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Hiburn Preserve

Hiburn Preserve from directly overhead

Hiburn Preserve is a nature reserve in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 19 m. Mount Washington stands 1,907 m to the north-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Callanan Park, a park 0.9 miles away. JCT SR 109 VIC QUEETS TO JCT SR 5 VIC OLYMPIA runs past it. 57 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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What to expect

Operated by
Capitol Land Trust

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates47.20872, -123.13267

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Callanan Park: 0.9 mi
  • Olympic Title Park: 1.1 mi
  • Ravenna Park: 1.1 mi
  • Loop Field: 1.1 mi
  • 6th Ave Park: 1.2 mi
Peaks: 57
Artworks: 36
Historic sites: 31
  • Veteran's Memorial Hall: 1.5 mi
  • Simpson Lookout: 10.2 mi
  • Camp Govey: 12.3 mi
  • Camp 3: 12.6 mi
  • Boom Foreman's Office: 14.5 mi
Museums: 20
  • Mason County Historical Society Museum: 1.3 mi
  • Squaxin Island Museum, Library and Research Center: 6.5 mi
  • McCleary Museum: 12.5 mi
  • Olympia Aha Heritage Alliance Museum: 15.6 mi
  • L.O.T.T. W.E.T Center: 15.6 mi
Gardens: 17
Nature reserves: 10
Beaches: 8
  • Countryside Beach: 11.0 mi
  • Joemma Beach: 15.2 mi
  • Palmer Lake "Shady side": 15.9 mi
  • Palmer Lake "Sunny side": 15.9 mi
  • Skokomish Park Lake Cushman - Day Use Area: 18.2 mi
Waterfalls: 6
Picnic sites: 5
  • Potlach State Park Picnic Area: 10.6 mi
  • Environmental Study Area: 21.8 mi
  • Bear Gulch Day Use Area: 22.1 mi
  • Staircase Picnic Area: 23.1 mi
  • The Meadow: 24.6 mi
Cliffs: 5
Attractions: 4
  • Carnival Grounds: 20.8 mi
  • Andrews Arena: 20.8 mi
  • Ocean City Ferry: 20.9 mi
  • Food Court Stage: 20.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
Springs: 2
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount WashingtonNNW 347°1,906.5 m22.9 mi
Mount PershingNNW 346°1,875.7 m24.4 mi
Mount EllinorNNW 345°1,811.7 m22.4 mi
Point BNNW 345°1,766.6 m22.4 mi
Horse's MouthNNW 345°1,766.6 m22.4 mi
Jefferson PeakN 349°1,743.5 m24.8 mi
Point ANNW 345°1,740.7 m22.4 mi
Copper MountainNNW 341°1,653.5 m23.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4519:25
June solstice05:1720:2521:13
September equinox07:0018:3219:12
December solstice07:5715:3316:26

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404245495560656561514440
Precip in11.16.77.24.92.61.50.71.22.57.011.610.9

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/753106944

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