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Big Rock

Big Rock from directly overhead

Big Rock is a historic site in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 139 m. Miller Hill stands 550 m to the south, 8.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Rollover Hill, a peak 0.2 miles away. JCT SR 12 VIC MORTON TO JCT SR 507 VIC ROY WYE passes 14 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
A large boulder
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates46.93003, -122.66169

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Rollover Hill: 0.2 mi
  • Severe Hill: 0.5 mi
  • Serious Hill: 0.6 mi
  • Backside Up: 0.9 mi
  • Hammersmith Hill: 3.2 mi
Historic sites
Parks
  • YHS Prairie: 2.1 mi
  • Gehrke Park: 2.3 mi
  • Cochrane Memorial Park: 2.5 mi
  • Mountain View Meadows Community Park: 2.5 mi
  • Yelm City Park: 2.6 mi
Artworks
Museums: 42
Attractions: 38
Gardens: 34
  • Woodland Elementary Garden: 7.7 mi
  • Panorama Resident Gardens: 10.5 mi
  • Thruston County Community Food Bank Garden: 10.5 mi
  • Closed Loop Park: 10.6 mi
  • Fairie Perennial & Herb Gardens: 12.1 mi
Nature reserves: 23
  • Deschutes Prairie Preserve: 4.8 mi
  • Deschutes Prairie Preserve: 5.1 mi
  • Lake Lois Habitat Reserve: 10.0 mi
  • Tolmie State Park: 14.3 mi
  • Black Lake Meadows: 14.9 mi
Beaches: 10
  • The Arbors Private Beach: 7.9 mi
  • South Beach: 16.3 mi
  • North Beach: 16.4 mi
  • South Beach: 18.4 mi
  • Countryside Beach: 18.5 mi
Waterfalls: 9
Cliffs: 9
Springs: 8
  • Crystal Spring: 3.5 mi
  • Silver Spring: 5.0 mi
  • Clear Creek Springs: 6.6 mi
  • McAllister Springs: 7.4 mi
  • Duryea Roadside Hidden Spring: 16.9 mi
Picnic sites: 6
  • Environmental Study Area: 10.5 mi
  • Picnic Point: 16.1 mi
  • Pack Forest Picnic Area: 17.4 mi
  • Main Picnic Area: 20.8 mi
  • Kiwanis Picnic Area: 20.8 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Rest areas: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.0 miles of Big Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Miller HillS 181°550 m8.7 mi
Baumgard HillS 190°536 m6.7 mi
Bald HillS 182°516 m8.3 mi
Crawford MountainSW 219°453 m7.7 mi
Northcraft MountainSW 225°429 m9.8 mi
Jonas HillSSE 162°353 m7.3 mi
Hammersmith HillE 96°157 m3.2 mi
Black HillN 3°153 m9.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4319:23
June solstice05:1720:2221:10
September equinox06:5818:3019:10
December solstice07:5415:3316:25

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404144485559646459504339
Precip in7.85.15.73.72.31.50.51.02.05.18.27.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Olympia AP, 12 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12856558584

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