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Steel Cows

Steel Cows from directly overhead

Steel Cows is an artwork in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 6 m. Flash Mountain stands 909 m to the west-southwest, 7.5 miles off. JCT SR 109 VIC QUEETS TO JCT SR 5 VIC OLYMPIA runs past it.

The record

What the record says

Material
steel
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates47.04591, -122.99374

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Tot Lot Park: 2.3 mi
  • Christopher Park: 2.3 mi
  • Ballfield Park: 2.3 mi
  • Yauger Park: 2.4 mi
  • West Central Park: 3.2 mi
Peaks
  • Rock Candy Mountain: 6.1 mi
  • Flash Mountain: 7.5 mi
  • Mount Molly: 7.8 mi
  • Larch Mountain: 7.9 mi
  • Capitol Peak: 8.5 mi
Historic sites: 58
  • Cognitive Synergy: 4.2 mi
  • Washington State Law Enforcement Memorial: 4.2 mi
  • Capitol Steps: 4.2 mi
  • Winged Victory: 4.3 mi
  • POW: 4.3 mi
Artworks: 39
Gardens: 28
Museums: 28
  • Olympia Aha Heritage Alliance Museum: 4.3 mi
  • Puget Sound Estuarium: 4.5 mi
  • L.O.T.T. W.E.T Center: 4.5 mi
  • Crosby House Museum: 4.5 mi
  • Henderson House Museum: 4.6 mi
Attractions: 21
Nature reserves: 16
Cliffs: 9
Beaches: 7
  • Countryside Beach: 5.6 mi
  • The Arbors Private Beach: 10.5 mi
  • Joemma Beach: 15.1 mi
  • Palmer Lake "Sunny side": 16.1 mi
  • Palmer Lake "Shady side": 16.3 mi
Springs: 6
  • McAllister Springs: 12.8 mi
  • Silver Spring: 15.2 mi
  • Clear Creek Springs: 15.6 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 19.6 mi
  • Ellison Spring: 19.8 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Kennedy Falls: 6.6 mi
  • Mima Falls: 10.3 mi
  • Porter Falls: 13.7 mi
  • Nisqually Falls: 18.8 mi
  • Bloody Falls: 21.9 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Rest areas: 3
Picnic sites: 3
  • Environmental Study Area: 13.5 mi
  • Picnic Point: 22.6 mi
  • Potlach State Park Picnic Area: 23.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.6 miles of Steel Cows. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Flash MountainWSW 239°909 m7.5 mi
Capitol PeakSW 234°787 m8.5 mi
Larch MountainWSW 239°774 m7.9 mi
Rock Candy MountainWSW 245°701 m6.1 mi
Fuzzy TopSW 228°462 m11.0 mi
Crawford MountainSE 142°453 m17.7 mi
Northcraft MountainSSE 150°429 m17.3 mi
Mount MollySW 215°344 m7.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4519:25
June solstice05:1720:2421:12
September equinox07:0018:3119:11
December solstice07:5615:3416:26

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404144485559646459504339
Precip in7.85.15.73.72.31.50.51.02.05.18.27.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Olympia AP, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12669420625

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