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McLellan Conservation Area

McLellan Conservation Area from directly overhead

McLellan Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 509 m. Nelson Peak stands 1,553 m to the north-northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Saddle Mountain, a peak 2.0 miles away. JCT SR 2 MT SPOKANE PARK DR TO JCT ENTRANCE MT SPOKANE STATE PARK passes 17 miles off.

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What to expect

Operated by
Spokane County Parks & Recreation

Official site

Getting there

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Coordinates47.88156, -117.68089
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Saddle Mountain: 2.0 mi
  • Stony Peak: 2.7 mi
  • Mount Godfrey: 2.8 mi
  • Eagle Rock: 2.8 mi
  • Becks Hill: 2.9 mi
Parks
  • Suncrest Park: 5.7 mi
  • Sontag Park: 9.3 mi
  • Earl D. Mix Park: 10.6 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 10.6 mi
  • Swinyard Park: 10.7 mi
Artworks: 40
Historic sites: 24
Nature reserves: 20
Cliffs: 15
  • The Cove: 3.4 mi
  • West Point: 3.9 mi
  • West Point: 4.3 mi
  • West Point: 4.5 mi
  • West Point: 4.5 mi
Gardens: 15
Attractions: 14
  • Bowl and Pitcher: 15.3 mi
  • Boeing B-52D Stratofortress: 17.0 mi
  • Douglas B-26B Invader: 17.0 mi
  • McDonnell F-101B Voodoo: 17.0 mi
  • Canadair Sabre 5: 17.1 mi
Museums: 12
Waterfalls: 5
  • Chamokane Falls: 8.3 mi
  • Mystic Falls: 18.5 mi
  • Upper Falls: 19.2 mi
  • Upper Falls: 19.3 mi
  • Exley Falls: 20.4 mi
Springs: 3
  • Griffith Spring: 13.1 mi
  • well 2520: 15.7 mi
  • Goldback Spring: 24.6 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Cfanatic Beach: 18.0 mi
  • Boulder Beach: 21.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Long Lake Dam Picnic Area: 8.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.1 miles of McLellan Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Nelson PeakNNE 18°1,553 m22.9 mi
Lane MountainNNW 337°1,389 m21.6 mi
Blue MountainWNW 301°1,275 m18.2 mi
Bald MountainNNE 13°1,268 m18.9 mi
Boundary ButteWNW 291°1,228 m23.1 mi
Blue Grouse MountainNNE 28°1,209 m16.9 mi
Scoop MountainN 3°1,204 m4.2 mi
Benson PeakNNE 16°1,186 m20.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2319:04
June solstice04:5220:0520:54
September equinox06:3818:1018:50
December solstice07:3815:0816:01

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283038455359666657453427
Precip in2.91.62.31.91.91.90.60.70.82.02.83.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Deer Park AP, 13 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/417764198

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