Native Plant Garden
Native Plant Garden is a garden in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 878 m. Moscow Mountain stands 1,520 m to the east-southeast, 14 miles off. JCT SR 195 VIC PULLMAN TO JCT 274 VIC OF TEKOA passes 1.2 miles off. 49 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Whitman County Parks
- Access
- Yes
- Fee
- No
How to reach it
- 1.2 mi off the JCT SR 195 VIC PULLMAN TO JCT 274 VIC OF TEKOA
- 4.0 mi off the SR 195 BY COLFAX TO IDAHO STATE LINE
- 8.7 mi off the JCT WASHINGTON-IDAHO BOUNDARY TO WHITMAN COUNTY LINE
- 10.0 mi off the JCT WHITMAN COUNTY LINE TO JCT SR 195 VIC OF COLFAX
Named places within 25 miles
- Rose Creek Nature Preserve: 4.1 mi
- Hayton Green Park: 4.3 mi
- Albion City Park: 7.0 mi
- Kevin Emerson Park: 7.2 mi
- Virgil Phillips Farm Park: 7.5 mi
- Kamiak Butte: 0.9 mi
- Angel Butte: 4.0 mi
- Parker Butte: 4.8 mi
- Ringo Butte: 4.9 mi
- Smoot Hill: 5.4 mi
- Kamiak Butte County Park: 0.7 mi
- Magpie Forest: 8.3 mi
- Idler's Rest Nature Preserve: 10.7 mi
- Illia Landing Recreation Area: 19.3 mi
- Lambi Creek Recreation Area: 21.2 mi
- Native Plant Garden: 0.0 mi
- Native Plant Garden: 0.0 mi
- Native Plant Garden Path: 0.0 mi
- Rose Garden: 10.3 mi
- HIE Garden area: 10.7 mi
- Roy Chatters Newspaper & Printing Museum: 4.6 mi
- Palouse Discovery Science Center: 8.2 mi
- Pullman Depot Heritage Center: 9.7 mi
- Appaloosa Horse Club and Museum: 10.9 mi
- McConnell Mansion Museum: 12.0 mi
- Devils Slide: 16.5 mi
- Granite Point: 20.8 mi
- Granite Point: 20.8 mi
- Mineral Mountain Rest Area: 17.7 mi
- Dusty Rest Area: 23.4 mi
- Horn School Rest Area: 24.0 mi
- Cougar Bronze Statue: 9.5 mi
- The Caring Call: 9.7 mi
- Codger Pole: 10.0 mi
- Tekoa Train Trestle: 24.9 mi
- steam locomotive W.I.&M.Ry.Co. 1: 12.4 mi
- Troy Mining & Milling Co.: 24.7 mi
- Silver Springs: 9.0 mi
- Fireplace Day-Use Area: 18.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Native Plant Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moscow Mountain | ESE 109° | 1,520 m | 14.2 mi |
| East Moscow Mountain | ESE 107° | 1,437 m | 15.5 mi |
| Gold Hill | ENE 68° | 1,416 m | 18.3 mi |
| East Gold Hill | ENE 67° | 1,413 m | 19.1 mi |
| West Twin | ESE 110° | 1,381 m | 11.9 mi |
| Granite Point | ESE 107° | 1,373 m | 13.5 mi |
| East Twin | ESE 109° | 1,367 m | 12.4 mi |
| Paradise Point | ESE 110° | 1,325 m | 10.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:21 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 04:55 | 20:00 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:08 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 15:11 | 16:03 |
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 | 32 | 35 | 40 | 46 | 54 | 60 | 67 | 68 | 60 | 49 | 38 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 2.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pullman 2 NW, 8 mi away.
- grasswidow146 obs
- Glacier Lily125 obs
- harsh paintbrush113 obs
- arrowleaf balsamroot109 obs
- ballhead waterleaf94 obs
- Tailed Kittentails93 obs
- Solomon's plume86 obs
- Piper's Anemone86 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.
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