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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. Northwest Passage Scenic Byway passes 28 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.

human settlement in Washington, United States of America

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Coordinates46.70306, -117.46944

28.2 mi off the Northwest Passage Scenic Byway, National
29.8 mi off the White Pine Scenic Byway

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

Peaks18

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 reserves15

Illia Landing Recreation Area: 0.5 mi
Lambi Creek Recreation Area: 2.3 mi
Beckwith Bar Habitat Management Unit Recreation Area: 4.8 mi
Swift Bar Habitat Management Unit Recreation Area: 7.2 mi
Penawawa Habitat Management Unit Recreation Area: 9.5 mi

Museums9

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

Ghost towns5

Interior: 5.7 mi
Wilcox: 7.5 mi
Bishop: 12.3 mi
Unfried: 20.7 mi
Elberton: 22.6 mi

Rest areas4

Dusty Rest Area: 11.1 mi
Alpowa Summit Westbound Rest Area: 18.6 mi
Alpowa Summit Eastbound Rest Area: 18.6 mi
Dodge Junction Rest Area: 20.8 mi

Gardens4

HIE Garden area: 14.4 mi
Native Plant Garden Path: 18.9 mi
Native Plant Garden: 18.9 mi
Moscow Community Garden: 21.6 mi

Cliffs2

Devils Slide: 2.5 mi
Granite Point: 8.6 mi

Artworks2

The Caring Call: 14.8 mi
Cougar Bronze Statue: 14.8 mi

Springs2

Kaufman Springs: 22.7 mi
Silver Springs: 24.2 mi

Attractions1

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.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Calloway Hill	SSW 191°	1,130 m	23.6 mi
Kamiak Butte	NE 52°	1,101 m	18.0 mi
Steptoe Butte	NNE 20°	1,098 m	24.2 mi
Tatman Mountain	SSW 195°	1,086 m	23.7 mi
Bald Butte	ESE 105°	1,047 m	18.7 mi
Parker Butte	ENE 62°	1,006 m	22.1 mi
Randall Butte	ENE 61°	1,005 m	24.2 mi
Ringo Butte	ENE 59°	988 m	23.2 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	06:54	18:23	19:03
June solstice	04:57	20:01	20:48
September equinox	06:37	18:09	18:49
December solstice	07:32	15:14	16:05

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	32	35	40	46	54	60	67	68	60	49	38	31
Precip in	2.7	1.9	2.1	2.0	1.8	1.2	0.4	0.5	0.6	1.8	2.6	2.8

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

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