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Clara's Garden

Clara's Garden from directly overhead

Clara's Garden is a historic site in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 186 m. Mount Defiance stands 1,504 m to the west-southwest, 13 miles off. JCT SR 14 VIC BINGEN TO SKAMANIA COUNTY LINE runs past it.

The record

What the record says

Material
metal
Inscription
Clara's Garden In Memory of Clara Dickens By Al Dickens
Visiting

What to expect

Step-free access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates45.72735, -121.48136

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Pioneer Cemetery: 0.0 mi
  • Firemen's Park: 0.0 mi
  • Jewett Sports Complex: 0.2 mi
  • SPOKES Mountain Bike Park: 0.2 mi
  • The Little City Park: 0.3 mi
Historic sites
Peaks
  • Strawberry Mountain: 0.6 mi
  • Burdoin Mountain: 2.0 mi
  • Bald Mountain: 2.1 mi
  • Panorama Point: 2.9 mi
  • Green Mountain: 3.6 mi
Springs
  • Sanford Spring: 3.2 mi
  • Bachelor Spring: 4.9 mi
  • Burlingame Spring: 5.3 mi
  • Lelliot Spring: 5.6 mi
  • Mosier Springs: 5.9 mi
Waterfalls
  • Wah Gwin Gwin Falls: 3.6 mi
  • Little Maui Falls: 4.5 mi
  • Labyrinth Falls: 4.7 mi
  • Lower Labyrinth Falls: 4.9 mi
  • Husum Falls: 5.0 mi
Artworks: 34
Cliffs: 22
  • Coyote Wall: 3.9 mi
  • Wankers Columns: 4.6 mi
  • Rowland Wall: 5.2 mi
  • Rowland Wall: 5.4 mi
  • Rowland Wall: 5.7 mi
Nature reserves: 16
Museums: 12
Gardens: 8
Attractions: 8
  • The Henderson Monument: 1.7 mi
  • Wet Planet Rafting: 4.8 mi
  • SA Kitesurf Adventures: 9.4 mi
  • Little Huckleberry Trail No 47 Trailhead: 16.3 mi
  • Oxbow Fish Hatchery: 18.6 mi
Beaches: 6
  • Marina Beach: 1.5 mi
  • Koberg Beach: 1.5 mi
  • Slackwater Beach: 1.7 mi
  • Windboarding Beachhead: 2.1 mi
  • Rock Creek Beach: 4.6 mi
Rest areas: 4
Picnic sites: 4
  • Ice Cave Picnic Area: 17.7 mi
  • Columbia Hills State Park Day Use Area: 19.0 mi
  • Eagle Creek Day Use Area: 22.3 mi
  • Hemlock Picnic Area: 22.5 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridges: 18.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.3 miles of Clara's Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DefianceWSW 245°1,504 m12.8 mi
Little Huckleberry MountainNW 315°1,457.2 m15.3 mi
Green Point MountainWSW 243°1,443.8 m15.7 mi
Guler MountainNNW 345°1,288 m14.4 mi
Big Huckleberry MountainWNW 300°1,283 m16.8 mi
Monte CristoNNW 340°1,271.3 m13.1 mi
Monte CarloNNW 337°1,224 m10.9 mi
Mann ButteNNW 332°1,211.9 m16.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:3919:19
June solstice05:1720:1421:00
September equinox06:5418:2619:05
December solstice07:4515:3516:25

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363944505762696962514135
Precip in5.23.53.21.81.30.80.20.20.72.64.85.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hood RVR EXP STN, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6861162022

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