Alpowa Summit Eastbound Rest Area
Alpowa Summit Eastbound Rest Area is a rest area in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 849 m. Mount Misery stands 1,941 m to the south-southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Alpowa Summit Westbound Rest Area, a rest area less than a tenth of a mile away. Northwest Passage Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off. 25 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Washington State Department of Transportation
How to reach it
- 18.5 mi off the Northwest Passage Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Pomeroy City Park: 8.3 mi
- Oasis Park: 8.7 mi
- Pee Wee Park: 9.1 mi
- Nisqually John Landing Recreation Area: 9.4 mi
- Shepherd Fields: 9.6 mi
- Kaufman Springs: 4.1 mi
- Iron Springs: 10.6 mi
- Pinkham Spring: 14.9 mi
- Pole Manger Spring: 16.4 mi
- Buck Spring: 17.6 mi
- Calloway Hill: 8.3 mi
- Potter Hill: 8.4 mi
- Tatman Mountain: 9.4 mi
- Castle Rock: 11.1 mi
- Goat Mountain: 12.6 mi
- Kelly Bar Habitat Management Unit Recreation Area: 10.8 mi
- Knoxway Canyon Habitat Management Unit Recreation Area: 11.1 mi
- Nisqually John Habitat Management Unit Recreation Area: 11.4 mi
- Evans Pond Habitat Management Unit Recreation Area: 14.8 mi
- Golf Course Pond Habitat Management Unit Recreation Area: 16.0 mi
- Granite Point: 12.1 mi
- Abels Point: 14.8 mi
- Jumpoff Joe: 15.2 mi
- Jump Off Joe Point: 15.3 mi
- Swallows Nest: 17.9 mi
- Eastern Washington Agricultural Museum: 6.6 mi
- Garfield County Museum: 8.8 mi
- Local Native American and geological information: 10.8 mi
- Visitor Center: 15.4 mi
- Jack O'Conner Visitor Center: 18.2 mi
- Alpowa Summit Westbound Rest Area: 0.0 mi
- Dodge Junction Rest Area: 19.9 mi
- C. C. Van Arsdol: 19.5 mi
- Kendall Monument: 20.7 mi
- The Caring Call: 23.9 mi
- Cougar Bronze Statue: 24.1 mi
- Hells Gate Day Use Area: 18.1 mi
- Sheep Falls: 19.1 mi
- HIE Garden area: 22.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Alpowa Summit Eastbound Rest Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Misery | SSW 191° | 1,941 m | 22.0 mi |
| Diamond Peak | SSW 194° | 1,935 m | 22.8 mi |
| Mount Horrible | S 183° | 1,774 m | 23.2 mi |
| Bear Wallow | SSW 209° | 1,639 m | 17.6 mi |
| Huckleberry Butte | SSW 213° | 1,624 m | 15.6 mi |
| Elk Point | SSW 192° | 1,602 m | 15.5 mi |
| Lost Point | SSW 197° | 1,529 m | 15.0 mi |
| Big Butte | SSE 159° | 1,527 m | 23.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:23 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 04:58 | 20:00 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:09 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 15:15 | 16:06 |
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 | 34 | 36 | 42 | 48 | 56 | 62 | 69 | 69 | 60 | 49 | 40 | 33 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pomeroy, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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