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Royal Reward Mine Processing Plant

Royal Reward Mine Processing Plant from directly overhead

Royal Reward Mine Processing Plant is a historic site in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 261 m. McClellan Butte stands 1,557 m to the east-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Green River Gorge Springs, a park 1.3 miles away. Chinook Scenic Byway passes 8.0 miles off. 58 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

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Visiting

What to expect

Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates47.31396, -121.92803

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Historic sites: 59
Peaks: 58
  • Sugarloaf Mountain: 2.8 mi
  • McDonald Mountain: 3.6 mi
  • Enumclaw Mountain: 4.5 mi
  • Haystack: 4.9 mi
  • Fell Hill: 4.9 mi
Gardens: 58
  • Coal Miner's Honor Garden: 3.7 mi
  • Glacier Park Community Garden: 5.2 mi
  • Elk Run Farm: 5.9 mi
  • Smith-Mossman Western Azalea Display Garden: 6.9 mi
  • Legacy Garden: 6.9 mi
Attractions: 57
  • Franklin Ghost Town: 1.8 mi
  • Petroglyph: 4.6 mi
  • Remote Control Airfield: 5.6 mi
  • Hobart Yellow Submarine: 6.3 mi
  • Lake Wilderness Lodge: 6.9 mi
Nature reserves: 52
  • Crow Marsh Natural Area: 2.1 mi
  • Fell Hill Park: 5.0 mi
  • Stonequarry Creek Natural Area: 5.3 mi
  • Flaming Geyser Natural Area: 5.9 mi
  • Elk Run Natural Area: 6.0 mi
Parks
  • Green River Gorge Springs: 1.3 mi
  • Lake Number 12 Boat Launch: 2.2 mi
  • Ravensdale Retreat Natural Area: 3.4 mi
  • Fish Lake Water Access: 3.4 mi
  • Walker Lake Boat Launch: 3.6 mi
Museums: 39
  • Black Diamond Historical Museum: 3.7 mi
  • Fire Engine Museum: 7.3 mi
  • Gibbon Store - Maple Valley Historical Society Museum: 7.3 mi
  • Enumclaw Plateau Historical Society Museum: 8.0 mi
  • Cedar River Watershed Education Center: 10.6 mi
Waterfalls: 31
Picnic sites: 17
  • Brandi Carlile Stage: 7.5 mi
  • Horse Picnic Area: 8.3 mi
  • Olallie State Park South Fork Picnic Area: 15.3 mi
  • Group Picnic Site 13: 16.0 mi
  • Upper Picnic Area: 16.0 mi
Ghost towns: 15
Beaches: 12
  • Sex Cove: 13.9 mi
  • Waterfront: 14.6 mi
  • Tibbetts Beach: 18.1 mi
  • Alexander Beach: 18.7 mi
  • Kennydale Beach: 19.5 mi
Cliffs: 11
Lighthouses: 8
Springs: 2
  • Canyon Spring: 10.7 mi
  • Maplewood Spring: 20.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Royal Reward Mine Processing Plant. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
McClellan ButteENE1,557 m15.7 mi
Mount KentENE1,551 m15.4 mi
Dirtybox PeakNE1,501 m17.0 mi
Duke of KentENE1,476 m16.1 mi
Mailbox PeakNE1,476 m17.0 mi
Mount TeneriffeNE1,459 m17.3 mi
Duchess of KentENE1,434 m16.4 mi
Dirty Harry's PeakENE1,426 m17.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4019:20
June solstice05:1220:2121:09
September equinox06:5518:2719:07
December solstice07:5315:2816:20

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394144485458646560514438
Precip in11.08.09.27.85.95.32.12.34.07.911.510.4

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12403396297

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