Wallowa River Rest Area
Wallowa River Rest Area is a park in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 826 m. Sawtooth Peak stands 2,790 m to the southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Smith Mountain, a peak 2.4 miles away. Hells Canyon runs past it. 102 named places lie within 25 miles, 51 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Oregon Parks and Recreation Department
How to reach it
- On the Hells Canyon, National
- 18.5 mi off the Grande Tour
102 named places within 25 miles
- Smith Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Tick Hill: 5.9 mi
- Minam Hill: 6.3 mi
- Stubblefield Mountain: 7.5 mi
- Akers Butte: 7.6 mi
- Twin Spring: 10.4 mi
- Bearwallow Spring: 11.4 mi
- Hideaway Spring: 14.0 mi
- Huckleberry Spring: 14.3 mi
- Burnt Spring: 14.5 mi
- Wallowa Lake Highway Forest State Park: 2.8 mi
- Evans Park: 5.1 mi
- City Pocket Park: 14.2 mi
- Tom McDowell Park: 14.3 mi
- Grande Ronde Scenic Area: 17.7 mi
- Ednas Point: 5.3 mi
- Dutch Point: 11.7 mi
- Boly Bluff: 12.8 mi
- Rockwall: 14.7 mi
- Wades Point: 15.1 mi
- tíkem Falls: 20.1 mi
- Minam Falls: 20.9 mi
- Hunter Falls: 22.1 mi
- Pole Bridge Picknick Area: 18.4 mi
- Eagle: 21.4 mi
- Alder: 21.9 mi
- Joseph Creek Wild and Scenic River: 24.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Wallowa River Rest Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sawtooth Peak | SE 145° | 2,790 m | 24.5 mi |
| Ruby Peak | SE 143° | 2,697 m | 22.3 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | SSE 158° | 2,673 m | 23.9 mi |
| Dug Peak | SE 144° | 2,617 m | 24.8 mi |
| Hurricane Point | SE 142° | 2,552 m | 24.1 mi |
| Goat Mountain | SSE 158° | 2,453 m | 18.4 mi |
| Huckleberry Mountain-South Peak | SSE 152° | 2,427 m | 16.9 mi |
| Bald Mountain | SSE 165° | 2,408 m | 20.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:24 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:02 | 19:58 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:11 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 15:20 | 16:10 |
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 | 28 | 33 | 40 | 46 | 54 | 60 | 67 | 66 | 59 | 47 | 36 | 28 |
| Precip in | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wallowa, 6 mi away.
- Western Ponderosa Pine46 obs
- Wild Turkey22 obs
- Douglas-fir18 obs
- Wapiti7 obs
- Rainbow Trout5 obs
- Common Merganser4 obs
- Mule Deer4 obs
- California Tortoiseshell4 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/1364119309
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