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Ulsh Fauxtem Pole

Ulsh Fauxtem Pole from directly overhead

Ulsh Fauxtem Pole is an artwork in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 92 m. Gold Mountain stands 528 m to the north-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Fish Flurry, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. POINT DEFINANCE TO TAHLEQUAH passes 3.4 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Material
wood
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Coordinates47.32292, -122.58472

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
  • Civic Center Green: 0.0 mi
  • Grandview Forest Park: 0.1 mi
  • Skate Park: 0.1 mi
  • Old Ferry Landing: 0.4 mi
  • Soundview Forest Park: 0.5 mi
Peaks
  • Kinbee Hill: 0.6 mi
  • Ford Hill: 3.1 mi
  • Indian Point: 5.5 mi
  • Gravel Pit Peak: 7.2 mi
  • Indian Hill: 8.2 mi
Historic sites
  • Before Gig Harbor: 1.0 mi
  • The Puyallup Tribe / sx̌ʷəbabš | The Swift Water People: 1.1 mi
  • After Medicine Creek: 1.1 mi
  • Gig Harbor 9/11 Memorial: 2.7 mi
  • Fort Nisqually: 2.8 mi
Museums
Nature reserves
Gardens
Attractions
  • Muskoxen: 3.2 mi
  • Muskoxen: 3.2 mi
  • Arctic Fox: 3.2 mi
  • Polar Bears: 3.2 mi
  • Wallabies: 3.2 mi
Beaches: 47
Picnic sites: 28
  • Gig Harbor Picnic Area: 1.8 mi
  • Fort Nisqually Picnic Area: 2.7 mi
  • Rustic Picnic Area: 3.1 mi
  • Red Wolf Picnic Area: 3.2 mi
  • The Meadow: 6.8 mi
Lighthouses: 14
Cliffs: 11
Springs: 6
  • Ellison Spring: 8.4 mi
  • Garrison Springs: 9.9 mi
  • Duryea Roadside Hidden Spring: 14.8 mi
  • Maplewood Spring: 16.2 mi
  • Clear Creek Springs: 20.9 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Waterfalls: 3
  • Dickerson Falls: 18.6 mi
  • Victor Falls: 22.2 mi
  • Nisqually Falls: 24.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.2 miles of Ulsh Fauxtem Pole. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gold MountainNNW 329°528 m18.2 mi
Indian HillE 99°167 m8.2 mi
High PointNNE 33°158 m17.8 mi
Black HillS 190°153 m17.6 mi
Goodman HillS 189°145 m17.7 mi
Kelly HillS 182°140 m18.2 mi
Newman HillS 189°138 m18.2 mi
Bare HillS 190°136 m17.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4319:23
June solstice05:1520:2321:11
September equinox06:5818:2919:10
December solstice07:5515:3116:23

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414346495660656561524541
Precip in6.14.14.63.42.11.40.70.91.54.37.25.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tacoma Narrows AP, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13411662653

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