Leah Polacek Butterfly Garden
Leah Polacek Butterfly Garden is a garden in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 481 m. Mission Peak stands 2,081 m to the north-northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Secondhand Geology, a artwork 0.1 miles away. JCT SR 970 TEANAWAY RD TO JCT SR 97 VIC ELLENSBURG passes 4.0 miles off. 176 named places lie within 25 miles, 36 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 4.0 mi off the JCT SR 970 TEANAWAY RD TO JCT SR 97 VIC ELLENSBURG
- 4.0 mi off the JCT SR 10 VIC ELLENSBURG TO JCT SR 2 VIC PESHASTIN
- 5.4 mi off the JCT SR 82 VIC YAKIMA TO JCT SR 82 VIC ELLENSBURG
- 6.7 mi off the Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90, National
Overlooks nearby
- Echo Point · 24 mi
176 named places within 25 miles
- CWU South Park: 0.1 mi
- Ellensburg Memorial Park: 0.3 mi
- Friendship Park: 0.4 mi
- Kiwanis Park: 0.4 mi
- Unity Park: 0.5 mi
- Craigs Hill: 0.5 mi
- Chinamans Hat: 13.7 mi
- Whiskey Dick Mountain: 14.7 mi
- Baldy Mountain: 15.0 mi
- The Island: 15.9 mi
- Sorenson Spring: 11.3 mi
- Dorse Spring: 14.7 mi
- Seabrock Spring: 15.1 mi
- Pine Spring: 15.3 mi
- Basalt Spring: 15.3 mi
- Craig's Castle: 0.5 mi
- Stone hut: 9.1 mi
- Black Canyon Cabin: 11.8 mi
- Angus McPherson Memorial: 12.3 mi
- Beck Monument: 13.5 mi
- Secondhand Geology: 0.1 mi
- Mammoth: 0.1 mi
- Cascade Cradle: 0.2 mi
- Wellington Wildcat Statue: 0.2 mi
- Washoe Statue: 0.4 mi
- Museum of Culture and Environment: 0.2 mi
- Ellensburg Rodeo Hall of Fame Museum: 0.4 mi
- Clymer Art Museum: 0.4 mi
- Kittitas County Historical Museum: 0.5 mi
- Wild Horse Renewable Energy Center: 16.0 mi
- Japanese Garden: 0.1 mi
- Marshall W. Mayberry Arboretum: 0.2 mi
- Ellensburg Community Garden: 0.6 mi
- Wildcat Neighborhood Farm: 0.7 mi
- Wildcat Neighborhood Community Garden: 0.7 mi
- Ryegrass Westbound Rest Area: 16.1 mi
- Ryegrass Eastbound Rest Area: 16.5 mi
- Indian John Hill Rest Area, I-90 Westbound: 18.0 mi
- Indian John Hill Rest Area, I-90 Eastbound: 18.2 mi
- Selah Creek Rest Area, I-82 Westbound: 20.9 mi
- Ellensburg Rodeo Grounds: 0.5 mi
- Farm Equipment Displays: 3.8 mi
- Old agricultural devices: 4.0 mi
- Old agricultural devices: 4.0 mi
- Rock n Tomahawk Ranch: 11.8 mi
- Pacman rock: 10.4 mi
- Osborn Point: 18.9 mi
- Devils Slide: 21.5 mi
- Royal Columns: 22.9 mi
- The Bend: 23.9 mi
- Umtanum Recreation Site: 10.4 mi
- Yakima River Canyon Preserve (TNC): 11.3 mi
- Liberty Recreation Site: 18.0 mi
- Tunnel 47 Picnic Area: 12.0 mi
- Turkey Gulch Picnic Area: 17.6 mi
- picnic shelters: 23.1 mi
- Umtanum Creek Falls: 8.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Leah Polacek Butterfly Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mission Peak | NNE 14° | 2,081 m | 20.2 mi |
| Wenatchee Mountain | NNE 19° | 2,053 m | 19.9 mi |
| Lion Rock | N 353° | 1,938.2 m | 17.5 mi |
| Table Mountain | N 356° | 1,916.3 m | 17.4 mi |
| Mount Lillian | N 3° | 1,873 m | 22.1 mi |
| Tronsen Head | N 359° | 1,822.7 m | 21.5 mi |
| Windy Knob | N 358° | 1,804 m | 21.5 mi |
| Diamond Head | N 356° | 1,803 m | 21.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:35 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 20:14 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:22 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:46 | 15:24 | 16:16 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 33 | 40 | 47 | 56 | 62 | 69 | 68 | 60 | 48 | 36 | 28 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ellensburg, 2 mi away.
- Black-billed Magpie45 obs
- California Quail43 obs
- Red-tailed Hawk37 obs
- House Sparrow30 obs
- American Robin29 obs
- showy milkweed29 obs
- European Starling23 obs
- Mallard22 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1330776608
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