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Swift Bar Habitat Management Unit Recreation Area

Swift Bar Habitat Management Unit Recreation Area from directly overhead

Swift Bar Habitat Management Unit Recreation Area is a nature reserve in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 215 m. Calloway Hill stands 1,130 m to the south, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Beckwith Bar Habitat Management Unit Recreation Area, a nature reserve 2.8 miles away. ALMOTA VIC SNAKE RIVER TO JCT SR 195 VIC PULLMAN passes 6.8 miles off. 111 named places lie within 25 miles, 11 of them named summits.

Visiting

What to expect

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

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Coordinates46.68466, -117.61929
Around it

111 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 54
  • Illia Dunes Recreation Area: 5.9 mi
  • Boyer Park & Marina / Snake River KOA: 8.1 mi
  • Port of Garfield Public Boat Launch: 9.7 mi
  • Offield Recreation Area: 9.8 mi
  • Wawawai Landing: 11.9 mi
Nature reserves: 15
Peaks: 11
  • Wild Horse Hill: 7.8 mi
  • Dodge Hill: 14.1 mi
  • Castle Rock: 14.1 mi
  • Beacon Hill: 15.1 mi
  • Magee Hill: 16.6 mi
Ghost towns: 8
Springs: 6
  • Rollie Springs: 21.0 mi
  • Goldfish Spring: 21.8 mi
  • Evans Spring: 22.0 mi
  • Kaufman Springs: 23.4 mi
  • Hammer Spring: 23.4 mi
Museums: 5
  • Visitor Center: 9.0 mi
  • Garfield County Museum: 14.6 mi
  • Eastern Washington Agricultural Museum: 15.1 mi
  • Pullman Depot Heritage Center: 21.1 mi
  • Palouse Discovery Science Center: 22.0 mi
Rest areas: 4
Cliffs: 3
Gardens: 2
  • Rose Garden: 21.1 mi
  • HIE Garden area: 21.5 mi
Artworks: 2
Attractions: 1
  • Codger Pole: 18.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Calloway HillS 174°1,130 m22.0 mi
Goat MountainS 184°1,103 m23.4 mi
Kamiak ButteENE 60°1,101 m24.7 mi
Tatman MountainS 177°1,086 m21.6 mi
Smoot HillENE 63°922 m20.3 mi
Beacon HillW 278°571 m15.1 mi
Wild Horse HillS 184°565 m7.8 mi
Dodge HillSW 220°548 m14.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2319:03
June solstice04:5820:0120:49
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 °F343642485662696960494033
Precip in2.01.62.11.71.61.10.50.50.61.32.32.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pomeroy, 15 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1389623144

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