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Carlson Hill

Carlson Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Carlson Hill rises to 811 m in Washington. Mount Spokane stands 1,784 m to the north, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Saltese Uplands Conservation Area, a nature reserve 0.8 miles away. Lake Coeur D'Alene Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off.

The story

The Holiday Hills are a series of mostly treeless, loam hills in Spokane County, Washington, in the foothills of the Selkirk Range. The portion of the hills immediately to the east of the adjacent Saltese Flats are known as the Saltese Uplands.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q30594878, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
811 m

How to reach it

Coordinates47.65018, -117.11631

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Little Bear Park: 1.3 mi
  • Nature's Place at Meadowwood: 1.4 mi
  • Five Fingers Park: 1.5 mi
  • Pavilion Park: 1.5 mi
  • Liberty Lake Water Access Site: 1.5 mi
Peaks
Artworks: 43
Nature reserves: 29
  • Saltese Uplands Conservation Area: 0.8 mi
  • Saltese Flats Wetland Area: 1.6 mi
  • MacKenzie Natural Area: 2.5 mi
  • Gateway Conservation Area: 4.0 mi
  • Antoine Peak Conservation Area: 5.4 mi
Historic sites: 23
Attractions: 23
Gardens: 22
  • Pumpkin Patch Community Garden: 8.2 mi
  • Post Falls Community Garden: 9.5 mi
  • Native Plant Garden: 9.7 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 13.8 mi
  • Ferris Garden: 13.8 mi
Museums: 16
  • Spokane Valley Heritage Museum: 5.9 mi
  • Post Falls Museum: 8.9 mi
  • Carr's One of a Kind in the World Museum: 11.9 mi
  • Hillyard Rail Museum: 12.1 mi
  • River City Modelers: 12.9 mi
Beaches: 6
  • Boulder Beach: 9.5 mi
  • North Idaho Beach: 14.8 mi
  • City Beach: 15.2 mi
  • Sanders Beach: 16.2 mi
  • Silver Beach: 17.5 mi
Cliffs: 5
Waterfalls: 4
  • Liberty Creek Falls: 4.9 mi
  • Post Falls: 8.6 mi
  • Upper Falls: 14.2 mi
  • Mystic Falls: 17.0 mi
Springs: 4
  • Mirabeau Springs: 5.5 mi
  • Goldback Spring: 7.7 mi
  • Griffith Spring: 17.8 mi
  • Big Springs: 21.8 mi
Picnic sites: 4
Rest areas: 2
  • Huetter Rest Area, I-90 Eastbound: 12.3 mi
  • Huetter Rest Area, I-90 Westbound: 12.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.8 miles of Carlson Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount SpokaneN1,784 m18.7 mi
Mount Kit CarsonN1,600 m18.4 mi
Beauty MountainN1,587 m18.5 mi
Mica PeakSSE1,586 m5.5 mi
Quartz MountainN1,572 m16.3 mi
Bald KnobN1,557 m18.1 mi
Horse MountainN1,552 m16.5 mi
Day MountainN1,536 m19.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2119:01
June solstice04:5120:0220:51
September equinox06:3618:0718:48
December solstice07:3515:0716:00

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, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356539800

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