Skookum Habitat Management Unit
Skookum Habitat Management Unit is a nature reserve in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 199 m. Beacon Hill stands 571 m to the east-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Ayer Boat Basin, a park 2.0 miles away. JCT SR 12 VIC DELANEY TO JCT SR 260 passes 6.4 miles off. 50 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Walla Walla District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
How to reach it
- 6.4 mi off the JCT SR 12 VIC DELANEY TO JCT SR 260
- 21.5 mi off the JCT SR 124 VIC TRI CITIES TO 24 MILES WEST OF SR 129 VIC CLARKSTON
- 21.7 mi off the JCT WHITMAN COUNTY LINE TO JCT SR 195 VIC OF COLFAX
- 27.5 mi off the JCT SR 395 VIC MESA TO JCT SR 97 VIC BREWSTER
50 named places within 25 miles
- Ayer Boat Basin: 2.0 mi
- Devils Bench: 6.1 mi
- Lower Monumental Lock and Dam Visitor Center: 6.1 mi
- Matthews Recreation Area: 6.9 mi
- Windust Park: 8.7 mi
- Pleasant View: 7.5 mi
- McAdam: 7.6 mi
- Grange City: 11.3 mi
- Riparia: 15.5 mi
- Canyon: 17.3 mi
- Rainbow Spring: 8.0 mi
- Bassett Spring: 12.5 mi
- Gildersleeve Spring: 13.5 mi
- McChesney Spring: 14.4 mi
- Hammer Spring: 14.8 mi
- Monumental Rock: 2.6 mi
- Rice Hill: 18.1 mi
- Coyote Ridge: 21.5 mi
- Magee Hill: 21.7 mi
- Coyote Butte: 24.1 mi
- 55-Mile Habitat Management Unit: 5.9 mi
- Little Goose Landing Recreation Area: 17.7 mi
- Dry Gulch Habitat Management Unit Recreation Area: 23.1 mi
- Lake Emma: 24.7 mi
- Washtucna Historical Museum: 12.2 mi
- Connell Heritage Museum: 22.1 mi
- Palouse Falls: 10.4 mi
- #thatnwbus: 12.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Skookum Habitat Management Unit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beacon Hill | ENE 69° | 571 m | 24.3 mi |
| Coyote Butte | NNE 33° | 521 m | 24.1 mi |
| Magee Hill | E 80° | 494 m | 21.7 mi |
| Rice Hill | SSW 211° | 412 m | 18.1 mi |
| Coyote Ridge | WNW 290° | 351 m | 21.5 mi |
| Monumental Rock | W 277° | 216 m | 2.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:27 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:01 | 20:04 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:13 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 15:18 | 16:09 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 37 | 44 | 51 | 59 | 65 | 74 | 73 | 64 | 51 | 39 | 32 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hatton 9 SE, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1389612384
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