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Violet Prairie-Scatter Creek Preserve

Violet Prairie-Scatter Creek Preserve from directly overhead

Violet Prairie-Scatter Creek Preserve is a nature reserve in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 63 m. Flash Mountain stands 909 m to the northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Scatter Creek Rest Area, a rest area 1.2 miles away. JCT SR 101 VIC RAYMOND TO JCT SR 5 VIC CHEHALIS passes 12 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Center for Natural Lands Management

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates46.82794, -122.96383
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Fort Henness Site: 2.8 mi
  • Memorial Park: 4.9 mi
  • Bucoda Volunteer Park: 5.1 mi
  • Tenino City Park: 5.7 mi
  • Independence Park: 6.3 mi
Peaks
  • Grand Mound Peak: 3.9 mi
  • Lemon Hill: 4.5 mi
  • Davis Hill: 5.3 mi
  • Blumauer Hill: 6.2 mi
  • Northcraft Mountain: 7.3 mi
Artworks: 45
  • Kids Playing: 11.1 mi
  • Frog Pond Fountain: 11.2 mi
  • Attitude Adjustment: 11.2 mi
  • Mark Twain statue: 11.2 mi
  • Mare and Colt: 11.2 mi
Historic sites: 42
Museums: 21
Gardens: 15
  • Rhododendron Garden: 7.1 mi
  • Fairie Perennial & Herb Gardens: 11.8 mi
  • Rain Garden: 13.4 mi
  • Capitol Sunken Garden: 14.7 mi
  • Yashiro Japanese Garden: 15.1 mi
Nature reserves: 8
  • Deschutes Prairie Preserve: 11.3 mi
  • Deschutes Prairie Preserve: 11.4 mi
  • Black Lake Meadows: 13.8 mi
  • Lake Lois Habitat Reserve: 16.6 mi
  • Louise H. Meyers Park: 19.9 mi
Cliffs: 7
Waterfalls: 6
  • Mima Falls: 8.2 mi
  • Bloody Falls: 11.7 mi
  • Porter Falls: 17.7 mi
  • Rainbow Falls: 18.6 mi
  • Kennedy Falls: 18.9 mi
Attractions: 6
Springs: 4
  • Silver Spring: 10.9 mi
  • McAllister Springs: 17.9 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 19.4 mi
  • Clear Creek Springs: 19.7 mi
Rest areas: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Beaches: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Environmental Study Area: 21.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.1 miles of Violet Prairie-Scatter Creek Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Flash MountainNW 325°909 m13.6 mi
Windy KnobESE 117°856 m20.7 mi
Clam MountainESE 102°831 m20.8 mi
Capitol PeakNW 321°787 m13.0 mi
Larch MountainNW 323°774 m13.7 mi
Bucks KnobWSW 240°725 m20.2 mi
Rock Candy MountainNNW 331°701 m14.3 mi
Blue RidgeESE 109°680 m16.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4519:25
June solstice05:1820:2321:11
September equinox06:5918:3119:11
December solstice07:5515:3516:27

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404245495660656661524439
Precip in5.84.24.43.22.41.50.50.81.64.06.56.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Centralia, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/706684064

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