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Magpie Forest

Magpie Forest from directly overhead

Magpie Forest is a nature reserve in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 810 m. Moscow Mountain stands 1,520 m to the east-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Cougar Ridge play area, a park 0.5 miles away. JCT SR 195 VIC PULLMAN TO JCT 274 VIC OF TEKOA passes 1.0 miles off. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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Operated by: Washington State University

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Coordinates46.75056, -117.15011

1.0 mi off the JCT SR 195 VIC PULLMAN TO JCT 274 VIC OF TEKOA
3.7 mi off the JCT WASHINGTON-IDAHO BOUNDARY TO WHITMAN COUNTY LINE
3.8 mi off the ALMOTA VIC SNAKE RIVER TO JCT SR 195 VIC PULLMAN
11.5 mi off the SR 195 BY COLFAX TO IDAHO STATE LINE

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks

Cougar Ridge play area: 0.5 mi
Roundtop Park: 0.8 mi
SEL Wayside Gardens: 1.0 mi
McGee Park: 1.0 mi
Terre View Park: 1.4 mi

Peaks36

Smoot Hill: 6.3 mi
Kamiak Butte: 7.8 mi
Parker Butte: 8.2 mi
Bald Butte: 8.6 mi
Steakhouse Hill: 8.7 mi

Nature reserves12

Kamiak Butte County Park: 8.0 mi
Idler's Rest Nature Preserve: 10.0 mi
Knoxway Canyon Habitat Management Unit Recreation Area: 14.5 mi
Kelly Bar Habitat Management Unit Recreation Area: 15.0 mi
Illia Landing Recreation Area: 15.7 mi

Museums8

Palouse Discovery Science Center: 0.7 mi
Pullman Depot Heritage Center: 1.9 mi
Appaloosa Horse Club and Museum: 5.4 mi
McConnell Mansion Museum: 7.4 mi
Roy Chatters Newspaper & Printing Museum: 11.6 mi

Gardens7

Rose Garden: 2.3 mi
HIE Garden area: 2.5 mi
Moscow Community Garden: 6.4 mi
Native Plant Garden Path: 8.3 mi
Native Plant Garden: 8.3 mi

Ghost towns5

Interior: 13.1 mi
Bishop: 13.7 mi
Almota: 15.5 mi
Elberton: 16.3 mi
Wilcox: 16.6 mi

Cliffs3

Devils Slide: 13.1 mi
Granite Point: 14.1 mi
Granite Point: 14.1 mi

Historic sites3

steam locomotive W.I.&M.Ry.Co. 1: 16.8 mi
C. C. Van Arsdol: 21.0 mi
Troy Mining & Milling Co.: 22.0 mi

Artworks2

Cougar Bronze Statue: 1.3 mi
The Caring Call: 1.5 mi

Rest areas2

Dusty Rest Area: 23.6 mi
Mineral Mountain Rest Area: 24.0 mi

Attractions1

Codger Pole: 13.5 mi

Springs1

Silver Springs: 17.2 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

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

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Moscow Mountain	ENE 75°	1,520 m	13.8 mi
East Moscow Mountain	ENE 76°	1,437 m	15.1 mi
Gold Hill	NE 48°	1,416 m	22.6 mi
East Gold Hill	NE 48°	1,413 m	23.5 mi
West Twin	ENE 69°	1,381 m	11.8 mi
Granite Point	ENE 71°	1,373 m	13.5 mi
East Twin	ENE 70°	1,367 m	12.3 mi
Paradise Point	ENE 66°	1,325 m	11.0 mi

Conditions

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Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	06:52	18:21	19:01
June solstice	04:55	20:00	20:47
September equinox	06:36	18:08	18:48
December solstice	07:31	15:12	16:04

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg °F	33	35	41	47	55	60	67	67	60	48	39	32
Precip in	2.1	1.6	2.0	1.8	1.4	1.2	0.4	0.5	0.6	1.6	2.1	2.2

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

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Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/614974537

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