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Penawawa Habitat Management Unit Recreation Area

Penawawa Habitat Management Unit Recreation Area from directly overhead

Penawawa Habitat Management Unit Recreation Area is a nature reserve in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 374 m. Calloway Hill stands 1,130 m to the south-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Swift Bar Habitat Management Unit Recreation Area, a nature reserve 2.9 miles away. JCT WHITMAN COUNTY LINE TO JCT SR 195 VIC OF COLFAX passes 7.0 miles off. 105 named places lie within 25 miles, 10 of them named summits.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Walla Walla District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates46.70735, -117.66978
Around it

105 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 51
  • Illia Dunes Recreation Area: 8.5 mi
  • Port of Garfield Public Boat Launch: 8.7 mi
  • Boyer Park & Marina / Snake River KOA: 10.6 mi
  • LaCrosse Town Park: 12.4 mi
  • Offield Recreation Area: 12.5 mi
Nature reserves: 13
Peaks: 10
  • Wild Horse Hill: 9.5 mi
  • Beacon Hill: 12.6 mi
  • Dodge Hill: 14.0 mi
  • Magee Hill: 14.6 mi
  • Black Butte: 15.7 mi
Ghost towns: 8
Museums: 5
  • Visitor Center: 11.7 mi
  • Garfield County Museum: 16.5 mi
  • Eastern Washington Agricultural Museum: 17.2 mi
  • Pullman Depot Heritage Center: 23.3 mi
  • Palouse Discovery Science Center: 24.1 mi
Springs: 5
  • Rollie Springs: 18.2 mi
  • Goldfish Spring: 19.8 mi
  • Evans Spring: 20.1 mi
  • Hammer Spring: 21.5 mi
  • Negro Spring: 21.8 mi
Rest areas: 4
Cliffs: 3
Gardens: 2
  • Rose Garden: 23.4 mi
  • HIE Garden area: 23.8 mi
Artworks: 2
Attractions: 1
  • Codger Pole: 18.6 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Towell Falls: 22.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Penawawa Habitat Management Unit Recreation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Calloway HillSSE 168°1,130 m24.0 mi
Goat MountainS 178°1,103 m25.0 mi
Tatman MountainS 172°1,086 m23.4 mi
Smoot HillENE 69°922 m21.8 mi
Beacon HillW 272°571 m12.6 mi
Wild Horse HillS 169°565 m9.5 mi
Dodge HillSSW 209°548 m14.0 mi
Castle RockESE 119°500 m17.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2319:03
June solstice04:5820:0220:49
September equinox06:3818:1018:50
December solstice07:3315:1416:06

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323642495764717061493931
Precip in2.01.31.71.31.31.00.30.30.51.12.02.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lacrosse, 13 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1389623148

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