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Nisqually John Habitat Management Unit Recreation Area

Nisqually John Habitat Management Unit Recreation Area from directly overhead

Nisqually John Habitat Management Unit Recreation Area is a nature reserve in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 696 m. Elk Point stands 1,602 m to the southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Nisqually John Landing Recreation Area, a park 2.3 miles away. JCT WASHINGTON-IDAHO BOUNDARY TO WHITMAN COUNTY LINE passes 5.6 miles off. 21 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Walla Walla District, Army Corps of Engineers

How to reach it

Coordinates46.50247, -117.20424

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Nisqually John Landing Recreation Area: 2.3 mi
  • Blyton Landing Recreation Area: 5.0 mi
  • Holzer Park: 6.0 mi
  • Memorial Park: 6.3 mi
  • Granite Lake Park: 9.1 mi
Peaks: 21
  • Castle Rock: 9.4 mi
  • Bald Butte: 10.6 mi
  • Lewiston Hill: 11.1 mi
  • Swallow Rock: 11.3 mi
  • Potter Hill: 14.2 mi
Museums: 10
  • Local Native American and geological information: 6.1 mi
  • Nez Perce County Historical Society: 10.0 mi
  • Jack O'Conner Visitor Center: 11.9 mi
  • Visitor Center: 15.3 mi
  • Pullman Depot Heritage Center: 15.9 mi
Cliffs: 8
Ghost towns: 5
Springs: 3
  • Kaufman Springs: 13.4 mi
  • Iron Springs: 20.2 mi
  • Pinkham Spring: 22.3 mi
Gardens: 3
Artworks: 2
Historic sites: 1
  • C. C. Van Arsdol: 9.4 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Hells Gate Day Use Area: 11.9 mi
Beaches: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Nisqually John Habitat Management Unit Recreation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Elk PointSW 215°1,602 m24.1 mi
Lost PointSW 218°1,529 m24.1 mi
Pinkham ButteSSW 209°1,449.3 m22.5 mi
Calloway HillWSW 242°1,130 m19.7 mi
Goat MountainWSW 243°1,103 m24.0 mi
Kamiak ButteN 4°1,101 m24.9 mi
Tatman MountainWSW 245°1,086 m20.8 mi
Tomer ButteNE 43°1,059 m19.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2219:02
June solstice04:5719:5920:46
September equinox06:3618:0818:48
December solstice07:3115:1416:05

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363945526067767566534235
Precip in1.11.01.31.41.71.30.50.50.61.11.21.1

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/926842483

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