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Horse Slaughter Monument

Horse Slaughter Monument from directly overhead

Horse Slaughter Monument is a historic site in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 618 m. Mount Spokane stands 1,784 m to the north, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Gateway Conservation Area, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. JCT SR 2 MT SPOKANE PARK DR TO JCT ENTRANCE MT SPOKANE STATE PARK passes 10 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
In 1858 Col. George Wright was sent from Walla Walla to suppress an Indian outbreak. After defeating the Indians in battles he captured 800 Indian horses. To prevent the Indians from waging further warfare he killed the horses on the bank of the river.
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Coordinates47.68901, -117.07243
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Gateway Regional Park: 1.1 mi
  • Rocky Hill Park: 1.1 mi
  • Pumphouse Park: 1.5 mi
  • Town Square Park: 1.9 mi
  • Five Fingers Park: 1.9 mi
Artworks: 43
Nature reserves: 29
  • Gateway Conservation Area: 0.7 mi
  • MacKenzie Natural Area: 3.0 mi
  • Saltese Uplands Conservation Area: 4.1 mi
  • Antoine Peak Conservation Area: 4.9 mi
  • Saltese Flats Wetland Area: 5.0 mi
Gardens: 21
Historic sites: 21
Attractions: 16
  • Abandoned Car: 5.3 mi
  • The Cannonballs: 7.1 mi
  • The Boudin: 7.2 mi
  • Vercler Castle: 7.7 mi
  • Cougar Bay Dozer: 11.7 mi
Museums: 16
  • Post Falls Museum: 6.0 mi
  • Spokane Valley Heritage Museum: 8.2 mi
  • Westwood Historical Society: 11.8 mi
  • Bird Aviation Museum & Invention Center: 12.9 mi
  • Museum of North Idaho: 13.3 mi
Cliffs: 11
Beaches: 7
  • Boulder Beach: 11.0 mi
  • North Idaho Beach: 12.7 mi
  • City Beach: 13.1 mi
  • Sanders Beach: 14.2 mi
  • Sanders Beach: 14.5 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Post Falls: 5.7 mi
  • Liberty Creek Falls: 6.4 mi
  • Upper Falls: 16.3 mi
  • Upper Falls: 16.4 mi
  • Mystic Falls: 19.3 mi
Springs: 4
  • Mirabeau Springs: 7.1 mi
  • Goldback Spring: 10.1 mi
  • Griffith Spring: 18.7 mi
  • Big Springs: 24.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Huetter Rest Area, I-90 Eastbound: 9.7 mi
  • Huetter Rest Area, I-90 Westbound: 9.7 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Big Spring Picnic Area: 15.5 mi
  • Bald Knob Picnic Area: 15.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.0 miles of Horse Slaughter Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount SpokaneN 353°1,784 m16.2 mi
Mount Kit CarsonNNW 348°1,600 m16.0 mi
Mica PeakSE 140°1,598 m6.1 mi
Beauty MountainN 351°1,587 m16.1 mi
Mica PeakS 183°1,586 m8.0 mi
Quartz MountainN 358°1,572 m13.6 mi
Bald KnobN 353°1,557 m15.6 mi
Horse MountainN 359°1,552 m13.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2019:01
June solstice04:5120:0220:51
September equinox06:3618:0718:48
December solstice07:3515:0616:00

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323542485763727061493831
Precip in2.01.31.81.51.71.50.70.50.71.52.02.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Spokane Felts FLD, 12 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12095385613

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