Nature reserve · Washington

McLellan Conservation Area

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Elevation, modelled: 509 m
Tallest summit within 23.1 miles: Nelson Peak1,553 m · 22.9 mi
Nearest byway: JCT SR 2 MT SPOKANE PARK DR TO JCT ENTRANCE MT SPOKANE STATE PARK16.5 mi off
Sunset, June solstice: 20:54local time
Coordinates: 47.8816, -117.6809

McLellan Conservation Area from directly overhead

McLellan Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Washington, at a modelled 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.

The record

Operated by: Spokane County Parks & Recreation

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.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Nelson Peak	NNE 18°	1,553 m	22.9 mi
Lane Mountain	NNW 337°	1,389 m	21.6 mi
Blue Mountain	WNW 301°	1,275 m	18.2 mi
Bald Mountain	NNE 13°	1,268 m	18.9 mi
Boundary Butte	WNW 291°	1,228 m	23.1 mi
Blue Grouse Mountain	NNE 28°	1,209 m	16.9 mi
Scoop Mountain	N 3°	1,204 m	4.2 mi
Benson Peak	NNE 16°	1,186 m	20.4 mi

On the road

16.5 mi off the JCT SR 2 MT SPOKANE PARK DR TO JCT ENTRANCE MT SPOKANE STATE PARK
19.3 mi off the JCT SR 23 VIC SPRAGUE TO JCT SR 2 VIC REARDEN
23.8 mi off the SR 2 JCT TO SR 20 JCT BY USK
27.3 mi off the JCT SPOKANE RIVER BRIDGE TO THE CANADIAN BORDER

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

Artworks40

Totem Pole: 15.0 mi
Land Acknowledgement Monument: 15.1 mi
Lyonns Glen: 17.1 mi
Sign Post: 17.2 mi
Balazs Statue (Circle of Friends): 17.8 mi

Historic sites24

Dawn Mill Uranium Processing Plant Site: 6.1 mi
Peavine Jimmy hayshed: 9.5 mi
Gordon farm water wheel: 9.6 mi
Spokane House: 9.6 mi
Historical Monument: 9.8 mi

Nature reserves20

Trautman Ranch Conservation Area: 9.2 mi
Van Horn Edburg-Bass Conservation Area: 9.8 mi
Meadowglen Conservation Area: 12.2 mi
Missile Silo Park: 14.3 mi
Wyakin Park: 14.8 mi

Cliffs15

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

Gardens15

Covenant Unitied Community Garden: 14.0 mi
Westminster Garden: 15.0 mi
Nelson Phenology Garden: 15.3 mi
Kipos Community Garden: 15.4 mi
Student Community Garden: 17.3 mi

Attractions14

Museums12

Spokane House Interpretive Center: 9.5 mi
Margie Woods Cultural Center: 12.5 mi
Loon Lake Historical Society: 12.8 mi
Campbell House: 18.9 mi
Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture: 19.0 mi

Waterfalls5

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

Springs3

Griffith Spring: 13.1 mi
well 2520: 15.7 mi
Goldback Spring: 24.6 mi

Beaches2

Cfanatic Beach: 18.0 mi
Boulder Beach: 21.6 mi

Picnic sites1

Long Lake Dam Picnic Area: 8.3 mi

Light

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	06:54	18:23	19:04
June solstice	04:52	20:05	20:54
September equinox	06:38	18:10	18:50
December solstice	07:38	15:08	16:01

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	28	30	38	45	53	59	66	66	57	45	34	27
Precip in	2.9	1.6	2.3	1.9	1.9	1.9	0.6	0.7	0.8	2.0	2.8	3.1

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

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