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Atlas Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Site (former)

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Atlas Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Site (former) from directly overhead

Atlas Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Site (former) is a historic site in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 675 m. Mount Spokane stands 1,784 m to the east-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Missile Silo Park, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. SR 2 JCT TO SR 20 JCT BY USK passes 10 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
January, 1959
Getting there

How to reach it

Coordinates47.97501, -117.40913
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Country Club Park: 2.2 mi
  • Fred Erickson 6th Street Arboretum: 2.5 mi
  • Arcadia Park: 2.9 mi
  • Perrins Field: 3.3 mi
  • Swinyard Park: 3.4 mi
Peaks
  • Milan Hill: 4.9 mi
  • Layton Hill: 7.2 mi
  • Pease Hill: 8.9 mi
  • Loon Lake Mountain: 9.7 mi
  • Blue Grouse Mountain: 9.7 mi
Artworks: 41
Nature reserves: 24
Historic sites: 20
  • Caretaker's cabin: 13.8 mi
  • Peavine Jimmy hayshed: 14.1 mi
  • Gordon farm water wheel: 14.2 mi
  • Spokane House: 14.7 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 15.4 mi
Gardens: 16
Cliffs: 15
Museums: 14
  • Loon Lake Historical Society: 12.0 mi
  • Spokane House Interpretive Center: 14.4 mi
  • Margie Woods Cultural Center: 16.4 mi
  • Carr's One of a Kind in the World Museum: 18.8 mi
  • Hillyard Rail Museum: 18.8 mi
Attractions: 8
Waterfalls: 5
  • Exley Falls: 9.6 mi
  • Upper Falls: 21.5 mi
  • Upper Falls: 21.6 mi
  • Chamokane Falls: 22.1 mi
  • Mystic Falls: 22.8 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Bald Knob Picnic Area: 14.4 mi
  • Big Spring Picnic Area: 14.6 mi
  • Long Lake Dam Picnic Area: 22.4 mi
Springs: 3
  • Griffith Spring: 14.7 mi
  • Mirabeau Springs: 22.0 mi
  • Goldback Spring: 23.4 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Boulder Beach: 19.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.4 miles of Atlas Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Site (former). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount SpokaneESE 105°1,784 m14.1 mi
Boyer MountainN 355°1,602 m15.2 mi
Mount Kit CarsonESE 108°1,600 m12.9 mi
Beauty MountainESE 107°1,587 m13.7 mi
Little Chewelah PeakNNW 344°1,585 m20.0 mi
Quartz MountainESE 112°1,572 m16.4 mi
Bald KnobESE 107°1,557 m14.4 mi
Nelson PeakNNW 340°1,553 m16.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2219:02
June solstice04:5120:0520:53
September equinox06:3718:0818:49
December solstice07:3715:0616:00

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283038455359666657453427
Precip in2.91.62.31.91.91.90.60.70.82.02.83.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Deer Park AP, under a mile away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/476185587

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