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Howard Amon Park

Howard Amon Park from directly overhead

Howard Amon Park is a park in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 107 m. Rattlesnake Mountain stands 1,076 m to the west-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Round & Round, a artwork 0.1 miles away. JCT SR 395 VIC TRI CITIES TO THE OREGON BORDER VIC PLYMOUTH passes 7.8 miles off. 29 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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Coordinates46.27678, -119.27115
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • Round & Round: 0.1 mi
  • Canakkale: 0.2 mi
  • Bodie: 0.2 mi
  • Sturgeon: 0.2 mi
  • Parkway Tree: 0.2 mi
Parks
  • John Dam Plaza: 0.2 mi
  • Carol Woodruff Plaza: 0.2 mi
  • Centennial Plaza: 0.3 mi
  • Howard Amon Overlook: 0.3 mi
  • RPL Park: 0.4 mi
Peaks: 29
  • Badger Mountain: 3.8 mi
  • Little Badger Mountain: 4.1 mi
  • Flat Top Hill: 4.4 mi
  • Candy Mountain: 4.7 mi
  • Sand Hill: 6.2 mi
Gardens: 24
Nature reserves: 23
Historic sites: 18
  • Amon Park Arch: 0.1 mi
  • Westcliffe Monument: 3.0 mi
  • Gene L. Spaulding: 3.3 mi
  • WSC Arch: 3.8 mi
  • Black Pioneers: 3.9 mi
Museums: 8
Springs: 8
  • Coyote Srings: 9.6 mi
  • Badger Spring: 10.0 mi
  • Katie Fleck Spring: 13.9 mi
  • Doke Spring: 20.6 mi
  • Benson Spring: 22.0 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Attractions: 5
  • Max Air Trampoline Park: 4.6 mi
  • USS Triton Submarine: 5.0 mi
  • 9/11 WTC Memorial Kennewick: 7.9 mi
  • The Pink House: 9.0 mi
  • Gravity Hill: 22.4 mi
Cliffs: 3
Beaches: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Howard Amon Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rattlesnake MountainWNW 299°1,076 m18.6 mi
Jump Off JoeSSE 151°670 m13.7 mi
Chandler ButteW 262°622 m14.1 mi
Johnson ButteSSE 163°620 m13.0 mi
GibbonWSW 257°565 m20.3 mi
Dead Dog LaunchWSW 258°556 m11.7 mi
Sagebrush RidgeW 278°508 m22.6 mi
Badger MountainSW 218°481.3 m3.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3019:10
June solstice05:0620:0720:53
September equinox06:4518:1718:56
December solstice07:3815:2316:14

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353946536167757465534134
Precip in1.00.70.60.60.60.60.20.10.30.50.91.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Richland, 3 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Bold Jumping Spider29 obs
  • Ring-billed Gull24 obs
  • showy milkweed24 obs
  • Canada Goose20 obs
  • Ligated Furrow Bee19 obs
  • Eastern Fox Squirrel17 obs
  • Asian Lady Beetle17 obs
  • Western Spotted Orbweaver17 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/73047720

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