Rainwater Wildlife Area
Rainwater Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 806 m. Mount Misery stands 1,941 m to the east, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Robinette Mountain, a peak 2.3 miles away. JCT SR 124 VIC TRI CITIES TO 24 MILES WEST OF SR 129 VIC CLARKSTON passes 8.3 miles off. 44 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation
How to reach it
- 8.3 mi off the JCT SR 124 VIC TRI CITIES TO 24 MILES WEST OF SR 129 VIC CLARKSTON
- 22.7 mi off the JCT SR 12 VIC DELANEY TO JCT SR 260
Named places within 25 miles
- Blakely Spring: 8.0 mi
- Manilla Spring: 8.2 mi
- Cavalier Spring: 8.5 mi
- Wildcat Spring: 8.9 mi
- Stockade Spring: 9.2 mi
- Robinette Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Newby Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Jasper Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Griffin Peak: 6.2 mi
- Chase Mountain: 6.6 mi
- Flour Mill Park: 9.8 mi
- Caboose Park: 9.9 mi
- Preston Park: 11.4 mi
- Rooks Park: 15.8 mi
- Mill Creek Recreation Area: 16.3 mi
- Mega Dike: 7.5 mi
- Dikes North: 7.6 mi
- Weeping Wall: 7.8 mi
- Table Rock: 10.4 mi
- Jumpoff Joe: 16.7 mi
- Kendall Monument: 10.6 mi
- J. M. Wainwright Memorial Statue: 21.0 mi
- World War II Memorial: 21.4 mi
- Vietnam Memorial: 21.4 mi
- Poor Farm Cemetery Memorial: 22.4 mi
- Wenaha Gallery: 9.9 mi
- Styx sculpture by Deborah Butterfield: 19.2 mi
- Metal Sculpture: 20.3 mi
- Jesus Among Us: 22.7 mi
- Columbia County Fair Grounds: 9.8 mi
- Waitsburg Fairgrounds: 10.8 mi
- Brushes N' Brix: 16.4 mi
- Rose Garden: 19.0 mi
- Italian Garden: 21.6 mi
- Prayer Garden: 22.7 mi
- Mill Creek Watershed: 11.0 mi
- Arthur C. Rempel Nature Area: 21.3 mi
- Bruce Memorial Museum: 11.4 mi
- Fort Walla Walla Museum: 21.5 mi
- Sheep Falls: 16.0 mi
- tíkem Falls: 23.8 mi
- Picnic Area: 21.5 mi
- Dodge Junction Rest Area: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rainwater Wildlife Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Misery | E 100° | 1,941 m | 21.5 mi |
| Diamond Peak | ESE 102° | 1,935 m | 20.5 mi |
| Oregon Butte | ESE 109° | 1,929 m | 14.1 mi |
| West Butte | ESE 109° | 1,909 m | 13.4 mi |
| Table Rock | SSE 168° | 1,904 m | 10.4 mi |
| Milk Shakes | S 174° | 1,847.7 m | 12.9 mi |
| Wenaha Peak | SSE 163° | 1,820 m | 10.7 mi |
| Round Butte | SSE 163° | 1,799.5 m | 15.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:25 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:01 | 20:01 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:12 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 15:19 | 16:09 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 37 | 43 | 49 | 57 | 63 | 71 | 71 | 62 | 50 | 40 | 34 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dayton 1 WSW, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1181408120
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