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Dave Menke Environmental Education Center dedication

Dave Menke Environmental Education Center dedication from directly overhead

Dave Menke Environmental Education Center dedication is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 1,230 m. Stukel Mountain stands 1,989 m to the north-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Civilian Conservation Corps commemorative bell, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Volcanic Legacy passes 17 miles off.

What the record says

Material
bronze
Inscription
Dave Menke Environmental Education Center Dedicated in memory of Dave Menke US Fish and Wildlife Service 1991–2011 "We learn to fly not by becoming fearless, but by the daily practice of courage." -Sam Keen- Plaque donated by Klamath Basin Audubon Society

How to reach it

Coordinates41.94634, -121.56341

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 36
Natural arches: 14
  • Forbidden Arch: 6.9 mi
  • Dragons Mouth: 13.0 mi
  • Boulevard Bridge: 13.9 mi
  • Balcony Bridge: 14.0 mi
  • Captain Jacks Bridge: 14.3 mi
Historic sites: 13
Attractions: 10
  • Gillems Camp: 8.4 mi
  • Canby Cross: 8.9 mi
  • Captain Jack's Stronghold: 9.1 mi
  • Hospital Rock: 9.1 mi
  • Petroglyph Point: 11.3 mi
Cliffs: 9
  • Gillem Bluff: 8.2 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 9.1 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 9.7 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 10.4 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 11.0 mi
Museums: 5
Picnic sites: 3
  • Doorknob Snowmobile park: 19.0 mi
  • Castle Quad: 24.2 mi
  • Castle Quad: 24.2 mi
Gardens: 3
Nature reserves: 1
Springs: 1
  • Big Al Spring: 14.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Klamath Welcome Center: 18.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.1 miles of Dave Menke Environmental Education Center dedication. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Stukel MountainNNW 341°1,988.82 m11.3 mi
Mount DomeSW 214°1,971 m11.4 mi
Bryant MountainENE 68°1,969.313 m15.9 mi
J F MountainWSW 252°1,880 m15.2 mi
Mahogany MountainWSW 252°1,842 m16.0 mi
Cinder ButteS 186°1,813 m18.1 mi
BaldyWSW 244°1,696 m18.9 mi
Pearson ButteWNW 295°1,688 m19.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4219:19
June solstice05:3220:0420:46
September equinox06:5418:2819:05
December solstice07:3215:5416:39

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323540445360676558483731
Precip in1.31.11.21.01.10.80.20.20.40.71.11.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tulelake, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/7341815827

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