Mount Spokane State Park

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Mount Spokane State Park
Caretaker accommodation designed by EO Fieldstad and built by Elmer Highberg

Caretaker accommodation designed by EO Fieldstad and built by Elmer Highberg

location Spokane County , Washington , USA
surface 49.75 km²
Geographical location 47 ° 56 '  N , 117 ° 7'  W Coordinates: 47 ° 55 '31 "  N , 117 ° 6' 59"  W
Mount Spokane State Park (Washington)
Mount Spokane State Park
Setup date 1927
administration Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission
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The Mount Spokane State Park is a recreational area in the Selkirk Mountains , 23 mi (37 km) northeast of the city Spokane in the State of Washington . The state park is located around 5,883 ft (1,793 m) high Mount Spokane and other peaks such as Mount Kit Carson , Beauty Mountain, and Quartz Mountain. Every year 300 fall in (8 m) snow; In addition to Mount Spokane Ski and Snowboard Park, there is an extensive system of trails for hiking, biking and horse riding. The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission put the park at 12,293 acres (50 km²) in 2018, making it the largest in Washington, just ahead of Riverside State Park (11,162 acres (45 km²)), which is 23 mi (37 km²) km) to the southwest.

history

The park was designated in 1927 with an area of ​​1,500 acres (6 km²). During the 1930s, Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) workers planted lawns, built picnic and parking lots, and set up hiking trails with shelters; roads were also paved.

Vista House

The Vista House was designed by the architect HC Bertelsen and converted into a caretaker's accommodation, although an earlier plan for the Vista House by the park architect Charles Saunders was available. The caretaker's accommodation was built by Elmer Highberg. Some sources state that the Vista House was built by the CCC. However, under the state's 2009 Cultural Resources Management Plan , a local contractor named EO Fieldstad won the tender with a "low bid of $ 4,693" and built the Vista House. The publication states: "Its existence near the CCC's Mount Spokane camp may have led many to believe that the Vista House was built by the CCC."

tourism

There are 100 mi (161 km) of hiking, biking, and riding trails in the park. Their rating ranges from “easy” (for the 3 mi (4.8 km) long Burping Brook Loop ) to “difficult” (for the 13 mi (21 km) long Round the Mountain Trail ). In winter, skiing and cross-country skiing are possible, as well as snowmobiling and snowshoeing. Camping and picnic areas are also available.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Mount Kit Carson ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey .
  2. ^ Beauty Mountain ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey .
  3. ↑ Quartz Mountain ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey .
  4. ↑ a b Mount Spokane State Park . Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
  5. ↑ Brief History of Mt. Spokane State Park . Friends of Mt. Spokane State Park. Retrieved February 13, 2015.
  6. ↑ a b Laura Arksey: Mount Spokane State Park . In: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History . HistoryLink. August 2, 2006. Retrieved February 13, 2015.
  7. ^ A b Alex McMurry, Charles Luttrell: Cultural Resources Management Plan: Mount Spokane State Park . Washington State Parks Historic Preservation Program. July 2009.
  8. ^ Paul Dorpat, Jean Sherrard: Washington Then & Now . Westcliffe Publishers, 2007, ISBN 978-1-56579-547-1 , p. 127.
  9. ^ Duane Becker: Mount Spokane  (= Images of America). Arcadia Publishing, Charleston, SC 2012, ISBN 978-0-7385-9543-6 , p. 89.
  10. ↑ Mt. Spokane State Park Trail Guide . Friends of Mt. Spokane State Park. April 2013. Retrieved February 13, 2015.

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