Historic Yelm Canyon Tribute
Historic Yelm Canyon Tribute is a historic site in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 107 m. Baumgard Hill stands 536 m to the south-southwest, 8.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Yelm City Park, a park 0.6 miles away. POINT DEFINANCE TO TAHLEQUAH passes 26 miles off.
The story
City in Thurston County, Washington, United States.
Wikidata Q1510424, matched on coordinates and name (846 m apart).
What the record says
- Inscription
- Former site of historic yelm canyon R.I.P.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 25.7 mi off the POINT DEFINANCE TO TAHLEQUAH
- 27.8 mi off the White Pass Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Dam Overlook · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Yelm City Park: 0.6 mi
- Sam Brewer Veterans Memorial Field: 0.6 mi
- Cochrane Memorial Park: 0.6 mi
- Longmire Community Park: 0.9 mi
- YHS Prairie: 1.5 mi
- Hammersmith Hill: 0.9 mi
- Backside Up: 2.4 mi
- Serious Hill: 2.6 mi
- Severe Hill: 2.9 mi
- Rollover Hill: 2.9 mi
- Pioneer Wheel: 0.6 mi
- The Infantryman: 10.8 mi
- The Hawk: 11.8 mi
- Philosopher: 13.3 mi
- A Story Place: 13.5 mi
- Yelm Cross: 1.4 mi
- The tire pile: 1.5 mi
- Honey Bunny: 2.0 mi
- Big Rock: 3.1 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 5.4 mi
- Children’s Museum at JBLM: 10.4 mi
- Norm Dicks Visitor Center: 10.8 mi
- DuPont Historical Museum: 11.1 mi
- Lacey Museum: 12.2 mi
- Lacey Replica Depot: 12.2 mi
- Food Court Stage: 10.6 mi
- Andrews Arena: 10.6 mi
- Carnival Grounds: 10.7 mi
- Vehicle Park: 11.1 mi
- Go Kart: 12.2 mi
- Woodland Elementary Garden: 9.8 mi
- Closed Loop Park: 11.8 mi
- Thruston County Community Food Bank Garden: 12.4 mi
- Panorama Resident Gardens: 12.6 mi
- Perennial Gardens: 14.7 mi
- Deschutes Prairie Preserve: 7.6 mi
- Lake Lois Habitat Reserve: 11.9 mi
- Morse Wildlife Preserve: 13.8 mi
- Tolmie State Park: 15.3 mi
- Northwest Trek Wildlife Park: 15.4 mi
- Nisqually Falls: 2.2 mi
- Bloody Falls: 11.8 mi
- Deschutes Falls: 12.6 mi
- Little Mashel Lower Falls: 16.4 mi
- Little Mashel Middle Falls: 16.5 mi
- The Arbors Private Beach: 10.0 mi
- South Beach: 14.2 mi
- North Beach: 14.4 mi
- Countryside Beach: 20.4 mi
- Titlow Beach: 21.9 mi
- Stewart Cliffs: 2.5 mi
- Tenth Field Artillery Bluff: 6.2 mi
- Seven-infantry Bluff: 6.2 mi
- Thirty-eight Infantry Bluff: 6.7 mi
- Eighteenth Infantry Bluff: 8.0 mi
- Environmental Study Area: 11.1 mi
- Pack Forest Picnic Area: 14.8 mi
- Picnic Point: 14.8 mi
- Main Picnic Area: 19.1 mi
- Kiwanis Picnic Area: 19.1 mi
- Crystal Spring: 1.5 mi
- Clear Creek Springs: 6.8 mi
- Silver Spring: 8.0 mi
- McAllister Springs: 8.7 mi
- Duryea Roadside Hidden Spring: 14.9 mi
- Maytown Rest Area: 18.2 mi
- Scatter Creek Rest Area: 19.6 mi
- Elbe Rest Area: 22.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.4 miles of Historic Yelm Canyon Tribute. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baumgard Hill | SSW 211° | 536 m | 8.3 mi |
| Bald Hill | SSW 201° | 516 m | 9.3 mi |
| Jonas Hill | S 186° | 353 m | 7.5 mi |
| Hammersmith Hill | S 170° | 157 m | 0.9 mi |
| Severe Hill | WSW 252° | 145 m | 2.9 mi |
| Goodman Hill | NNW 346° | 145 m | 9.4 mi |
| Toland Hill | NNW 337° | 143 m | 8.0 mi |
| Rollover Hill | W 259° | 141 m | 2.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:43 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 20:22 | 21:10 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:30 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:54 | 15:33 | 16:25 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 41 | 44 | 48 | 55 | 59 | 64 | 64 | 59 | 50 | 43 | 39 |
| Precip in | 7.8 | 5.1 | 5.7 | 3.7 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 5.1 | 8.2 | 7.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Olympia AP, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/13165738021
Day trips start here
- Lacey · 12 mi
- Anderson Island · 16 mi
- Eatonville · 16 mi
- Olympia · 16 mi
- Steilacoom · 16 mi
- Tumwater · 16 mi
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