- Elevation, modelled
- 101 m
- Tallest summit within 8.8 miles
- Baumgard Hill536 m · 8.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- JCT SR 12 VIC MORTON TO JCT SR 507 VIC ROY WYE12.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 21:10local time
- Coordinates
- 46.9472, -122.6244
YHS Prairie is a park in Washington, at a modelled 101 m. Baumgard Hill stands 536 m to the south-southwest, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Yelm Cross, a historic site 0.1 miles away. JCT SR 12 VIC MORTON TO JCT SR 507 VIC ROY WYE passes 13 miles off.
- Operated by
- Yelm High School
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.8 miles of YHS Prairie. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baumgard Hill | SSW 201° | 536 m | 8.4 mi |
| Jonas Hill | S 177° | 353 m | 8.1 mi |
| Hammersmith Hill | SE 137° | 157 m | 2.1 mi |
| Black Hill | N 351° | 153 m | 8.8 mi |
| Severe Hill | SW 222° | 145 m | 2.2 mi |
| Goodman Hill | N 354° | 145 m | 8.5 mi |
| Toland Hill | NNW 344° | 143 m | 6.9 mi |
| Rollover Hill | SW 231° | 141 m | 2.0 mi |
- 12.6 mi off the JCT SR 12 VIC MORTON TO JCT SR 507 VIC ROY WYE
- 12.6 mi off the JCT SR 706 VIC ELBE TO JCT SR 507 VIC SPANAWAY
- 14.2 mi off the JCT SR 109 VIC QUEETS TO JCT SR 5 VIC OLYMPIA
- 19.8 mi off the JCT SR 12 VIC ELMA TO JCT SR 101 VIC TUMWATER
Overlooks nearby
- Dam Overlook · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Yelm Cross: 0.1 mi
- The tire pile: 0.1 mi
- Honey Bunny: 0.9 mi
- Historic Yelm Canyon Tribute: 1.5 mi
- Big Rock: 2.1 mi
Parks
- Mountain View Meadows Community Park: 0.5 mi
- Mountain View Meadows Community Park: 0.6 mi
- Cherry Meadows Neighborhood Park: 0.7 mi
- Yelm City Park: 0.9 mi
- Cochrane Memorial Park: 0.9 mi
Artworks
- Pioneer Wheel: 0.9 mi
- The Infantryman: 10.3 mi
- The Hawk: 10.4 mi
- Philosopher: 11.8 mi
- A Story Place: 12.0 mi
Peaks
- Serious Hill: 1.5 mi
- Backside Up: 1.8 mi
- Rollover Hill: 2.0 mi
- Hammersmith Hill: 2.1 mi
- Severe Hill: 2.2 mi
Museums: 44
- Norm Dicks Visitor Center: 9.6 mi
- Children’s Museum at JBLM: 9.8 mi
- DuPont Historical Museum: 10.3 mi
- Lacey Replica Depot: 10.7 mi
- Lacey Museum: 10.7 mi
Attractions: 40
- Food Court Stage: 9.1 mi
- Andrews Arena: 9.2 mi
- Carnival Grounds: 9.2 mi
- Vehicle Park: 10.4 mi
- Go Kart: 13.0 mi
Gardens: 36
- Woodland Elementary Garden: 8.4 mi
- Closed Loop Park: 10.5 mi
- Thruston County Community Food Bank Garden: 11.0 mi
- Panorama Resident Gardens: 11.2 mi
- Fairie Perennial & Herb Gardens: 13.5 mi
Nature reserves: 26
- Deschutes Prairie Preserve: 6.9 mi
- Deschutes Prairie Preserve: 7.2 mi
- Lake Lois Habitat Reserve: 10.5 mi
- Tolmie State Park: 14.0 mi
- Morse Wildlife Preserve: 14.7 mi
Beaches: 11
- The Arbors Private Beach: 8.5 mi
- South Beach: 14.3 mi
- North Beach: 14.4 mi
- South Beach: 16.9 mi
- Countryside Beach: 19.0 mi
Waterfalls: 9
- Nisqually Falls: 1.6 mi
- Bloody Falls: 11.9 mi
- Deschutes Falls: 14.0 mi
- Little Mashel Lower Falls: 17.9 mi
- Little Mashel Middle Falls: 17.9 mi
Cliffs: 9
- Stewart Cliffs: 2.5 mi
- Seven-infantry Bluff: 5.1 mi
- Thirty-eight Infantry Bluff: 5.4 mi
- Tenth Field Artillery Bluff: 5.6 mi
- Eighteenth Infantry Bluff: 6.9 mi
Picnic sites: 9
- Environmental Study Area: 9.9 mi
- Picnic Point: 14.4 mi
- Pack Forest Picnic Area: 16.2 mi
- Main Picnic Area: 18.9 mi
- Kiwanis Picnic Area: 19.0 mi
Springs: 8
- Crystal Spring: 1.4 mi
- Clear Creek Springs: 5.7 mi
- Silver Spring: 7.2 mi
- McAllister Springs: 7.3 mi
- Duryea Roadside Hidden Spring: 14.9 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Maytown Rest Area: 17.1 mi
- Scatter Creek Rest Area: 18.7 mi
- Elbe Rest Area: 23.8 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:43 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 20:22 | 21:10 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:30 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:54 | 15:33 | 16:25 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 41 | 44 | 48 | 55 | 59 | 64 | 64 | 59 | 50 | 43 | 39 |
| Precip in | 7.8 | 5.1 | 5.7 | 3.7 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 5.1 | 8.2 | 7.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Olympia AP, 13 mi away.
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