Packwood, Washington Packwood From Packwood, Mount Rainier and Butter Creek Canyon dominate the view to the north.
From Packwood, Mount Rainier and Butter Creek Canyon dominate the view to the north.
Location of Packwood in Lewis County, WA Location of Packwood in Lewis County, WA Packwood is an unincorporated improve positioned in easternmost Lewis County, Washington.
Packwood is positioned at the intersection of US Highway 12 ford Pinchot National Forest Road 52 (Skate Creek Road).
Douglas Wilderness are to the north, southeast, and northeast in the order given, with ford Pinchot National Forest as a buffer in all directions.
Packwood is positioned in the upper Cowlitz valley, just downstream of the confluence of the Muddy and Clear forks of the Cowlitz.
The White Pass Ski Area and Cascade Crest demark the easterly edge of the Packwood area, the town of Randle the west, and large expanses of forest, wilderness, and parkland the north and south.
Packwood was established as Sulphur Springs.
Packwood is positioned at 46 36 14 N 121 40 40 W (46.6040008, -121.6778664). Although Packwood itself is unincorporated, the town and encircling areas (especially the residentiary communities of High Valley and Timberline) have an approximate populace of 1,330.
Packwood is positioned in the White Pass School District, which, in addition to Packwood, covers the small suburbs of Randle and Glenoma, Washington and the vast forested expanse in extreme easterly Lewis County, terminating at the Cascade Mountains and the county border with Yakima County, Washington.
In 2004, the town's school-age populace dropped to the point that the small-town K-6 elementary school was shuttered, although the building is still used as a county sheriff's substation, a small-town historical exhibition, and for hosting other improve affairs.
According to the Koppen Climate Classification system, Packwood has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps. Climate data for Packwood (0) 0 (0) 0 The name Packwood, used for the town, a mountain pass, and a lake, honors William Packwood, a Virginian pioneer and explorer of Oregon and Washington. Packwood and James Longmire, were tasked by the Washington Territorial Legislature to chart a low pass over the Cascade Mountains, this necessitated by the deaths of a several delegates in their journey to the first legislative session.
As a mark of their successes in this venture, the charted pass - called the Packwood Saddle - is still unused by any road, trail, or other conveyance to pass between the east and west sides of the Cascades.
The town of Packwood has historically relied on the forest products trade as an economic engine, supplemented by government employment (via the National Forest and Park Services) and cyclic tourism.
In the late 1990s, the Forest Service began consolidation of many ranger stations, with the result that Forest Service jobs moved to the town of Randle and the new Cowlitz Valley Ranger Station.
Shortly after that, a several factors, including the Asian financial crisis, decreased logging on federal lands, and depression in lumber prices, brought the method of the Packwood Lumber Mill.
Several small-town organizations seek to promote the tourism opportunities of the town, advancement tourist and vacation infrastructure, and plan for the long-term economic revitalization of the town.
The decades-old Annual Packwood Flea Market now attracts tens of thousands amid the Memorial Day and Labor Day weekends, and the recently period White Pass Ski Area provides a steady flow of visitors amid the otherwise tourism-slow winter months.
Packwood is accessible year-round by private vehicle on US 12, and cyclicly by SR 123 and a several forest service roads.
The general aviation Packwood Airport is positioned three blocks west of highway 12 in downtown Packwood, and L.E.W.I.S.
Climate Summary for Packwood, Washington "PACKWOOD, WASHINGTON (456262)".
Washington University State Historical Society.
White Pass Community Services Coalition.
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