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Lake Emma

Lake Emma from directly overhead

Lake Emma is a nature reserve in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 135 m. Jump Off Joe stands 670 m to the southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Fishhook Habitat Management Unit, a nature reserve 1.5 miles away. JCT SR 124 VIC TRI CITIES TO 24 MILES WEST OF SR 129 VIC CLARKSTON passes 14 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
US Army Corps of Engineers--Tri-Rivers Natural Resources (Ice Harbor Dam)

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Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates46.32907, -118.77172
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Tierra Vida Park: 15.0 mi
  • Highland Park: 15.9 mi
  • Kurtzman Park: 15.9 mi
  • Two Rivers Park: 16.4 mi
  • Centennial Park: 16.6 mi
Artworks: 55
Gardens: 22
Historic sites: 17
  • Martin Luther King Jr.: 17.5 mi
  • The Green Bridge Memorial: 17.8 mi
  • Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 17.9 mi
  • Hover High School: 18.3 mi
  • Veteran's Memorial: 19.6 mi
Nature reserves: 11
Peaks: 10
  • Rice Hill: 8.1 mi
  • Jackass Mountain: 16.1 mi
  • The Butte: 19.1 mi
  • Clover Hill: 20.7 mi
  • Twin Sisters: 21.3 mi
Museums: 7
Ghost towns: 6
Attractions: 5
  • The Pink House: 21.9 mi
  • 9/11 WTC Memorial Kennewick: 22.3 mi
  • Max Air Trampoline Park: 23.0 mi
  • USS Triton Submarine: 23.8 mi
  • Whitman Memorial: 24.8 mi
Cliffs: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Carbody Beach: 23.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Jump Off JoeSW 228°670 m23.2 mi
Rice HillENE 73°412 m8.1 mi
Perry MonumentWSW 238°363 m21.6 mi
The ButteSW 220°348 m19.1 mi
Clover HillSSW 198°308.2 m20.7 mi
Jackass MountainWNW 295°279 m16.1 mi
Monumental RockNE 38°216 m23.3 mi
Twin SistersSSW 202°185 m21.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:2819:08
June solstice05:0420:0520:52
September equinox06:4318:1518:55
December solstice07:3615:2116:12

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353946536167757466544336
Precip in1.41.01.01.01.10.90.30.30.41.01.31.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ICE Harbor DAM, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1495776603

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