The Creation of Life Story Pole
Marked private. Do not count on getting in.
The Creation of Life Story Pole is an artwork in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 40 m. Lincoln Peak stands 2,695 m to the east-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Goshen, a ghost town 1.5 miles away. Cascade Loop passes 25 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 2018
- Height
- 35'
How to reach it
- 24.5 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
- 29.2 mi off the ANACORTES TO SIDNEY, BC
Overlooks nearby
- Madrone Crest Viewpoint · 15 mi
- Inspiration Point · 15 mi
- Burnout knob · 17 mi
- Chuckanut Drive Heritage Marker · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Nugent's Corner River Access: 2.4 mi
- Everson Park: 3.5 mi
- Riverside Memorial Park: 3.7 mi
- Nooksack City Park: 3.9 mi
- GoBig Paintball: 6.6 mi
- Nooksack Totem Pole: 3.4 mi
- El Pollo: 3.5 mi
- Constructing a New World: 8.9 mi
- Aeon.01: 9.3 mi
- The Gathering: 9.5 mi
- Sumas Mountain: 5.2 mi
- Toad Mountain: 6.3 mi
- Squalicum Mountain: 6.6 mi
- Bigfoot Hill Northeast Peak: 6.6 mi
- Slash: 6.9 mi
- Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act: 3.7 mi
- Toad Lake: 6.7 mi
- Olsen Creek State Forest: 7.8 mi
- Neighborhood Connector: 7.8 mi
- King Mountain: 8.1 mi
- Shark Plow Blade: 3.6 mi
- Carnation Condensery Smokestack: 3.6 mi
- Bear Totem Pole: 3.7 mi
- Nooksack Ancestors: 3.7 mi
- Bernard Swinehart Safe: 4.5 mi
- Lynden Pioneer Museum: 7.7 mi
- Lightcatcher: 10.9 mi
- George E. Pickett House: 11.0 mi
- Old Fire Station No. 1: 11.0 mi
- Old City Hall: 11.0 mi
- Anderson Falls: 5.4 mi
- Hard Scrabble Falls: 8.7 mi
- Racehorse Falls: 8.8 mi
- Whirlpool Falls: 9.6 mi
- Silver Creek Falls: 12.7 mi
- Magical Garden: 9.5 mi
- Cornwall Rose Garden: 10.1 mi
- WeGrow Garden: 10.7 mi
- York Community Farm: 10.8 mi
- Biology garden plot: 12.1 mi
- Public Access Beach: 9.3 mi
- Squalicum Beach: 11.6 mi
- Cornwall Beach: 11.8 mi
- dogfish beach: 18.2 mi
- Dogfish beach south: 18.2 mi
- Stoney Ridge Farm: 3.5 mi
- Samson Estates Winery: 4.1 mi
- Dan Cramer's Western Town: 6.2 mi
- Farmville: 9.5 mi
- School Area: 9.6 mi
- Custer Northbound Rest Area: 14.0 mi
- Custer Southbound Rest Area: 15.3 mi
- Bow Hill Southbound Rest Area: 19.8 mi
- Bow Hill Northbound Rest Area: 20.0 mi
- The Palisades: 19.5 mi
- Devils Slide: 20.6 mi
- Lee Promontory: 22.8 mi
- Roman Wall: 23.5 mi
- Group Picnic Area: 17.1 mi
- Mount Baker Vista: 19.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.5 miles of The Creation of Life Story Pole. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Peak | ESE 109° | 2,695 m | 22.1 mi |
| Seward Peak | ESE 110° | 2,385 m | 22.3 mi |
| South Twin | SE 127° | 2,123 m | 19.0 mi |
| North Twin | SE 126° | 2,024 m | 18.2 mi |
| Skookum Peak | SE 128° | 2,018 m | 19.3 mi |
| Little Sister | SE 128° | 2,012 m | 19.9 mi |
| Skyline Divide | E 95° | 1,998 m | 21.1 mi |
| Jaw's Tooth | SE 127° | 1,981 m | 19.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:41 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:06 | 20:27 | 21:17 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:27 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 08:01 | 15:20 | 16:15 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 40 | 44 | 49 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 63 | 59 | 51 | 43 | 38 |
| Precip in | 7.0 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 2.9 | 5.3 | 7.1 | 6.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Clearbrook, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/13571485636
Day trips start here
- Lynden · 8 mi
- Sumas · 9 mi
- Bellingham · 11 mi
- Ferndale · 12 mi
- Northwest Washington · 18 mi
- Lummi Island · 20 mi
Take the scenic way.
Byway plans around your taste, mapped places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.