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Lake Sylvia State Park

Lake Sylvia State Park from directly overhead

Lake Sylvia State Park is a park in Washington, at a recorded elevation of 50 m. Flash Mountain stands 909 m to the east, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Kelsey Park, a park 0.7 miles away. JCT PIONEER RD VIC CENTRAL PARK TO SR 8 VIC ELMA passes 1.2 miles off. 21 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
50 m

What to expect

Operated by
Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates46.99472, -123.59883

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Kelsey Park: 0.7 mi
  • Fleet Park: 1.1 mi
  • John W. Vessey Memorial Ball Park: 1.1 mi
  • Twin Bridges County Park: 2.0 mi
  • Lion's Club Park: 4.4 mi
Peaks: 21
Artworks: 19
Historic sites: 13
Museums: 7
  • Chehalis Valley Historical Museum: 1.2 mi
  • Polson Museum: 13.3 mi
  • McCleary Museum: 16.2 mi
  • International Mermaid Museum: 18.5 mi
  • Seaport Museum: 22.4 mi
Waterfalls: 5
Gardens: 4
Attractions: 3
  • Kurt Cobain's Childhood Home: 9.8 mi
  • Events on Emerson: 13.7 mi
  • World's Largest Oyster: 24.8 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Joe G. Batinovich Picnic Ground: 9.3 mi
  • Butte Creek Picnic Area: 20.5 mi
Cliffs: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Pocket Beach: 9.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Flash MountainE 91°909 m22.1 mi
South MountainNNE 26°885 m24.4 mi
Capitol PeakE 94°787 m21.8 mi
Larch MountainE 91°774 m21.7 mi
Bucks KnobSSE 150°725 m25.0 mi
Rock Candy MountainE 87°701 m23.0 mi
Minot PeakSE 130°544 m11.1 mi
Blue MountainSSE 151°533 m13.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:4719:27
June solstice05:2020:2621:14
September equinox07:0218:3419:14
December solstice07:5815:3716:28

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424346505660656661534541
Precip in11.17.08.25.43.32.20.81.42.77.211.411.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Elma, 9 mi away.

  • western sword fern26 obs
  • Rough-skinned Newt23 obs
  • Devil's Club23 obs
  • western skunk cabbage20 obs
  • Pacific trillium20 obs
  • Cross Orbweaver19 obs
  • Pacific Bleeding Heart15 obs
  • salal14 obs

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/281481465

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