The Roundhouse
The Roundhouse is a historic site in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 589 m. Earl Peak stands 2,145 m to the north-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Cascade Rail Foundation South Cle Elum Station, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90 passes 0.8 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1909
How to reach it
- 0.8 mi off the Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90, National
- 14.8 mi off the Chinook Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Echo Point · 16 mi
- Mount Margaret · 23 mi
- Fife's Peak Viewpoint · 23 mi
- South Snoquera Point · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Peoh Point: 2.1 mi
- Cle Elum Point: 2.6 mi
- Taneum Point: 3.5 mi
- Indian John Hill: 4.9 mi
- Hicks Butte: 7.1 mi
- South Cle Elum Fireman Park: 0.2 mi
- Memorial Park: 0.7 mi
- Cle Elum City Park: 1.0 mi
- Flagpole Park: 1.1 mi
- Coal Mines Trail Park: 1.4 mi
- Cascade Rail Foundation South Cle Elum Station: 0.0 mi
- Stoves Drug Store (Mus Pharmacy) Historic Marker: 1.2 mi
- Pardini's Shoe Repair Historic Marker: 1.3 mi
- McGinnis General Merchandise Historic Marker: 1.3 mi
- Pacific Telegraph Historic Marker: 1.3 mi
- South Cle Elum Rail Yard Interpretive Center: 0.1 mi
- Carpenter Museum: 1.2 mi
- Telephone Museum: 1.3 mi
- Roslyn Historical Museum: 3.3 mi
- Museum of Culture and Environment: 23.0 mi
- Cascade Cradle: 23.1 mi
- Harmonize: 23.1 mi
- Washoe Statue: 23.1 mi
- Ellensburg Bull: 23.1 mi
- Secondhand Geology: 23.2 mi
- Lanigan Spring: 3.4 mi
- Cougar Spring: 17.3 mi
- Lion Rock Springs: 18.2 mi
- Culver Springs: 20.6 mi
- Grouse Spring: 22.9 mi
- Marshall W. Mayberry Arboretum: 23.0 mi
- Leah Polacek Butterfly Garden: 23.1 mi
- Japanese Garden: 23.1 mi
- Ellensburg Community Garden: 23.3 mi
- Wildcat Neighborhood Community Garden: 23.3 mi
- Snowshed Falls: 18.5 mi
- Upper Snow Creek Falls: 22.2 mi
- Viviane Falls: 22.2 mi
- Rocky Run Falls: 23.5 mi
- Laura Falls: 23.5 mi
- Osborn Point: 4.9 mi
- Devils Slide: 14.9 mi
- Lizard Wall: 20.5 mi
- Spineless Prow: 21.1 mi
- KBHR Set: 3.3 mi
- Rock n Tomahawk Ranch: 15.1 mi
- Ellensburg Rodeo Grounds: 23.6 mi
- Suncadia Conservancy: 4.7 mi
- Easton Ponds: 10.6 mi
- Liberty Recreation Site: 13.2 mi
- Indian John Hill Rest Area, I-90 Eastbound: 5.3 mi
- Indian John Hill Rest Area, I-90 Westbound: 5.5 mi
- Mather Memorial East Portal Information Site: 15.8 mi
- Turkey Gulch Picnic Area: 6.0 mi
- Tunnel 47 Picnic Area: 11.6 mi
- Speelyi Beach: 7.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.0 miles of The Roundhouse. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earl Peak | NNE 19° | 2,145 m | 16.6 mi |
| Teanaway Peak | N 8° | 2,066 m | 17.0 mi |
| Mary's Peak | NNE 14° | 2,037 m | 16.6 mi |
| Judi's Peak | NNE 14° | 2,000 m | 16.3 mi |
| Iron Peak | N 9° | 1,984 m | 16.3 mi |
| Jolly Mountain | NNW 348° | 1,964 m | 14.2 mi |
| The Louvre | N 352° | 1,949 m | 15.7 mi |
| Quartz Mountain | SW 218° | 1,919 m | 9.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:36 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 20:16 | 21:04 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:23 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 15:25 | 16:17 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 32 | 38 | 45 | 53 | 59 | 67 | 66 | 58 | 46 | 35 | 28 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 4.1 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — CLE Elum, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/692207365
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- Snoqualmie Pass · 25 mi
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