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Chinook Bend Natural Area

Chinook Bend Natural Area from directly overhead

Chinook Bend Natural Area is a nature reserve in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 16 m. Mount Persis stands 1,665 m to the east-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Goat Farm, a attraction 1.0 miles away. JCT SR 522 TO JCT SR 90 VIC NORTH BEND passes 3.8 miles off.

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What to expect

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Getting there

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Coordinates47.66988, -121.92297

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
  • Goat Farm: 1.0 mi
  • Segis Pietertje Prospect: 1.5 mi
  • Scrambler: 2.2 mi
  • Antique Cars: 2.2 mi
  • Giant Swing: 2.2 mi
Artworks
Museums: 60
Parks
  • Fred Hockert Park: 1.6 mi
  • Lake Marcel Commumity Club: 1.6 mi
  • Nick Loutsis Park: 1.8 mi
  • Valley Memorial Park: 1.9 mi
  • Lake Marcel Private Community Park: 1.9 mi
Peaks
  • Tolt Hill: 1.6 mi
  • Novelty Hill: 2.7 mi
  • Union Hill: 2.9 mi
  • Ring Hill: 7.6 mi
  • Platts Lookout: 7.7 mi
Historic sites
  • Historic Town of Tolt: 1.8 mi
  • Memorial for Kari: 5.8 mi
  • Old Car: 6.4 mi
  • Siedel Creek Dam Ruins: 6.5 mi
  • Red Brick Road, 1913: 7.3 mi
Gardens
  • Kokopelli Gardens: 4.6 mi
  • Duvall Food Forest: 6.1 mi
  • Heritage Garden: 7.6 mi
  • Sunrise Cremation Garden: 8.2 mi
  • Green Burial Garden: 8.2 mi
Nature reserves: 59
Waterfalls: 58
Beaches: 49
Picnic sites: 30
  • Tibbetts Beach Picnic Area: 10.4 mi
  • The Clearing: 11.1 mi
  • Site #1: 13.9 mi
  • Site #2: 13.9 mi
  • May Valley Trailhead Picnic Site: 14.4 mi
Cliffs: 18
Ghost towns: 8
Springs: 3
  • Ravenna Park Sulfur Spring: 17.7 mi
  • Canyon Spring: 18.7 mi
  • Licton Springs: 19.5 mi
Lighthouses: 3
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.7 miles of Chinook Bend Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount PersisENE 60°1,665 m16.7 mi
Twin PeaksESE 105°1,623 m15.4 mi
BoomerangESE 109°1,580 m15.3 mi
Bessemer MountainESE 117°1,538 m16.5 mi
South BessemerESE 120°1,533 m16.6 mi
PaperboyESE 111°1,528 m15.9 mi
Moolock MountainESE 123°1,514 m15.6 mi
Mount TeneriffeSE 136°1,459 m15.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4019:21
June solstice05:1020:2221:10
September equinox06:5518:2719:07
December solstice07:5415:2616:19

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414245505560656560524541
Precip in8.65.86.75.34.03.11.21.23.06.29.58.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Snoqualmie Falls, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/63057872

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