- Elevation, modelled
- 481 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mission Peak2,081 m · 20.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- JCT SR 10 VIC ELLENSBURG TO JCT SR 2 VIC PESHASTIN4.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 21:02local time
- Coordinates
- 47.0019, -120.5396
Secondhand Geology is a artwork in Washington, at a modelled 481 m. Mission Peak stands 2,081 m to the north-northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Mammoth, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. JCT SR 10 VIC ELLENSBURG TO JCT SR 2 VIC PESHASTIN passes 4.0 miles off. 175 named places lie within 25 miles, 35 of them named summits.
- Built
- 2017
- Material
- stainless_steel
- Inscription
- The crumpled steel embodies the massive forces required to compact it. It will remind viewers of the geological processes occurring below their feet in Ellensburg.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Secondhand Geology. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mission Peak | NNE 13° | 2,081 m | 20.1 mi |
| Wenatchee Mountain | NNE 18° | 2,053 m | 19.8 mi |
| Lion Rock | N 353° | 1,938.2 m | 17.4 mi |
| Table Mountain | N 356° | 1,916.3 m | 17.3 mi |
| Mount Lillian | N 3° | 1,873 m | 22.0 mi |
| Tronsen Head | N 359° | 1,822.7 m | 21.4 mi |
| Windy Knob | N 358° | 1,804 m | 21.5 mi |
| Diamond Head | N 356° | 1,803 m | 21.4 mi |
- 4.0 mi off the JCT SR 10 VIC ELLENSBURG TO JCT SR 2 VIC PESHASTIN
- 4.0 mi off the JCT SR 970 TEANAWAY RD TO JCT SR 97 VIC ELLENSBURG
- 5.4 mi off the JCT SR 82 VIC YAKIMA TO JCT SR 82 VIC ELLENSBURG
- 6.8 mi off the Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90National
Overlooks nearby
- Echo Point · 24 mi
175 named places within 25 miles
Parks: 55
- CWU South Park: 0.2 mi
- Ellensburg Memorial Park: 0.3 mi
- Margaret Park: 0.5 mi
- Craig Hill Triangles: 0.5 mi
- Reed Park: 0.5 mi
Peaks: 35
- Craigs Hill: 0.5 mi
- Chinamans Hat: 13.6 mi
- Whiskey Dick Mountain: 14.6 mi
- Baldy Mountain: 15.0 mi
- The Island: 16.0 mi
Springs: 21
- Sorenson Spring: 11.3 mi
- Dorse Spring: 14.6 mi
- Seabrock Spring: 15.0 mi
- Pine Spring: 15.1 mi
- Basalt Spring: 15.2 mi
Historic sites: 15
- Craig's Castle: 0.5 mi
- Stone hut: 9.2 mi
- Black Canyon Cabin: 11.9 mi
- Angus McPherson Memorial: 12.3 mi
- Beck Monument: 13.5 mi
Museums: 9
- Museum of Culture and Environment: 0.2 mi
- Ellensburg Rodeo Hall of Fame Museum: 0.5 mi
- Clymer Art Museum: 0.5 mi
- Kittitas County Historical Museum: 0.6 mi
- Wild Horse Renewable Energy Center: 15.9 mi
Artworks: 8
- Mammoth: 0.0 mi
- Wellington Wildcat Statue: 0.1 mi
- Cascade Cradle: 0.1 mi
- Washoe Statue: 0.5 mi
- Ellensburg Bull: 0.6 mi
Gardens: 7
- Japanese Garden: 0.1 mi
- Leah Polacek Butterfly Garden: 0.1 mi
- Marshall W. Mayberry Arboretum: 0.2 mi
- Wildcat Neighborhood Farm: 0.6 mi
- Wildcat Neighborhood Community Garden: 0.6 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Ryegrass Westbound Rest Area: 16.0 mi
- Ryegrass Eastbound Rest Area: 16.4 mi
- Indian John Hill Rest Area, I-90 Westbound: 18.0 mi
- Indian John Hill Rest Area, I-90 Eastbound: 18.2 mi
- Selah Creek Rest Area, I-82 Westbound: 20.9 mi
Attractions: 5
- Ellensburg Rodeo Grounds: 0.4 mi
- Farm Equipment Displays: 3.7 mi
- Old agricultural devices: 4.0 mi
- Old agricultural devices: 4.0 mi
- Rock n Tomahawk Ranch: 11.8 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Pacman rock: 10.4 mi
- Osborn Point: 19.0 mi
- Devils Slide: 21.6 mi
- Royal Columns: 23.0 mi
- The Bend: 24.0 mi
Nature reserves: 3
- Umtanum Recreation Site: 10.5 mi
- Yakima River Canyon Preserve (TNC): 11.3 mi
- Liberty Recreation Site: 18.0 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Tunnel 47 Picnic Area: 12.0 mi
- Turkey Gulch Picnic Area: 17.7 mi
- picnic shelters: 23.1 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Umtanum Creek Falls: 8.6 mi
| 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).
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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