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Sherman Creek Wildlife Area

Sherman Creek Wildlife Area from directly overhead

Sherman Creek Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 909 m. Gypsy Peak stands 2,226 m to the east-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Sweet Creek Falls, a waterfall 1.6 miles away. JCT SR 20 VIC TIGER TO THE CANADIAN BORDER passes 1.6 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates48.83757, -117.42744

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Linton Mountain: 2.2 mi
  • Deer Mountain: 2.8 mi
  • Washington Rock: 3.2 mi
  • Baldy Mountain: 3.9 mi
  • Sherlock Peak: 4.1 mi
Waterfalls: 12
  • Sweet Creek Falls: 1.6 mi
  • Sweet Creek Falls: 1.6 mi
  • Elk Creek Falls: 6.5 mi
  • PeeWee Falls: 9.8 mi
  • LaSota Falls: 17.1 mi
Parks: 7
  • Metaline Waterfront Park: 2.1 mi
  • Library park: 3.1 mi
  • Ione City Park: 6.7 mi
  • Deep Lake Public Access: 8.1 mi
  • Sheep Creek Recreation Site: 20.4 mi
Historic sites: 6
Picnic sites: 2
Nature reserves: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Museums: 1
  • Tiger Store: 10.6 mi
Beaches: 1
Cliffs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.3 miles of Sherman Creek Wildlife Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gypsy PeakENE 59°2,226 m14.6 mi
Abercrombie MountainNNW 347°2,203 m6.4 mi
Hooknose MountainN 360°2,170 m7.4 mi
Molybdenite MountainSE 144°2,057 m10.9 mi
Helmer MountainE 87°2,053 m15.1 mi
Mankato MountainE 90°2,005 m14.4 mi
Round Top MountainE 98°1,967 m13.7 mi
Sullivan MountainENE 71°1,952 m8.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2119:03
June solstice04:4720:0820:58
September equinox06:3718:0818:49
December solstice07:4115:0115:56

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273037455460686758453427
Precip in3.12.02.42.22.63.21.40.81.32.43.23.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boundary DAM, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/891744768

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