- Elevation, modelled
- 155 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Rice Hill412 m · 13.3 mi
- Nearest byway
- JCT SR 12 VIC DELANEY TO JCT SR 26011.9 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:52local time
- Coordinates
- 46.5515, -118.5485
Matthews Recreation Area is a park in Washington, at a modelled 155 m. Rice Hill stands 412 m to the south-southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Lower Monumental Lock and Dam Visitor Center, a park 0.9 miles away. JCT SR 12 VIC DELANEY TO JCT SR 260 passes 12 miles off. 47 named places lie within 25 miles, 3 of them named summits.
- Operated by
- Walla Walla District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Matthews Recreation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rice Hill | SSW 193° | 412 m | 13.3 mi |
| Coyote Ridge | NW 305° | 351 m | 16.9 mi |
| Monumental Rock | NE 54° | 216 m | 4.8 mi |
- 11.9 mi off the JCT SR 12 VIC DELANEY TO JCT SR 260
- 27.0 mi off the JCT SR 124 VIC TRI CITIES TO 24 MILES WEST OF SR 129 VIC CLARKSTON
- 21.1 mi off the JCT SR 395 VIC MESA TO JCT SR 97 VIC BREWSTER
- 28.5 mi off the JCT WHITMAN COUNTY LINE TO JCT SR 195 VIC OF COLFAX
47 named places within 25 miles
- Lower Monumental Lock and Dam Visitor Center: 0.9 mi
- Devils Bench: 1.2 mi
- Windust Park: 1.9 mi
- Ayer Boat Basin: 8.8 mi
- Pioneer Park: 16.3 mi
- Pleasant View: 10.8 mi
- McAdam: 11.7 mi
- Drumheller: 11.8 mi
- Grange City: 17.5 mi
- Riparia: 22.0 mi
- Rainbow Spring: 7.4 mi
- McChesney Spring: 15.4 mi
- Bassett Spring: 17.8 mi
- Gildersleeve Spring: 20.1 mi
- Hammer Spring: 21.6 mi
- Skookum Habitat Management Unit: 6.9 mi
- 55-Mile Habitat Management Unit: 12.8 mi
- Lake Emma: 18.7 mi
- Fishhook Habitat Management Unit: 19.7 mi
- Little Goose Landing Recreation Area: 24.3 mi
- Monumental Rock: 4.8 mi
- Rice Hill: 13.3 mi
- Coyote Ridge: 16.9 mi
- Connell Heritage Museum: 16.8 mi
- Washtucna Historical Museum: 17.7 mi
- Palouse Falls: 17.2 mi
- #thatnwbus: 18.4 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:27 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:02 | 20:05 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:14 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 15:19 | 16:10 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 37 | 44 | 51 | 59 | 65 | 74 | 73 | 64 | 51 | 39 | 32 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hatton 9 SE, 13 mi away.
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