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1945 Lake Chelan School Bus Accident Memorial

1945 Lake Chelan School Bus Accident Memorial from directly overhead

1945 Lake Chelan School Bus Accident Memorial is a historic site in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 335 m. North Navarre Peak stands 2,433 m to the north-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Manson Bay Park, a park 1.7 miles away. JCT ALT SR 97 TO SOUTH LAKESHORE RD runs past it.

What the record says

Material
stone

How to reach it

Coordinates47.86120, -120.16889

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 44
  • Manson Bay Park: 1.7 mi
  • Old Swim Hole: 1.7 mi
  • Singleton Park: 1.8 mi
  • Old Mill Park: 2.3 mi
  • Willow Point Park: 2.4 mi
Museums: 8
  • Nature's Window Museum of Wildlife: 4.2 mi
  • Lake Chelan Historical Society Museum: 7.2 mi
  • Columbia Breaks Fire Interpretive Center: 11.7 mi
  • Entiat Museum: 13.2 mi
  • Wells Dam Overlook Interpretive Center: 14.9 mi
Artworks: 7
Attractions: 6
  • Tunnel Zip Lines: 5.6 mi
  • Lake Shores: 6.4 mi
  • Jet Skis Galore: 6.4 mi
  • Chelan Parasail: 6.5 mi
  • Earthquake Point: 10.4 mi
Historic sites: 5
Waterfalls: 5
Cliffs: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Nature reserves: 2
Gardens: 2
Picnic sites: 2
Beaches: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.9 miles of 1945 Lake Chelan School Bus Accident Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North Navarre PeakNNW 339°2,433 m20.0 mi
Bryan ButteNNW 342°2,385 m19.5 mi
South Navarre PeakNNW 337°2,342 m19.3 mi
Uno PeakNNW 331°2,330 m20.5 mi
Crow HillNW 305°2,245 m20.1 mi
End MountainNNW 345°2,199 m18.5 mi
Stormy MountainWNW 287°2,194 m8.9 mi
Big Goat MountainNW 326°2,147 m20.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3319:13
June solstice05:0220:1521:04
September equinox06:4818:1919:00
December solstice07:4815:1816:11

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283341505965737363513829
Precip in1.51.21.10.71.10.90.40.30.31.01.51.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chelan, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/2261053507

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