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Historical Monument

Historical Monument from directly overhead

Historical Monument is a historic site in Washington, at a recorded elevation of 746 m. Blue Mountain stands 1,275 m to the northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is McDowell Hill, a peak 2.8 miles away. JCT SR 23 VIC SPRAGUE TO JCT SR 2 VIC REARDEN passes 11 miles off. 57 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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historical monument in Spokane County, Washington, United States

Wikidata Q49501910, joined on its GNIS feature id.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
746 m
Inscription
Commemorating the establishing of Camp Washington by Governor Issac I. Stevens on the site in front of this monument where he and Gen'l then Captain George D. McClellan and their military and engineering forces met and camped from...
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Coordinates47.74498, -117.74071
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Suncrest Park: 7.8 mi
  • Spokane Plains Battlefield State Park Heritage Site: 8.2 mi
  • Reardan City Park: 8.5 mi
  • Memorial Park: 8.6 mi
  • Heritage Airpark: 8.8 mi
Peaks: 57
  • McDowell Hill: 2.8 mi
  • Shoemaker Butte: 4.2 mi
  • Grays Butte: 6.0 mi
  • Eagle Rock: 7.1 mi
  • Gettys Butte: 8.1 mi
Artworks: 41
Historic sites: 24
Nature reserves: 22
Attractions: 19
  • Boeing B-52D Stratofortress: 8.7 mi
  • McDonnell F-101B Voodoo: 8.8 mi
  • Douglas B-26B Invader: 8.8 mi
  • Cessna T-37B Tweet: 8.8 mi
  • Canadair Sabre 5: 8.8 mi
Cliffs: 16
  • West Point: 5.3 mi
  • West Point: 5.4 mi
  • West Point: 5.6 mi
  • West Point: 6.0 mi
  • The Cove: 6.7 mi
Gardens: 16
Museums: 14
Springs: 5
  • well 2520: 6.7 mi
  • Griffith Spring: 13.1 mi
  • Big Springs: 18.8 mi
  • Goldback Spring: 22.4 mi
  • Mirabeau Springs: 24.4 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Chamokane Falls: 9.9 mi
  • Mystic Falls: 13.7 mi
  • Upper Falls: 15.8 mi
  • Upper Falls: 15.9 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Cfanatic Beach: 14.9 mi
  • Boulder Beach: 20.4 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Long Lake Dam Picnic Area: 8.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Historical Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blue MountainNW 325°1,275 m22.7 mi
Scoop MountainNNE 12°1,204 m13.9 mi
Spokane MountainNW 313°1,175 m21.4 mi
Deer Lake MountainNNE 15°1,137 m24.2 mi
Tower MountainESE 117°1,114 m23.1 mi
Krell HillESE 119°1,110 m23.6 mi
Dunns MountainNNE 28°1,085 m12.4 mi
Rocks of SharonESE 118°1,053 m24.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2319:04
June solstice04:5320:0520:54
September equinox06:3818:1018:51
December solstice07:3815:0916:02

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283139455459686758453427
Precip in2.01.41.81.51.61.40.50.40.61.52.22.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Spokane WFO, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/356540266

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