 mi
Spokane Party Trolley: 0.9 mi
Spokane County Fair & Expo Center: 3.5 mi
Bowl and Pitcher: 4.5 mi

Gardens18

Cliffs17

Pine Bluff: 8.8 mi
Pine Bluff: 8.9 mi
Pine Bluff: 8.9 mi
Pine Bluff: 9.1 mi
Pine Bluff: 9.1 mi

Museums13

Mobius Discovery Center: 0.3 mi
Jundt Art Center: 0.6 mi
Bing Crosby House Museum: 0.9 mi
River City Modelers: 1.2 mi
Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture: 1.3 mi

Waterfalls6

Upper Falls: 0.2 mi
Upper Falls: 0.3 mi
Mystic Falls: 3.1 mi
Liberty Creek Falls: 17.9 mi
Post Falls: 21.8 mi

Springs5

Goldback Spring: 6.4 mi
Griffith Spring: 7.4 mi
Mirabeau Springs: 9.1 mi
Big Springs: 11.8 mi
well 2520: 20.6 mi

Picnic sites3

Beaches1

Boulder Beach: 5.6 mi

Ghost towns1

Mock: 21.2 mi

Light

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	06:53	18:22	19:02
June solstice	04:52	20:04	20:52
September equinox	06:37	18:09	18:49
December solstice	07:36	15:08	16:01

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	32	35	42	48	57	63	72	70	61	49	38	31
Precip in	2.0	1.3	1.8	1.5	1.7	1.5	0.7	0.5	0.7	1.5	2.0	2.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Spokane Felts FLD, 5 mi away.

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