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Scend

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Scend is an artwork in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 65 m. Larch Mountain stands 1,057 m to the east-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Totem Pole, a historic site 0.1 miles away. JCT SR 5 VIC VANCOUVER ALONG WESTSIDE VANCOUVER LAKE TO NW LOWER RIVER RD passes 0.8 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
2009
Material
metal
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates45.63644, -122.65086

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Totem Pole: 0.1 mi
  • Blue Star Memorial Highway: 0.3 mi
  • Japanese Memorial: 0.8 mi
  • Officers Row: 0.8 mi
  • Pearson Airfield: 0.9 mi
Parks
  • Waterworks Park: 0.2 mi
  • Washington Elementary School Park: 0.5 mi
  • Quarnberg Park: 0.5 mi
  • Leach Park: 0.6 mi
  • Marshall Park: 0.6 mi
Gardens
  • Royce E. Pollard Japanese Friendship Garden: 0.2 mi
  • Marshall Park Community Garden: 0.5 mi
  • Welcome to Washington: 0.5 mi
  • Fort Vancouver National Historic Site Garden: 1.0 mi
  • Kenton Neighborhood Rose Garden: 4.0 mi
Artworks
  • Cannon Replica Project: 0.8 mi
  • Spike Flower: 1.0 mi
  • Wheel Series: 1.0 mi
  • The Winged Woman: 1.0 mi
  • Glyph Singer No. 3: 1.0 mi
Attractions
Nature reserves
Peaks
Museums: 50
Waterfalls: 46
Picnic sites: 27
  • Shelter A: 4.9 mi
  • Eagle Shelter: 5.4 mi
  • Heron Shelter: 5.4 mi
  • Pavillion: 7.3 mi
  • Picnic Area D: 8.0 mi
Beaches: 15
  • Surprise Beach: 1.4 mi
  • North Beach: 2.2 mi
  • Lieser Point: 3.9 mi
  • Lindbergh’s Beach: 6.2 mi
  • Tina Bar: 7.7 mi
Cliffs: 12
  • Waud Bluff: 5.9 mi
  • Rocky Butte Quarry: 7.1 mi
  • Rocky Butte Quarry: 7.4 mi
  • Schwingus - Rocky Butte Quarry: 7.5 mi
  • Tegart Bluff: 10.5 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Springs: 3
  • School District Spring: 10.7 mi
  • Fern Spring: 21.0 mi
  • Summit Spring: 24.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Ed's Trail Arch: 21.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.9 miles of Scend. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Larch MountainENE 72°1,057 m18.0 mi
Elkhorn MountainENE 62°679 m15.2 mi
Bells MountainNE 43°674 m17.3 mi
Livingston MountainENE 78°595 m14.0 mi
Spotted Deer MountainNE 55°594 m16.1 mi
Spud MountainENE 75°576 m14.7 mi
Rye HillWNW 291°566 m19.8 mi
Yacolt MountainNNE 32°536 m18.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4419:23
June solstice05:2220:1821:04
September equinox06:5818:3119:10
December solstice07:4915:4016:30

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414347525863696964544641
Precip in5.33.83.92.92.51.60.40.51.43.45.56.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Vancouver Pearson AP, 1 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11038452907

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