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Picnic site · Washington

Tunnel 47 Picnic Area

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Elevation, modelled: 529 m
Tallest summit within 22.1 miles: Three Brothers2,226 m · 21.1 mi
Nearest byway: JCT SR 970 TEANAWAY RD TO JCT SR 97 VIC ELLENSBURGon it
Sunset, June solstice: 21:03local time
Coordinates: 47.1192, -120.7274

Tunnel 47 Picnic Area from directly overhead

Tunnel 47 Picnic Area is a picnic site in Washington, at a modelled 529 m. Three Brothers stands 2,226 m to the north, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Lookout Mountain, a peak 4.6 miles away. JCT SR 970 TEANAWAY RD TO JCT SR 97 VIC ELLENSBURG runs past it.

The record

Access: Yes

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.1 miles of Tunnel 47 Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Three Brothers	N 354°	2,226 m	21.1 mi
Navaho Peak	N 350°	2,201.6 m	21.3 mi
Three Brothers, Middle Brother	N 356°	2,185 m	21.6 mi
Earl Peak	NNW 345°	2,144.6 m	20.8 mi
Mission Peak	NE 49°	2,081 m	17.7 mi
Bean Peak	NNW 343°	2,055.3 m	21.7 mi
Wenatchee Mountain	NE 55°	2,053 m	18.5 mi
Mary's Peak	NNW 342°	2,037 m	21.6 mi

On the road

On the JCT SR 970 TEANAWAY RD TO JCT SR 97 VIC ELLENSBURG
2.0 mi off the Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90National
2.0 mi off the JCT EAST SUNSET WAY VIC ISSAQUAH TO VIC THORP
2.2 mi off the JCT SR 10 VIC ELLENSBURG TO JCT SR 2 VIC PESHASTIN

Overlooks nearby

Echo Point · 15 mi
Fife's Peak Viewpoint · 30 mi

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks

Parks51

Black Horse Park: 9.8 mi
Hanson Ponds: 9.9 mi
Centennial Park: 10.6 mi
BMX Track: 11.0 mi
Memorial Park: 11.4 mi

Historic sites20

Stone hut: 7.5 mi
McGinnis General Merchandise Historic Marker: 11.1 mi
Pacific Telegraph Historic Marker: 11.1 mi
Pardini's Shoe Repair Historic Marker: 11.1 mi
Stoves Drug Store (Mus Pharmacy) Historic Marker: 11.2 mi

Springs16

Artworks9

Museums8

Telephone Museum: 11.1 mi
Carpenter Museum: 11.4 mi
South Cle Elum Rail Yard Interpretive Center: 11.6 mi
Museum of Culture and Environment: 11.8 mi
Clymer Art Museum: 12.0 mi

Attractions7

Gardens7

Marshall W. Mayberry Arboretum: 11.8 mi
Japanese Garden: 11.9 mi
Leah Polacek Butterfly Garden: 12.0 mi
Wildcat Neighborhood Community Garden: 12.0 mi
Wildcat Neighborhood Farm: 12.1 mi

Nature reserves5

Liberty Recreation Site: 8.7 mi
Suncadia Conservancy: 16.2 mi
Umtanum Recreation Site: 21.6 mi
Easton Ponds: 22.2 mi
Yakima River Canyon Preserve (TNC): 22.6 mi

Cliffs4

Osborn Point: 8.3 mi
Devils Slide: 16.4 mi
Pacman rock: 21.5 mi
Lizard Wall: 23.7 mi

Rest areas3

Indian John Hill Rest Area, I-90 Westbound: 6.2 mi
Indian John Hill Rest Area, I-90 Eastbound: 6.4 mi
Mather Memorial East Portal Information Site: 20.0 mi

Waterfalls2

Umtanum Creek Falls: 16.3 mi
Upper Snow Creek Falls: 25.0 mi

Ghost towns2

Blewett: 21.2 mi
Renslow: 22.8 mi

Picnic sites1

Turkey Gulch Picnic Area: 5.7 mi

Beaches1

Speelyi Beach: 18.6 mi

Light

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:07	18:35	19:16
June solstice	05:08	20:15	21:03
September equinox	06:50	18:22	19:02
December solstice	07:47	15:24	16:16

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg °F	29	32	38	45	53	59	67	66	58	46	35	28
Precip in	3.4	2.5	2.7	1.4	1.6	1.1	0.5	0.5	0.9	2.4	4.1	3.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — CLE Elum, 10 mi away.

Sources

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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