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Wild Horse Renewable Energy Center

Wild Horse Renewable Energy Center from directly overhead

Wild Horse Renewable Energy Center is a museum in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 1,079 m. Mission Peak stands 2,081 m to the north-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Reynolds Spring, a spring 1.5 miles away. JCT SR 82 VIC YAKIMA TO JCT SR 82 VIC ELLENSBURG passes 15 miles off. 156 named places lie within 25 miles, 18 of them named summits.

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What to expect

Operated by
Puget Sound Energy
Fee
No

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Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates47.01247, -120.20174
Around it

156 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 53
  • Palouse To Cascades State Park: 6.9 mi
  • Palmiero Park: 10.1 mi
  • Community Park: 10.4 mi
  • Wilson Park: 10.4 mi
  • Rocky Coulee Recreational Area: 10.8 mi
Cliffs: 20
  • Corn Wall: 10.4 mi
  • Middle East Wall: 10.5 mi
  • Middle East Wall: 10.5 mi
  • Sunshine Wall: 10.7 mi
  • Lower Wall: 10.7 mi
Springs: 19
  • Reynolds Spring: 1.5 mi
  • Thorn Spring: 1.7 mi
  • Government Spring: 1.8 mi
  • Pine Spring: 1.8 mi
  • Dorse Spring: 1.9 mi
Peaks: 18
Artworks: 10
Museums: 7
Gardens: 7
Attractions: 5
  • Farm Equipment Displays: 12.8 mi
  • Old agricultural devices: 12.8 mi
  • Old agricultural devices: 12.8 mi
  • Ellensburg Rodeo Grounds: 15.6 mi
  • Rock n Tomahawk Ranch: 22.8 mi
Rest areas: 4
Waterfalls: 4
Historic sites: 4
  • Craig's Castle: 15.9 mi
  • Angus McPherson Memorial: 17.2 mi
  • Beck Monument: 18.0 mi
  • B-24 Bomber Wing: 21.2 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Nature reserves: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Wild Horse Renewable Energy Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mission PeakNNW 329°2,081 m21.9 mi
Wenatchee MountainNNW 332°2,053 m20.5 mi
Lion RockNW 313°1,938.2 m24.5 mi
Table MountainNW 314°1,916.3 m23.8 mi
Beehive MountainNNW 338°1,383 m23.8 mi
Whiskey Dick MountainWNW 302°1,182 m1.7 mi
Laurel HillN 355°1,149 m21.3 mi
Chinamans HatWNW 291°1,127 m2.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3319:14
June solstice05:0620:1321:00
September equinox06:4818:2019:00
December solstice07:4515:2316:15

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, 16 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/652105562

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