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Almota

Almota from directly overhead

Almota is a ghost town in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 204 m. Calloway Hill stands 1,130 m to the south-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Illia Landing Recreation Area, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. ALMOTA VIC SNAKE RIVER TO JCT SR 195 VIC PULLMAN runs past it. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.

human settlement in Washington, United States of America

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Coordinates46.70306, -117.46944
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Illia Dunes Recreation Area: 1.6 mi
  • Boyer Park & Marina / Snake River KOA: 1.7 mi
  • Offield Recreation Area: 4.2 mi
  • Wawawai County Park: 6.5 mi
  • Wawawai Landing: 6.6 mi
Peaks: 18
  • Castle Rock: 9.5 mi
  • Wild Horse Hill: 11.9 mi
  • Smoot Hill: 13.5 mi
  • Kamiak Butte: 18.0 mi
  • Bald Butte: 18.7 mi
Nature reserves: 15
Museums: 9
  • Visitor Center: 3.6 mi
  • Pullman Depot Heritage Center: 13.9 mi
  • Palouse Discovery Science Center: 14.8 mi
  • Eastern Washington Agricultural Museum: 16.5 mi
  • Garfield County Museum: 17.1 mi
Gardens: 7
Ghost towns: 5
Rest areas: 4
Cliffs: 3
Artworks: 2
Springs: 2
  • Kaufman Springs: 22.7 mi
  • Silver Springs: 24.2 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Codger Pole: 13.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Almota. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Calloway HillSSW 191°1,130 m23.6 mi
Kamiak ButteNE 52°1,101 m18.0 mi
Steptoe ButteNNE 20°1,098 m24.2 mi
Tatman MountainSSW 195°1,086 m23.7 mi
Bald ButteESE 105°1,047 m18.7 mi
Parker ButteENE 62°1,006 m22.1 mi
Randall ButteENE 61°1,005 m24.2 mi
Ringo ButteENE 59°988 m23.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2319:03
June solstice04:5720:0120:48
September equinox06:3718:0918:49
December solstice07:3215:1416:05

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323540465460676860493831
Precip in2.71.92.12.01.81.20.40.50.61.82.62.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pullman 2 NW, 14 mi away.

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Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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