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Deschutes No. 3 Fishway

Deschutes No. 3 Fishway from directly overhead

Deschutes No. 3 Fishway is a historic site in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 28 m. Flash Mountain stands 909 m to the west, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Jim Brown Park, a park 0.3 miles away. POINT DEFINANCE TO TAHLEQUAH passes 27 miles off.

What the record says

Built
1954

How to reach it

Coordinates47.01458, -122.90441

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Korean War Memorial: 1.4 mi
  • Vietnam Memorial: 1.5 mi
  • Capitol Steps: 1.5 mi
  • Winged Victory: 1.5 mi
  • POW: 1.5 mi
Peaks
  • Mount Molly: 9.7 mi
  • Rock Candy Mountain: 9.7 mi
  • Bartlett Hill: 10.7 mi
  • Flash Mountain: 10.8 mi
  • Cosgrave Hill: 10.8 mi
Parks
  • Jim Brown Park: 0.3 mi
  • Tumwater Historical Park: 0.5 mi
  • 5th & Hayes Pocket Park: 0.5 mi
  • Barclift Park: 0.6 mi
  • Overlook Point Park: 0.6 mi
Artworks: 39
Museums: 31
  • Henderson House Museum: 0.4 mi
  • Crosby House Museum: 0.4 mi
  • Olympia Aha Heritage Alliance Museum: 2.2 mi
  • Puget Sound Estuarium: 2.2 mi
  • L.O.T.T. W.E.T Center: 2.3 mi
Gardens: 29
  • Fairie Perennial & Herb Gardens: 1.5 mi
  • Capitol Sunken Garden: 1.5 mi
  • Rain Garden: 1.6 mi
  • Yashiro Japanese Garden: 1.9 mi
  • Sunrise Community Garden: 2.7 mi
Attractions: 24
Nature reserves: 21
Beaches: 9
Springs: 7
  • McAllister Springs: 8.6 mi
  • Silver Spring: 10.7 mi
  • Clear Creek Springs: 11.4 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 14.9 mi
  • Ellison Spring: 18.1 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Mima Falls: 11.2 mi
  • Kennedy Falls: 11.3 mi
  • Nisqually Falls: 14.2 mi
  • Porter Falls: 17.3 mi
  • Bloody Falls: 17.8 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Picnic sites: 4
  • Environmental Study Area: 10.1 mi
  • Picnic Point: 19.6 mi
  • Main Picnic Area: 24.6 mi
  • Kiwanis Picnic Area: 24.6 mi
Rest areas: 3

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.2 miles of Deschutes No. 3 Fishway. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Flash MountainW909 m10.8 mi
Capitol PeakWSW787 m11.4 mi
Larch MountainW774 m11.2 mi
Rock Candy MountainW701 m9.7 mi
Fuzzy TopWSW462 m13.4 mi
Crawford MountainSSE453 m13.6 mi
Northcraft MountainSSE429 m13.6 mi
Mount MollyWSW344 m9.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4419:24
June solstice05:1720:2421:11
September equinox06:5918:3119:11
December solstice07:5515:3416:26

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, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6206657604

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