Wheel
Wheel is an artwork in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 409 m. Tokaloo Rock stands 2,342 m to the east-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Recycled Spirit of Iron, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. JCT SR 7 VIC ELBE TO JCT ENTRANCE MT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK runs past it.
What the record says
- Material
- iron
How to reach it
- On the JCT SR 7 VIC ELBE TO JCT ENTRANCE MT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK
- On the JCT SR 7 VIC ELBE TO MT RAINIER NAT PARK BOUNDARY
- 2.7 mi off the JCT SR 12 VIC MORTON TO JCT SR 507 VIC ROY WYE
- 2.7 mi off the JCT SR 706 VIC ELBE TO JCT SR 507 VIC SPANAWAY
Overlooks nearby
- Dam Overlook · 9 mi
- Silver Falls Overlook · 27 mi
- Palisades Viewpoint · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Roundtop Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Doubletop: 4.3 mi
- Spiraltop: 5.1 mi
- Dobbs Mountain: 5.4 mi
- Reliance Hill: 5.9 mi
- Little Mashel Upper Falls: 9.0 mi
- Little Mashel Middle Falls: 9.1 mi
- Little Mashel Lower Falls: 9.1 mi
- Wildcat Falls: 10.0 mi
- Larrupin Falls: 11.8 mi
- Mineral Lake Access Area: 3.3 mi
- Rocky Point Beach: 4.1 mi
- Alder Lake Park: 8.4 mi
- Smallwood Park: 9.3 mi
- Paul Kruger Memorial Field: 9.5 mi
- Mineral Rock: 6.1 mi
- Ladd Rock: 7.7 mi
- Klapatche Point: 12.1 mi
- The Ramparts: 15.3 mi
- Colonnade: 15.4 mi
- Marine Memorial Airplane Crash Monument: 11.7 mi
- Clay City: 13.0 mi
- Cross-section of 1293 Douglas Fir: 15.4 mi
- Kosmos Bridge: 18.4 mi
- Stevens-Van Trump Historical Monument: 20.1 mi
- Mount Rainier Railroad: 2.7 mi
- Ohop Ridge Christmas Tree Farm: 11.1 mi
- Cinnabar Creek waterfalls: 21.8 mi
- Coffee Cup: 21.8 mi
- Go Kart: 22.2 mi
- Valley View Day Use Area: 0.8 mi
- Eagle Crest Day Use Area: 2.1 mi
- Jenny's Junction Day Use Area: 2.2 mi
- High Point Day Use Area: 2.6 mi
- Woodpecker Point Day Use Area: 3.6 mi
- Mount Rainier Railroad and Logging Museum: 3.0 mi
- Stage Stop Museum: 9.6 mi
- Pioneer Farm Museum: 12.2 mi
- Transportation Exhibit: 15.3 mi
- Longmire Museum: 15.4 mi
- Recycled Spirit of Iron: 0.0 mi
- The Wilkeson Way to Carbon Glacier: 24.5 mi
- Bacon and Eggs: 24.6 mi
- Elbe Rest Area: 2.9 mi
- Bevin Lake Rest Area: 23.6 mi
- Northwest Trek Wildlife Park: 13.0 mi
- Morse Wildlife Preserve: 20.7 mi
- Iron Mike Springs: 15.3 mi
- Bum Springs: 23.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.2 miles of Wheel. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tokaloo Rock | ENE 68° | 2,342 m | 15.1 mi |
| Tokaloo Spire | ENE 68° | 2,280 m | 15.0 mi |
| Pyramid Peak | ENE 77° | 2,114 m | 15.8 mi |
| Andrew | ENE 69° | 2,047 m | 14.3 mi |
| Copper Mountain | E 79° | 1,921 m | 14.9 mi |
| Iron Mountain | E 80° | 1,916 m | 14.8 mi |
| Glacier Island | ENE 74° | 1,860 m | 15.9 mi |
| Aurora Peak | ENE 67° | 1,857 m | 13.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:41 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 20:20 | 21:07 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:28 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:51 | 15:32 | 16:24 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 33 | 36 | 41 | 48 | 54 | 61 | 61 | 55 | 45 | 36 | 31 |
| Precip in | 11.4 | 8.6 | 7.5 | 5.9 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 9.0 | 13.0 | 12.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Longmire Rainier NPS, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/2390199470
Day trips start here
- Eatonville · 10 mi
- Mount Rainier National Park · 22 mi
- Mossyrock · 23 mi
- Puyallup · 30 mi
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