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Washoe Statue

Washoe Statue from directly overhead

Washoe Statue is an artwork in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 469 m. Mission Peak stands 2,081 m to the north-northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Friendship Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. JCT SR 10 VIC ELLENSBURG TO JCT SR 2 VIC PESHASTIN passes 4.0 miles off. 179 named places lie within 25 miles, 37 of them named summits.

Friendship Park dedicated in the memory of signing chimpanzee Washoe

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Coordinates46.99673, -120.54653

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Around it

179 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 56
  • Friendship Park: 0.0 mi
  • Unity Park: 0.1 mi
  • Rotary Plaza: 0.2 mi
  • CWU South Park: 0.3 mi
  • Kleinberg Park North: 0.4 mi
Peaks: 37
Springs: 21
  • Sorenson Spring: 11.3 mi
  • Dorse Spring: 15.0 mi
  • Seabrock Spring: 15.4 mi
  • Pine Spring: 15.5 mi
  • Basalt Spring: 15.6 mi
Historic sites: 15
  • Craig's Castle: 0.5 mi
  • Stone hut: 8.9 mi
  • Black Canyon Cabin: 11.4 mi
  • Angus McPherson Memorial: 12.1 mi
  • Beck Monument: 13.3 mi
Museums: 9
Artworks: 8
Gardens: 7
Cliffs: 6
Rest areas: 6
Attractions: 5
  • Ellensburg Rodeo Grounds: 0.7 mi
  • Farm Equipment Displays: 3.9 mi
  • Old agricultural devices: 4.1 mi
  • Old agricultural devices: 4.1 mi
  • Rock n Tomahawk Ranch: 12.1 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Picnic sites: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Waterfalls: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Washoe Statue. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mission PeakNNE 14°2,081 m20.5 mi
Wenatchee MountainNNE 19°2,053 m20.3 mi
Lion RockN 354°1,938.2 m17.8 mi
Table MountainN 357°1,916.3 m17.6 mi
Mount LillianN 4°1,873 m22.4 mi
Tronsen HeadN 360°1,822.7 m21.8 mi
Windy KnobN 359°1,804 m21.8 mi
Diamond HeadN 357°1,803 m21.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3519:15
June solstice05:0820:1421:02
September equinox06:5018:2219:02
December solstice07:4615:2416:16

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283340475662696860483628
Precip in1.20.80.80.60.80.50.30.20.30.81.11.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ellensburg, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5234289758

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