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Ginkgo Petrified Forest Museum

Ginkgo Petrified Forest Museum from directly overhead

Ginkgo Petrified Forest Museum is a museum in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 231 m. Whiskey Dick Mountain stands 1,182 m to the west-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Rocky Coulee Recreational Area, a park 0.2 miles away. JCT SR 82 VIC YAKIMA TO JCT SR 82 VIC ELLENSBURG passes 23 miles off. 98 named places lie within 25 miles, 10 of them named summits.

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Operated by
Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission
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Coordinates46.95458, -119.98793
Around it

98 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 33
  • Rocky Coulee Recreational Area: 0.2 mi
  • Vantage Boat Launch: 0.9 mi
  • Vantage Bay Playground: 1.5 mi
  • Sand Hollow Recreation Area: 2.7 mi
  • Wanapum Recreation Area: 3.6 mi
Cliffs: 20
  • Lower Wall: 4.7 mi
  • Powerhouse: 4.7 mi
  • Fat Man and Skinny Man: 4.8 mi
  • Lower Wall: 4.8 mi
  • Lower Wall: 4.8 mi
Springs: 15
  • Kohler Spring: 5.6 mi
  • Buckhorn Spring: 6.9 mi
  • Bohinkleman Spring: 8.4 mi
  • Bryant Spring: 9.0 mi
  • Reynolds Spring: 10.6 mi
Peaks: 10
Rest areas: 4
Museums: 3
Waterfalls: 3
Attractions: 3
  • Old agricultural devices: 22.6 mi
  • Old agricultural devices: 22.7 mi
  • Farm Equipment Displays: 22.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Historic sites: 2
  • Angus McPherson Memorial: 23.6 mi
  • Beck Monument: 23.9 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Artworks: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Whiskey Dick MountainWNW 293°1,182 m12.5 mi
Chinamans HatWNW 292°1,127 m13.4 mi
Baldy MountainWSW 243°983 m23.4 mi
Wahatis PeakESE 117°803 m22.8 mi
Sentinel MountainSSE 148°733 m11.1 mi
Emerson NippleSSE 165°675 m25.0 mi
Cape HornNNW 346°649 m18.0 mi
Hult ButteW 270°642 m6.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3319:13
June solstice05:0620:1220:59
September equinox06:4818:1918:59
December solstice07:4415:2216:14

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333846536269767565534033

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Smyrna, 17 mi away.

Sources

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Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/252342170

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