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Historic Yelm Canyon Tribute

Historic Yelm Canyon Tribute from directly overhead

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. JCT SR 12 VIC MORTON TO JCT SR 507 VIC ROY WYE passes 11 miles off.

About

The story

city in Thurston County, Washington, United States

Wikidata Q1510424, matched on coordinates and name (846 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Inscription
Former site of historic yelm canyon R.I.P.
Visiting

What to expect

Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates46.93704, -122.59724

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Yelm City Park: 0.6 mi
  • Prairie Line Trailhead: 0.6 mi
  • Sam Brewer Veterans Memorial Field: 0.6 mi
  • Cochrane Memorial Park: 0.6 mi
  • Longmire Community Park: 0.9 mi
Artworks
Peaks
  • 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
Historic sites
Museums: 43
Attractions: 40
  • 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
Gardens: 36
  • 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
Nature reserves: 25
Beaches: 11
  • The Arbors Private Beach: 10.0 mi
  • South Beach: 14.2 mi
  • North Beach: 14.4 mi
  • South Beach: 17.5 mi
  • Countryside Beach: 20.4 mi
Waterfalls: 10
Cliffs: 9
Picnic sites: 9
  • 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
Springs: 8
  • 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
Ghost towns: 4
Rest areas: 3
On the horizon

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Baumgard HillSSW 211°536 m8.3 mi
Bald HillSSW 201°516 m9.3 mi
Jonas HillS 186°353 m7.5 mi
Hammersmith HillS 170°157 m0.9 mi
Severe HillWSW 252°145 m2.9 mi
Goodman HillNNW 346°145 m9.4 mi
Toland HillNNW 337°143 m8.0 mi
Rollover HillW 259°141 m2.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4319:23
June solstice05:1620:2221:10
September equinox06:5818:3019:10
December solstice07:5415:3316:25

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, 15 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13165738021

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