Trailside Museum
Trailside Museum is a museum in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 325 m. Whiskey Dick Mountain stands 1,182 m to the west-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Ryegrass Mountain, a peak 1.4 miles away. JCT SR 82 VIC YAKIMA TO JCT SR 82 VIC ELLENSBURG passes 21 miles off. 143 named places lie within 25 miles, 12 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Fee
- No
How to reach it
- 21.2 mi off the JCT SR 82 VIC YAKIMA TO JCT SR 82 VIC ELLENSBURG
- 26.4 mi off the JCT SR 26 TO JCT SR 17 VIC WARDEN
- 27.7 mi off the JCT SR 10 VIC ELLENSBURG TO JCT SR 2 VIC PESHASTIN
- 27.8 mi off the JCT SR 970 TEANAWAY RD TO JCT SR 97 VIC ELLENSBURG
143 named places within 25 miles
- Rocky Coulee Recreational Area: 2.3 mi
- Vantage Boat Launch: 2.4 mi
- Vantage Bay Playground: 2.5 mi
- Wanapum Recreation Area: 3.8 mi
- Sand Hollow Recreation Area: 4.2 mi
- Corn Wall: 5.8 mi
- Sunshine Wall: 5.9 mi
- Middle East Wall: 5.9 mi
- Jigsaw: 5.9 mi
- Lower Wall: 5.9 mi
- Kohler Spring: 4.5 mi
- Buckhorn Spring: 5.2 mi
- Bryant Spring: 7.4 mi
- Bohinkleman Spring: 7.5 mi
- Reynolds Spring: 9.0 mi
- Ryegrass Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Hult Butte: 3.9 mi
- Whiskey Dick Mountain: 10.7 mi
- Chinamans Hat: 11.5 mi
- Sentinel Mountain: 12.1 mi
- Grandfather Cuts Loose the Ponies: 3.7 mi
- Wellington Wildcat Statue: 24.0 mi
- Mammoth: 24.0 mi
- Secondhand Geology: 24.1 mi
- Cascade Cradle: 24.1 mi
- Ginkgo Petrified Forest Museum: 2.3 mi
- Wild Horse Renewable Energy Center: 9.0 mi
- Quincy Valley Historical Society & Museum: 21.4 mi
- Museum of Culture and Environment: 24.2 mi
- Kittitas County Historical Museum: 24.3 mi
- Community Garden: 23.5 mi
- Wildcat Neighborhood Farm: 23.7 mi
- Wildcat Neighborhood Community Garden: 23.7 mi
- Japanese Garden: 24.1 mi
- Leah Polacek Butterfly Garden: 24.2 mi
- Ryegrass Eastbound Rest Area: 8.0 mi
- Ryegrass Westbound Rest Area: 8.2 mi
- Winchester Eastbound Rest Area: 22.0 mi
- Winchester Westbound Rest Area: 22.5 mi
- Selah Creek Rest Area, I-82 Westbound: 24.3 mi
- Old agricultural devices: 20.4 mi
- Old agricultural devices: 20.5 mi
- Farm Equipment Displays: 20.5 mi
- Ellensburg Rodeo Grounds: 23.7 mi
- Frenchman Coulee Waterfall: 7.1 mi
- Ancient Lake Falls: 14.8 mi
- Upper Ancient Lake Falls: 14.9 mi
- Angus McPherson Memorial: 21.3 mi
- Beck Monument: 21.7 mi
- Craig's Castle: 23.9 mi
- Yakima River Canyon Preserve (TNC): 21.4 mi
- Umtanum Recreation Site: 22.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Trailside Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whiskey Dick Mountain | WNW 300° | 1,182 m | 10.7 mi |
| Chinamans Hat | WNW 298° | 1,127 m | 11.5 mi |
| Cairn Hope Peak | S 174° | 1,017 m | 25.0 mi |
| Baldy Mountain | WSW 241° | 983 m | 21.2 mi |
| Selah Butte | SW 232° | 915 m | 23.7 mi |
| Wahatis Peak | ESE 113° | 803 m | 24.6 mi |
| Sentinel Mountain | SE 138° | 733 m | 12.1 mi |
| Cape Horn | N 353° | 649 m | 18.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:33 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:06 | 20:12 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:20 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:44 | 15:23 | 16:14 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 38 | 46 | 53 | 62 | 69 | 76 | 75 | 65 | 53 | 40 | 33 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Smyrna, 19 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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