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South Fork Tolt Reservoir Watershed

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South Fork Tolt Reservoir Watershed from directly overhead

South Fork Tolt Reservoir Watershed is a nature reserve in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 539 m. Gunnshy Peak stands 1,895 m to the northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Lee, a peak 2.7 miles away. JCT WOODS CREEK RD NEAR MONROE TO JCT US 97 NEAR PESHASTIN passes 7.9 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

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Getting there

How to reach it

Coordinates47.70499, -121.64879

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Mount Lee: 2.7 mi
  • Appomattox Spire: 2.9 mi
  • McClain Peak: 3.7 mi
  • Infrared Peak: 3.8 mi
  • Mount Phelps: 4.1 mi
Waterfalls
  • Katrine Creek Falls: 4.5 mi
  • Little Kid Falls: 4.6 mi
  • Milwawkie Falls: 6.5 mi
  • Logjam Falls: 6.7 mi
  • Bridal Veil Falls-Upper Cascade: 6.7 mi
Parks
  • Heybrook Ridge Park: 8.8 mi
  • Baring Community Park: 8.8 mi
  • Big Eddy River Access: 9.1 mi
  • Tolt River Natural Area: 9.4 mi
  • Tolt River Water Access: 9.9 mi
Artworks
  • Axelilia: 9.4 mi
  • The Red Goblet: 13.9 mi
  • Soaring Moon: 14.7 mi
  • Poet's Path: 14.7 mi
  • 2003 Centennial Mural: 14.7 mi
Attractions
Historic sites: 35
Nature reserves: 19
Cliffs: 17
  • Lower Town Wall: 8.4 mi
  • Index Town Wall: 9.0 mi
  • Index Town Wall: 9.3 mi
  • Peanuts Gallery: 9.3 mi
  • Index Town Wall: 9.3 mi
Picnic sites: 16
  • Heybrook Lookout Picnic Area: 9.3 mi
  • Group Picnic Shelter: 11.6 mi
  • Camp Brown Day Use Area: 12.1 mi
  • Mine Creek: 15.8 mi
  • Olallie State Park South Fork Picnic Area: 18.6 mi
Gardens: 16
Museums: 13
  • Camlann Medieval Village: 12.0 mi
  • Skykomish Historical Society: 13.4 mi
  • Great Northern and Cascade Railways: 13.4 mi
  • Skykomish Historical Society: 13.5 mi
  • Northwest Railway Museum: 14.7 mi
Ghost towns: 8
Beaches: 5
Hot springs: 3
Rest areas: 2
Springs: 1
  • Canyon Spring: 20.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.2 miles of South Fork Tolt Reservoir Watershed. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gunnshy PeakNE 47°1,895 m11.9 mi
Gunn PeakNE 50°1,887 m12.1 mi
Merchant Peak (Northwest)ENE 56°1,863 m12.1 mi
Baring MountainENE 63°1,858 m11.1 mi
Mount IndexNNE 33°1,826 m5.7 mi
Lennox MountainESE 107°1,789 m8.6 mi
TailgunnerNE 51°1,781 m11.6 mi
Merchant Peak (Southeast)ENE 58°1,764 m12.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:3919:19
June solstice05:0920:2121:09
September equinox06:5418:2519:06
December solstice07:5315:2516:18

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F373840455257636358494136
Precip in13.69.211.59.76.96.12.52.45.610.514.511.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tolt S FK Rsvr, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/836673004

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