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Andress Family Wildlife Nature Preservation Area

Andress Family Wildlife Nature Preservation Area from directly overhead

Andress Family Wildlife Nature Preservation Area is a nature reserve in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 502 m. Indian Rock stands 1,774 m to the north, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Stone Corner Farm Family Nature Preserve, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. JCT SR 14 VIC LYLE TO JCT SR 97 VIC GOLDENDALE runs past it. 170 named places lie within 25 miles, 41 of them named summits.

Local nature preserve owned and operated by the Andress family. No public access.

How to reach it

Coordinates45.82709, -120.81030

170 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 41
Parks: 40
  • Little Klickitat River Park: 0.2 mi
  • Little Klickitat River Disc Golf Course and Park: 0.3 mi
  • Ekone Park: 0.4 mi
  • Observatory Hill State Park: 0.6 mi
  • Hornibrook Park: 0.6 mi
Springs: 32
  • Gilen Water Springs: 8.0 mi
  • Counts Spring: 8.5 mi
  • Henderson Spring: 9.4 mi
  • Robertson Springs: 12.9 mi
  • Robertson Springs: 13.0 mi
Museums: 10
Nature reserves: 9
Cliffs: 9
  • The Slide: 10.3 mi
  • Celilo Falls: 14.7 mi
  • Rattlesnake Rim: 16.5 mi
  • Apocalypse Needles: 16.9 mi
  • Gordon Cliffs: 17.3 mi
Historic sites: 8
Waterfalls: 6
  • Eightmile Creek Falls: 17.7 mi
  • Skatepark Falls: 18.5 mi
  • Tumwater Falls: 18.9 mi
  • Tumwater Falls: 19.0 mi
  • Cushing Falls: 21.1 mi
Artworks: 5
  • Maryhill Overlook: 10.6 mi
  • Missive: 10.6 mi
  • Rebohoth: 10.6 mi
  • Brushing: 10.7 mi
  • Lyle sign: 24.2 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Gardens: 2
  • William & Catherine Dickson Sculpture Park: 10.6 mi
  • Vogt Fountain: 24.6 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Rock Creek Longhouse: 19.2 mi
  • SA Kitesurf Adventures: 24.9 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Columbia Hills State Park Day Use Area: 19.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Andress Family Wildlife Nature Preservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Indian RockN 357°1,774 m11.2 mi
Simcoe MountainN 4°1,658 m12.5 mi
Potato ButteNNW 346°1,579 m13.7 mi
Stagman ButteN 350°1,575 m16.2 mi
Castle RockN 358°1,520 m13.9 mi
Simcoe ButteNNE 23°1,459 m13.1 mi
Lone Pine ButteNE 47°1,438.7 m16.5 mi
Sheep ButteNNW 347°1,349 m19.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:3719:16
June solstice05:1420:1220:58
September equinox06:5118:2319:03
December solstice07:4215:3216:22

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313541465460686860483730
Precip in2.81.81.61.11.00.60.10.20.41.42.43.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Goldendale, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/759907419

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