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Mill Pond Historic Site picnic area

Mill Pond Historic Site picnic area from directly overhead

Mill Pond Historic Site picnic area is a picnic site in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 779 m. Snowy Top stands 2,248 m to the east-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Elk Creek Falls, a waterfall 0.5 miles away. JCT SR 20 VIC TIGER TO THE CANADIAN BORDER passes 2.4 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Colville National Forest
Access
Yes
Fee
No
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates48.85876, -117.30039

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Sullivan Mountain: 2.7 mi
  • Sand Creek Mountain: 2.9 mi
  • Grandview Pit: 3.0 mi
  • Washington Rock: 3.4 mi
  • Hall Mountain: 4.1 mi
Waterfalls: 12
  • Elk Creek Falls: 0.5 mi
  • Sweet Creek Falls: 5.1 mi
  • Sweet Creek Falls: 5.1 mi
  • PeeWee Falls: 8.1 mi
  • LaSota Falls: 12.4 mi
Historic sites: 7
Parks: 5
  • Library park: 3.2 mi
  • Metaline Waterfront Park: 4.0 mi
  • Ione City Park: 9.7 mi
  • Deep Lake Public Access: 13.6 mi
  • Cardinal Basins Recreation Site: 18.5 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Picnic sites: 2
Museums: 1
  • Tiger Store: 12.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.9 miles of Mill Pond Historic Site picnic area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Snowy TopENE 57°2,248 m16.9 mi
Gypsy PeakNE 48°2,226 m9.0 mi
Abercrombie MountainWNW 304°2,203 m8.7 mi
Hooknose MountainNW 316°2,170 m8.3 mi
Little Snowy TopENE 59°2,080 m15.7 mi
Shedroof MountainENE 66°2,060 m12.7 mi
Molybdenite MountainS 176°2,057 m10.3 mi
Helmer MountainE 94°2,053 m9.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2019:02
June solstice04:4620:0720:57
September equinox06:3718:0718:49
December solstice07:4115:0015:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273037455460686758453427
Precip in3.12.02.42.22.63.21.40.81.32.43.23.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boundary DAM, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1388916993

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