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Valleyford County Park

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Valleyford County Park is a park in Washington, at a recorded elevation of 722 m. Mica Peak stands 1,598 m to the east-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Rocks of Sharon, a peak 3.7 miles away. EXTEND SR 27 DESIGNATION JCT SR 274 NORTHERLY TO JCT SR 278 VIC ROCKFORD PER SHB 1024 EFFECTIVE 07-22-11 passes 7.6 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
722 m
Visiting

What to expect

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Getting there

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Coordinates47.53042, -117.25199
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Rocks of Sharon: 3.7 mi
  • Silver Hill: 4.0 mi
  • Krell Hill: 4.0 mi
  • Tower Mountain: 4.8 mi
  • Browne Mountain: 6.1 mi
Parks
  • Castle Park: 6.6 mi
  • Prairie View Park: 6.7 mi
  • Brown's Park: 6.8 mi
  • Glenrose Trailhead: 6.9 mi
  • Bannen Park: 7.2 mi
Artworks: 45
  • CVHS Bear Statue: 8.6 mi
  • Tiny Art Nook: 8.9 mi
  • Lovebirds: 10.5 mi
  • Tsutakawa Pagoda: 10.5 mi
  • Fosseen Lantern: 10.6 mi
Nature reserves: 27
  • Hazel's Creek Drainage and Conservation Facility: 7.9 mi
  • James T. Slavin Conservation Area: 7.9 mi
  • Saltese Flats Wetland Area: 8.8 mi
  • Saltese Uplands Conservation Area: 9.7 mi
  • High Drive Conservation Area: 10.1 mi
Historic sites: 23
Attractions: 21
Gardens: 20
  • Duncan Gardens: 10.3 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 10.4 mi
  • Ferris Garden: 10.4 mi
  • Rose Hill: 10.5 mi
  • Dahlia Garden: 10.5 mi
Museums: 14
Cliffs: 12
  • Keeple Lake Overlook Cliff: 14.1 mi
  • Green Bluff: 20.2 mi
  • Pine Bluff: 20.7 mi
  • Pine Bluff: 20.8 mi
  • Pine Bluff: 20.8 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Liberty Creek Falls: 10.7 mi
  • Upper Falls: 12.1 mi
  • Upper Falls: 12.2 mi
  • Mystic Falls: 13.5 mi
  • Post Falls: 18.6 mi
Beaches: 5
  • Boulder Beach: 11.6 mi
  • North Idaho Beach: 23.3 mi
  • City Beach: 23.7 mi
  • Sanders Beach: 24.4 mi
  • Sanders Beach: 24.6 mi
Springs: 4
  • Goldback Spring: 8.2 mi
  • Mirabeau Springs: 10.5 mi
  • Big Springs: 13.3 mi
  • Griffith Spring: 18.9 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Rest areas: 3
  • Huetter Rest Area, I-90 Eastbound: 21.7 mi
  • Huetter Rest Area, I-90 Westbound: 21.8 mi
  • Horn School Rest Area: 24.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.5 miles of Valleyford County Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mica PeakENE 63°1,598 m13.8 mi
Mica PeakENE 69°1,586 m8.5 mi
Cable PeakENE 68°1,501 m12.4 mi
Shasta ButteENE 59°1,470 m13.8 mi
Twin PeaksE 79°1,429 m13.0 mi
Blossom MountainENE 56°1,334 m16.1 mi
Plummer ButteSE 130°1,257 m23.4 mi
Round MountainENE 72°1,233 m10.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2119:02
June solstice04:5220:0320:51
September equinox06:3718:0818:49
December solstice07:3515:0816:01

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323542485763727061493831
Precip in2.01.31.81.51.71.50.70.50.71.52.02.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Spokane Felts FLD, 11 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • European Mantis4 obs
  • Knapweed Root Moth4 obs
  • Knapweed Root Weevil4 obs
  • Meadow Spittlebug3 obs
  • House Finch3 obs
  • Pacific Green Sphinx3 obs
  • Pacific chorus frog2 obs
  • White-tailed Deer2 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/589399614

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