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MacKenzie Natural Area

MacKenzie Natural Area from directly overhead

MacKenzie Natural Area is a nature reserve in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 648 m. Mount Spokane stands 1,784 m to the north, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Kramer Hill, a peak 0.8 miles away. JCT SR 2 MT SPOKANE PARK DR TO JCT ENTRANCE MT SPOKANE STATE PARK passes 13 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Spokane County
Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates47.64592, -117.06366
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Spokane County ORV Park: 1.0 mi
  • Liberty Lake Water Access Site: 1.1 mi
  • Pumphouse Park: 1.7 mi
  • Pavilion Park: 1.8 mi
  • Rocky Hill Park: 1.9 mi
Artworks: 44
  • CVHS Bear Statue: 6.1 mi
  • John Mullan Statue: 7.0 mi
  • Harvey: 13.3 mi
  • iron artwork: 13.9 mi
  • Tiny Art Nook: 15.0 mi
Nature reserves: 28
  • Saltese Uplands Conservation Area: 2.7 mi
  • Gateway Conservation Area: 3.3 mi
  • Saltese Flats Wetland Area: 3.4 mi
  • Antoine Peak Conservation Area: 7.1 mi
  • Hauser Conservation Area: 10.2 mi
Historic sites: 22
Gardens: 21
Attractions: 16
  • Abandoned Car: 2.3 mi
  • The Cannonballs: 7.9 mi
  • The Boudin: 8.0 mi
  • Vercler Castle: 8.0 mi
  • Cougar Bay Dozer: 11.2 mi
Museums: 16
  • Post Falls Museum: 7.0 mi
  • Spokane Valley Heritage Museum: 8.3 mi
  • Museum of North Idaho: 13.0 mi
  • Westwood Historical Society: 13.9 mi
  • Bird Aviation Museum & Invention Center: 14.1 mi
Cliffs: 11
Picnic sites: 8
Beaches: 7
  • Boulder Beach: 11.9 mi
  • North Idaho Beach: 12.4 mi
  • City Beach: 12.8 mi
  • Sanders Beach: 13.8 mi
  • Sanders Beach: 14.0 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Liberty Creek Falls: 3.4 mi
  • Post Falls: 6.7 mi
  • Upper Falls: 16.7 mi
  • Upper Falls: 16.8 mi
  • Mystic Falls: 19.5 mi
Springs: 4
  • Mirabeau Springs: 7.9 mi
  • Goldback Spring: 10.1 mi
  • Griffith Spring: 20.1 mi
  • Big Springs: 23.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Huetter Rest Area, I-90 Eastbound: 10.1 mi
  • Huetter Rest Area, I-90 Westbound: 10.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.4 miles of MacKenzie Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount SpokaneN 353°1,784 m19.2 mi
Mount Kit CarsonNNW 349°1,600 m19.0 mi
Mica PeakESE 115°1,598 m3.9 mi
Beauty MountainN 351°1,587 m19.1 mi
Mica PeakS 190°1,586 m5.1 mi
Quartz MountainN 357°1,572 m16.6 mi
Bald KnobN 353°1,557 m18.6 mi
Horse MountainN 358°1,552 m16.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2019:01
June solstice04:5120:0220:51
September equinox06:3618:0718:48
December solstice07:3515:0716:00

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323542485763727061493831
Precip in2.01.31.81.51.71.50.70.50.71.52.02.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Spokane Felts FLD, 12 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/351505487

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