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Papa Bear

Papa Bear from directly overhead

Papa Bear is a historic site in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 169 m. McClellan Butte stands 1,557 m to the east, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Summit Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Chinook Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off. 58 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Material
bronze
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates47.35794, -122.02256

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Nature reserves
  • Elk Run Natural Area: 1.1 mi
  • BN Peninsula Natural Area: 1.8 mi
  • Shire Hills Drainage: 2.6 mi
  • Evergreen Park: 2.7 mi
  • Tall Timbers Greenspace: 2.7 mi
Museums
  • Fire Engine Museum: 2.0 mi
  • Gibbon Store - Maple Valley Historical Society Museum: 2.0 mi
  • Black Diamond Historical Museum: 3.5 mi
  • Greater Kent Historical Society: 9.6 mi
  • White River Valley Museum: 10.0 mi
Gardens: 58
  • Glacier Park Community Garden: 0.5 mi
  • Elk Run Farm: 0.9 mi
  • Smith-Mossman Western Azalea Display Garden: 1.7 mi
  • Legacy Garden: 1.7 mi
  • Perennial Border: 1.7 mi
Peaks: 58
  • Sugarloaf Mountain: 5.6 mi
  • Walsh: 5.6 mi
  • Taylor: 6.7 mi
  • Echo Mountain: 6.8 mi
  • South Tiger Mountain: 7.6 mi
Historic sites: 57
Attractions: 57
  • Lake Wilderness Lodge: 1.6 mi
  • Petroglyph: 2.7 mi
  • Hobart Yellow Submarine: 3.6 mi
  • Franklin Ghost Town: 5.1 mi
  • Remote Control Airfield: 5.4 mi
Parks
  • Summit Park: 0.1 mi
  • Overlook at Summit Park Neighborhood Park: 0.1 mi
  • Barclay Woods Neighborhood Park: 0.3 mi
  • Glacier Trails Neighborhood Park: 0.3 mi
  • Climbing Wall Park: 0.5 mi
Beaches: 32
Picnic sites: 24
Waterfalls: 19
  • Fifteenmile Waterfall: 8.8 mi
  • Doughty Falls: 11.9 mi
  • Far Country Falls: 12.3 mi
  • Coal Creek Falls: 12.3 mi
  • North Fork Falls: 13.4 mi
Ghost towns: 13
Cliffs: 8
Lighthouses: 8
Springs: 2
  • Canyon Spring: 12.8 mi
  • Maplewood Spring: 18.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
McClellan ButteE1,557 m19.0 mi
Mount KentE1,551 m19.1 mi
Dirtybox PeakENE1,501 m19.5 mi
Mailbox PeakENE1,476 m19.3 mi
Mount TeneriffeNE1,459 m18.5 mi
Green MountainNE1,431 m19.7 mi
Dixie PeakNE1,404 m18.3 mi
Blowdown MountainNE1,400 m17.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4019:21
June solstice05:1220:2121:09
September equinox06:5618:2719:08
December solstice07:5315:2816:21

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394144495559646459504338
Precip in8.05.46.25.53.93.11.31.62.85.88.57.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Landsburg, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6237151172

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