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Split Rock Recreation Site

Split Rock Recreation Site from directly overhead

Split Rock Recreation Site is a picnic site in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 356 m. Snowy Mountain stands 2,586 m to the northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Palmer Mountain, a peak 1.6 miles away. JCT SR 153 VIC PATEROS TO CANADIAN BORDER passes 9.0 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
BLM
Access
Yes
Fee
No
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates48.87349, -119.62122
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 22
  • Wannacut Lake Public Access: 4.7 mi
  • Spectacle Lake West Public Boat Launch: 5.6 mi
  • Spectacle Lake East Water Access Area: 5.7 mi
  • Oroville Community Soccer Field: 9.3 mi
  • City Park: 9.7 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Historic sites: 2
Springs: 2
  • Smugglers Spring: 10.3 mi
  • Ethel Spring: 13.4 mi
Museums: 2
Attractions: 1
  • Tonasket Comancheros Rodeo Grounds: 14.7 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Striding Sasquatch: 15.9 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Bighorn Falls: 19.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.5 miles of Split Rock Recreation Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Snowy MountainNW 317°2,586 m16.5 mi
Windy PeakWNW 284°2,540 m16.3 mi
Armstrong MountainWNW 301°2,481 m16.8 mi
Arnold PeakWNW 300°2,462 m15.8 mi
Rock MountainSW 227°2,429.6 m18.5 mi
Armstrong Mountain NorthwestWNW 301°2,425 m17.1 mi
Chopaka MountainNW 308°2,403 m9.4 mi
Snowshoe MountainNW 308°2,383 m13.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3019:11
June solstice04:5620:1721:07
September equinox06:4618:1718:58
December solstice07:5015:0916:05

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293443515965727161493629

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tonasket 4 NNE, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/8366393494

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