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Chief Spokane Monument

Chief Spokane Monument from directly overhead

Chief Spokane Monument is a historic site in Washington, at a recorded elevation of 595 m. Mount Spokane stands 1,784 m to the northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Emerson Park, a park 0.5 miles away.

The story

Park in Spokane County, Washington, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49478030, joined on its GNIS feature id.

What the record says

Elevation
595 m

How to reach it

Coordinates47.68615, -117.43810

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
  • Beacon Hill: 4.8 mi
  • Little Baldy: 5.2 mi
  • Rattlesnake Hill: 6.5 mi
  • Dart Hill: 6.7 mi
  • Lockhart Hill: 7.0 mi
Artworks: 41
Nature reserves: 29
  • Downriver Park: 1.0 mi
  • Riverfront Park Conservation Area: 1.8 mi
  • Austin Ravine Conservation Area: 2.7 mi
  • Palisades Park: 2.8 mi
  • Romine Conservation Area: 2.8 mi
Historic sites: 24
  • In Memory of All Law Enforcement Officers: 1.5 mi
  • Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 1.9 mi
  • Michael P Anderson: 2.0 mi
  • Historic Chinatown: 2.1 mi
  • Milk Bottle: 2.3 mi
Attractions: 20
Gardens: 18
Museums: 13
Cliffs: 6
Waterfalls: 5
  • Upper Falls: 1.7 mi
  • Mystic Falls: 3.3 mi
  • Liberty Creek Falls: 19.3 mi
  • Post Falls: 22.6 mi
  • Chamokane Falls: 23.1 mi
Springs: 5
  • Griffith Spring: 5.5 mi
  • Goldback Spring: 7.8 mi
  • Mirabeau Springs: 9.9 mi
  • Big Springs: 13.0 mi
  • well 2520: 19.5 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Long Lake Dam Picnic Area: 21.6 mi
  • Bald Knob Picnic Area: 21.8 mi
  • Big Spring Picnic Area: 21.9 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Boulder Beach: 6.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.2 miles of Chief Spokane Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount SpokaneNE1,784 m22.1 mi
Mount Kit CarsonNE1,600 m20.9 mi
Beauty MountainNE1,587 m21.6 mi
Mica PeakESE1,586 m18.3 mi
Quartz MountainNE1,572 m21.5 mi
Bald KnobNE1,557 m21.8 mi
Horse MountainNE1,552 m21.8 mi
Day MountainNE1,536 m21.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2219:03
June solstice04:5220:0420:52
September equinox06:3718:0918:49
December solstice07:3615:0816:01

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323542485763727061493831
Precip in2.01.31.81.51.71.50.70.50.71.52.02.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Spokane Felts FLD, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/356539839

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