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Forks Timber Museum

Forks Timber Museum from directly overhead

Forks Timber Museum is a museum in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 90 m. Blackwood Peak stands 1,341 m to the east, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Bella's Trucks, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. JCT SR 109 VIC QUEETS TO JCT SR 5 VIC OLYMPIA passes 0.4 miles off. 82 named places lie within 25 miles, 34 of them named summits.

What to expect

Fee
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates47.93658, -124.39410

82 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 34
  • Grader Creek Hill: 2.2 mi
  • Lagitos Hill: 4.6 mi
  • Gunderson Mountain: 5.0 mi
  • Reade Hill: 5.6 mi
  • Scotts Bluff: 9.2 mi
Historic sites: 11
Parks: 11
  • Tilicum Park: 1.4 mi
  • Calawah River Park: 1.6 mi
  • Rearing Pond Water Access: 2.2 mi
  • Diimmel Access Area: 3.0 mi
  • Sol Duc River Bar Access Area: 3.2 mi
Attractions: 10
Museums: 3
Beaches: 3
Cliffs: 2
Waterfalls: 2
  • Salmon Cascades: 22.5 mi
  • Mineral Creek Falls: 24.0 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Sasquatch: 3.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Arch: 11.4 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic Table: 19.7 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Point of Arches State Park Property: 23.7 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Sol Duc Hot Springs: 24.7 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blackwood PeakE 90°1,341 m23.6 mi
Slide PeakE 89°1,306 m22.5 mi
Sore ThumbENE 78°1,147 m20.4 mi
Pine MountainE 87°1,139 m20.2 mi
Mount MullerENE 61°1,123 m21.9 mi
Misery PeakE 92°1,093 m21.5 mi
Sugarloaf MountainE 98°1,033 m18.7 mi
Owl MountainESE 121°1,024 m23.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5019:30
June solstice05:1920:3221:21
September equinox07:0518:3619:17
December solstice08:0515:3416:28

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414244485458626259514440
Precip in19.111.714.39.45.03.72.12.84.811.718.117.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Forks 1 E, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/234457936

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