Battle of Spokane Plains monument
Battle of Spokane Plains monument is a historic site in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 738 m. Scoop Mountain stands 1,204 m to the north, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Spokane Plains Battlefield State Park Heritage Site, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. 49 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Inscription
- The battle of Spokane Plains was fought near this spot on September 5, 1858, in which U.S. troops under command of Col. George Wright defeated the allied - Coeur D'Alene, Palouse, and Spokane Indians.
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Spokane Plains Battlefield State Park Heritage Site: 0.0 mi
- Memorial Park: 0.4 mi
- Heritage Airpark: 0.5 mi
- Warrior Park: 1.0 mi
- Miller Park: 1.1 mi
- Olson Hill: 3.6 mi
- Riddle Hill: 5.5 mi
- Fancher Butte: 6.0 mi
- McDowell Hill: 6.1 mi
- Wrights Hill: 6.8 mi
- Sign Post: 8.9 mi
- Mysterious Bicycle: 9.1 mi
- Al’s Cube: 9.5 mi
- Bulldozer: 10.0 mi
- Millennium Mobius: 10.1 mi
- Romine Conservation Area: 7.5 mi
- Rimrock Conservation Area: 7.6 mi
- Palisades Park: 7.9 mi
- Trolley Trail Conservation Land: 8.4 mi
- Downriver Park: 9.3 mi
- Battle of Four Lakes Monument: 6.1 mi
- Historical Monument: 8.2 mi
- Children's Garden: 8.6 mi
- Spokane Register of Historic Places: 10.0 mi
- Milk Bottle: 10.1 mi
- Boeing B-52D Stratofortress: 0.5 mi
- Douglas B-26B Invader: 0.5 mi
- McDonnell F-101B Voodoo: 0.5 mi
- Cessna T-37B Tweet: 0.5 mi
- Canadair Sabre 5: 0.6 mi
- Student Community Garden: 8.8 mi
- Moore-Turner Heritage Gardens: 10.6 mi
- Connections Garden: 10.6 mi
- Nishinomiya-Tsutakawa Japanese Gardens: 10.8 mi
- Dahlia Garden: 10.9 mi
- Finch Arboritum Visitors Center: 8.6 mi
- Campbell House: 9.4 mi
- Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture: 9.5 mi
- Mobius Discovery Center: 10.5 mi
- Spokane House Interpretive Center: 11.1 mi
- Pine Bluff: 8.7 mi
- West Point: 12.6 mi
- The Cove: 14.1 mi
- Keeple Lake Overlook Cliff: 15.0 mi
- Green Bluff: 21.3 mi
- well 2520: 10.2 mi
- Big Springs: 10.5 mi
- Griffith Spring: 12.2 mi
- Goldback Spring: 17.1 mi
- Mirabeau Springs: 19.9 mi
- Mystic Falls: 7.7 mi
- Upper Falls: 10.6 mi
- Chamokane Falls: 18.2 mi
- Boulder Beach: 16.2 mi
- Cfanatic Beach: 21.6 mi
- Long Lake Dam Picnic Area: 16.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Battle of Spokane Plains monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scoop Mountain | N 356° | 1,204 m | 20.7 mi |
| Tower Mountain | ESE 102° | 1,114 m | 16.6 mi |
| Krell Hill | ESE 105° | 1,110 m | 16.9 mi |
| Dunns Mountain | N 5° | 1,085 m | 18.1 mi |
| Rocks of Sharon | ESE 105° | 1,053 m | 17.4 mi |
| McMillan Mountain | NNW 348° | 1,050 m | 19.7 mi |
| Wellpinit Mountain | NW 314° | 1,042 m | 24.1 mi |
| Mount Godfrey | NNW 345° | 1,038 m | 16.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:23 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 04:53 | 20:05 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:10 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 15:09 | 16:02 |
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 | 31 | 39 | 45 | 54 | 59 | 68 | 67 | 58 | 45 | 34 | 27 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Spokane WFO, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/3033658638
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