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Museum of Culture and Environment

Museum of Culture and Environment from directly overhead

Museum of Culture and Environment is a museum in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 487 m. Mission Peak stands 2,081 m to the north-northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Cascade Cradle, a artwork 0.1 miles away. JCT SR 970 TEANAWAY RD TO JCT SR 97 VIC ELLENSBURG passes 3.9 miles off. 176 named places lie within 25 miles, 36 of them named summits.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Central Washington University
Getting there

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Coordinates47.00396, -120.54160

Overlooks nearby

Around it

176 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 55
  • CWU South Park: 0.3 mi
  • Kiwanis Park: 0.3 mi
  • Ellensburg Memorial Park: 0.5 mi
  • Friendship Park: 0.6 mi
  • Margaret Park: 0.6 mi
Peaks: 36
Springs: 21
  • Sorenson Spring: 11.5 mi
  • Dorse Spring: 14.7 mi
  • Seabrock Spring: 15.1 mi
  • Pine Spring: 15.2 mi
  • Basalt Spring: 15.3 mi
Historic sites: 15
  • Craig's Castle: 0.7 mi
  • Stone hut: 9.1 mi
  • Black Canyon Cabin: 11.9 mi
  • Angus McPherson Memorial: 12.5 mi
  • Beck Monument: 13.7 mi
Artworks: 9
Museums: 8
  • Clymer Art Museum: 0.6 mi
  • Ellensburg Rodeo Hall of Fame Museum: 0.6 mi
  • Kittitas County Historical Museum: 0.7 mi
  • Wild Horse Renewable Energy Center: 16.0 mi
  • Telephone Museum: 22.7 mi
Gardens: 7
Rest areas: 6
Attractions: 5
  • Ellensburg Rodeo Grounds: 0.6 mi
  • Farm Equipment Displays: 3.9 mi
  • Old agricultural devices: 4.1 mi
  • Old agricultural devices: 4.1 mi
  • Rock n Tomahawk Ranch: 11.7 mi
Cliffs: 5
Nature reserves: 3
Picnic sites: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Waterfalls: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mission PeakNNE 14°2,081 m20.0 mi
Wenatchee MountainNNE 19°2,053 m19.7 mi
Lion RockN 353°1,938.2 m17.3 mi
Table MountainN 356°1,916.3 m17.2 mi
Mount LillianN 3°1,873 m21.9 mi
Tronsen HeadN 359°1,822.7 m21.3 mi
Windy KnobN 358°1,804 m21.3 mi
Diamond HeadN 356°1,803 m21.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3519:15
June solstice05:0820:1421:02
September equinox06:5018:2219:02
December solstice07:4615:2416:16

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303642495864727162503830
Precip in1.20.80.80.70.90.50.20.20.40.81.11.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ellensburg Bowers FLD, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/761365046

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