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Yelm Cross

Yelm Cross from directly overhead

Yelm Cross is a historic site in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 105 m. Baumgard Hill stands 536 m to the south-southwest, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is YHS Prairie, a park 0.1 miles away. JCT SR 12 VIC MORTON TO JCT SR 507 VIC ROY WYE passes 12 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
A wooden cross made out of two peices of wood tied together by rope. On it are two signs which have verses on them describing Jesus' death and resurrection and their purpose.
Visiting

What to expect

Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates46.94794, -122.62292

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • YHS Prairie: 0.1 mi
  • Mountain View Meadows Community Park: 0.4 mi
  • Mountain View Meadows Community Park: 0.5 mi
  • Cherry Meadows Neighborhood Park: 0.6 mi
  • Yelm City Park: 0.9 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
Peaks
  • Serious Hill: 1.6 mi
  • Backside Up: 1.9 mi
  • Hammersmith Hill: 2.1 mi
  • Rollover Hill: 2.1 mi
  • Severe Hill: 2.2 mi
Museums: 44
Attractions: 40
  • Food Court Stage: 9.1 mi
  • Andrews Arena: 9.2 mi
  • Carnival Grounds: 9.2 mi
  • Vehicle Park: 10.3 mi
  • Go Kart: 12.9 mi
Gardens: 37
  • Woodland Elementary Garden: 8.4 mi
  • Closed Loop Park: 10.5 mi
  • Thruston County Community Food Bank Garden: 11.0 mi
  • Panorama Resident Gardens: 11.2 mi
  • Fairie Perennial & Herb Gardens: 13.5 mi
Nature reserves: 27
Beaches: 11
  • The Arbors Private Beach: 8.5 mi
  • South Beach: 14.2 mi
  • North Beach: 14.4 mi
  • South Beach: 16.9 mi
  • Countryside Beach: 19.0 mi
Picnic sites: 10
  • Environmental Study Area: 9.9 mi
  • Picnic Point: 14.3 mi
  • Pack Forest Picnic Area: 16.2 mi
  • Main Picnic Area: 18.9 mi
  • Kiwanis Picnic Area: 18.9 mi
Waterfalls: 9
Cliffs: 9
Springs: 8
  • Crystal Spring: 1.3 mi
  • Clear Creek Springs: 5.7 mi
  • Silver Spring: 7.2 mi
  • McAllister Springs: 7.3 mi
  • Duryea Roadside Hidden Spring: 14.8 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Rest areas: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.8 miles of Yelm Cross. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Baumgard HillSSW 201°536 m8.4 mi
Jonas HillS 177°353 m8.2 mi
Hammersmith HillSE 139°157 m2.1 mi
Black HillN 351°153 m8.7 mi
Severe HillSW 223°145 m2.2 mi
Goodman HillN 353°145 m8.5 mi
Toland HillNNW 344°143 m6.8 mi
Rollover HillSW 231°141 m2.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4319:23
June solstice05:1620:2221:10
September equinox06:5818:3019:10
December solstice07:5415:3316:25

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404144485559646459504339
Precip in7.85.15.73.72.31.50.51.02.05.18.27.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Olympia AP, 13 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12872502119

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