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The Slide

The Slide, seen from above at true elevation

The Slide is a cliff in Washington, at a recorded elevation of 581 m. Indian Rock stands 1,774 m to the north, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is William & Catherine Dickson Sculpture Park, a garden 0.9 miles away. JCT CROSSING OF GIBBONS CREEK VIC WASHOUGAL TO JCT PLYMOUTH INDUSTRIAL RD passes 0.7 miles off. 210 named places lie within 25 miles, 38 of them named summits.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
581 m
Getting there

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Coordinates45.68623, -120.87868

Overlooks nearby

Around it

210 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 52
  • Henderson Spring: 1.2 mi
  • Robertson Springs: 4.7 mi
  • Robertson Springs: 4.7 mi
  • Robertson Springs: 4.8 mi
  • Ferry Springs: 5.3 mi
Parks: 41
  • Maryhill State Park: 2.4 mi
  • Stonehenge Memorial: 3.6 mi
  • Celilo Park: 4.8 mi
  • Rufus Community Center: 7.0 mi
  • Avery Recreation Area: 7.8 mi
Peaks: 38
  • Sugarloaf: 1.2 mi
  • Haystack Butte: 1.5 mi
  • Gordon Butte: 8.4 mi
  • Lorena Butte: 8.9 mi
  • Horseshoe Bend: 9.1 mi
Cliffs: 15
Nature reserves: 12
Museums: 11
Historic sites: 10
Waterfalls: 9
  • Eightmile Creek Falls: 10.3 mi
  • Cushing Falls: 12.7 mi
  • Tumwater Falls: 18.3 mi
  • Tumwater Falls: 18.4 mi
  • Skatepark Falls: 24.2 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Artworks: 5
  • Brushing: 0.9 mi
  • Rebohoth: 0.9 mi
  • Missive: 0.9 mi
  • Maryhill Overlook: 1.0 mi
  • Lyle sign: 19.1 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Rest areas: 3
Gardens: 2
  • William & Catherine Dickson Sculpture Park: 0.9 mi
  • Vogt Fountain: 16.5 mi
Attractions: 2
  • SA Kitesurf Adventures: 19.9 mi
  • Rock Creek Longhouse: 21.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Indian RockN 7°1,774 m21.1 mi
Simcoe MountainN 11°1,658 m22.6 mi
Potato ButteN 360°1,579 m23.0 mi
Castle RockN 7°1,520 m23.8 mi
Simcoe ButteNNE 21°1,459 m23.3 mi
Kaiser ButteNNW 348°1,272 m22.4 mi
Grayback MountainNNW 335°1,146.4 m23.2 mi
Stacker ButteW 280°981 m10.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:3719:16
June solstice05:1520:1120:57
September equinox06:5118:2419:03
December solstice07:4215:3316:23

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313541465460686860483730
Precip in2.81.81.61.11.00.60.10.20.41.42.43.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Goldendale, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/356546736

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