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Clay City

Clay City from directly overhead

Clay City is a historic site in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 202 m. Florence Peak stands 1,650 m to the east, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Northwest Trek Wildlife Park, a nature reserve 0.9 miles away. JCT SR 12 VIC MORTON TO JCT SR 507 VIC ROY WYE passes 4.8 miles off.

Clay City came into existence around 1902. It soon had a school, a store, boarding houses, 12 cottages for employees and by 1908, its own post office. Seven kilns were built, fueled at first by wood, though coal. 1910 census, 264 residents.

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What the record says

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Visiting

What to expect

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Coordinates46.92659, -122.25526

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Clear Lake Access Area: 1.3 mi
  • Tanwax Public Access Area: 1.4 mi
  • Lake Whitman Public Access: 2.3 mi
  • Ohop Lake Access Area: 3.1 mi
  • Glacier View Park: 4.0 mi
Peaks
Historic sites
Artworks: 48
Attractions: 45
  • Ohop Ridge Christmas Tree Farm: 2.8 mi
  • Go Kart: 9.3 mi
  • Mount Rainier Railroad: 11.6 mi
  • Caboose: 15.7 mi
  • Skookum Slope Mine & Queen Mine Cars: 15.7 mi
Waterfalls: 34
Museums: 29
  • Stage Stop Museum: 4.5 mi
  • Pioneer Farm Museum: 5.2 mi
  • Mount Rainier Railroad and Logging Museum: 15.3 mi
  • LeMay Collection at Marymount: 15.6 mi
  • McChord Air Museum: 17.6 mi
Cliffs: 29
Gardens: 26
Nature reserves: 20
Picnic sites: 10
  • Pack Forest Picnic Area: 6.4 mi
  • Woodpecker Point Day Use Area: 10.4 mi
  • High Point Day Use Area: 10.5 mi
  • Jenny's Junction Day Use Area: 11.0 mi
  • Eagle Crest Day Use Area: 11.1 mi
Springs: 8
  • Crystal Spring: 16.4 mi
  • Duryea Roadside Hidden Spring: 16.7 mi
  • Maplewood Spring: 17.4 mi
  • Clear Creek Springs: 20.4 mi
  • Garrison Springs: 23.0 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Beaches: 5
  • South Beach: 15.7 mi
  • North Beach: 16.0 mi
  • Waterfront: 17.0 mi
  • Sex Cove: 21.7 mi
  • South Beach: 23.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.1 miles of Clay City. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Florence PeakE 79°1,650 m17.0 mi
Glacier ViewESE 117°1,624 m16.1 mi
Puyallup PointESE 112°1,619 m15.9 mi
Poch PeakE 83°1,556 m15.4 mi
Berry PeakE 85°1,546 m17.1 mi
Virginia PeakE 86°1,490 m16.4 mi
Martin PeakE 88°1,472 m16.0 mi
Paul PeakE 90°1,454 m16.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4219:22
June solstice05:1520:2121:08
September equinox06:5718:2819:08
December solstice07:5215:3216:23

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404144485459646559504339
Precip in6.14.34.83.93.02.30.90.91.84.17.16.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mcmillin Rsvr, 14 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1340870877

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