Floyd Paxton Memorial
Floyd Paxton Memorial is a historic site in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 317 m. Jumpoff Joe stands 1,728 m to the west-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Reservation Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Chinook Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Kwik Lok was founded by Floyd Paxton. He was an engineer who saw that packaging technologies, post-World War II, were changing.
How to reach it
- 14.1 mi off the Chinook Scenic Byway, National
- 14.4 mi off the White Pass Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Reservation Park: 0.3 mi
- Ahtanum Youth Activities Park: 0.5 mi
- Gardner Park: 1.5 mi
- Emil Kissel Park: 1.8 mi
- Larson Park: 2.3 mi
- Pleasant Hill: 6.7 mi
- Selah Heights: 7.6 mi
- Naches Heights: 8.0 mi
- Elephant Mountain: 9.5 mi
- Pushtay: 10.5 mi
- War Memorial: 8.8 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 9.7 mi
- Old Car (Sumwhat abandoned): 15.5 mi
- Fallen Firefighters Memorial: 16.1 mi
- Veterans Memorial of Zillah: 16.1 mi
- McAllister Museum of Aviation: 1.0 mi
- McAllister Museum/Civil Air Patrol: 1.0 mi
- Central Washington Agricultural Museum: 2.5 mi
- Yakima Valley Museum: 2.7 mi
- Yakima Valley Trolleys: 2.9 mi
- Lookout Point: 5.3 mi
- Royal Columns: 17.7 mi
- The Bend: 18.2 mi
- Moon Rocks: 19.4 mi
- Hole in the Wall: 20.2 mi
- Rock Border Garden: 3.5 mi
- Kara Kondo Dryland Garden: 3.5 mi
- Xeric Garden Demonstration Site: 3.6 mi
- Joyful Garden: 3.6 mi
- Toppenish Community Garden: 16.2 mi
- Rocky Top Conservation Easement: 8.9 mi
- Yakima River Canyon Preserve (TNC): 20.4 mi
- Umtanum Recreation Site: 20.9 mi
- Farm Equipment Yard: 2.4 mi
- Teapot Dome Gas Station: 16.1 mi
- Olney Spring: 9.6 mi
- Sorenson Spring: 23.4 mi
- J.J Weisenberger Spanish American war memorial statue: 3.6 mi
- Roza: 16.2 mi
- Umtanum Creek Falls: 23.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Floyd Paxton Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jumpoff Joe | WNW 285° | 1,728 m | 24.7 mi |
| Jump Off Lookout | WNW 285° | 1,666 m | 24.7 mi |
| Cleman Mountain | NW 320° | 1,559 m | 24.2 mi |
| Pine Mountain | W 277° | 1,310 m | 17.9 mi |
| Satus Peak | SSW 208° | 1,274 m | 23.2 mi |
| Toppenish Mountain | SSW 199° | 1,099 m | 20.6 mi |
| Baldy Mountain | NNE 16° | 983 m | 17.6 mi |
| Selah Butte | NNE 21° | 915 m | 13.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:35 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 20:13 | 21:00 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:22 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:44 | 15:27 | 16:18 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 37 | 43 | 50 | 59 | 65 | 72 | 71 | 62 | 50 | 38 | 31 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yakima AP, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/6336114043
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