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Chamberlain Lake Safety Rest Area

Chamberlain Lake Safety Rest Area from directly overhead

Chamberlain Lake Safety Rest Area is a rest area in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 78 m. Mount Defiance stands 1,504 m to the west-southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Victor Trevitt Memorial, a historic site 0.8 miles away. JCT CROSSING OF GIBBONS CREEK VIC WASHOUGAL TO JCT PLYMOUTH INDUSTRIAL RD runs past it.

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What to expect

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Coordinates45.70570, -121.32469

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Springs
  • Middleswart Spring: 1.3 mi
  • Wetland Spring: 1.8 mi
  • Molitor Spring: 2.2 mi
  • Dixon Spring: 2.7 mi
  • Martin Spring: 3.1 mi
Peaks
  • Marsh Hill: 1.6 mi
  • McClure Hill: 1.9 mi
  • Chatfield Hill: 2.0 mi
  • McCall Point: 2.7 mi
  • Lyle Peak: 3.2 mi
Parks
  • Lyle Treaty Fishing Access Site: 2.0 mi
  • Lyle Activity Center Park: 2.0 mi
  • Mosier City Park: 3.6 mi
  • Totem Plaza: 3.8 mi
  • Rock Creek Park: 4.0 mi
Artworks: 37
Waterfalls: 29
  • Lower Labyrinth Falls: 3.0 mi
  • Labyrinth Falls: 3.2 mi
  • Little Maui Falls: 3.4 mi
  • Mosier Creek Falls: 3.6 mi
  • Husum Falls: 10.1 mi
Cliffs: 21
  • Rowena Plateau: 1.6 mi
  • Catherine Creek Rock Arch: 2.0 mi
  • Rowland Wall: 2.1 mi
  • Rowland Wall: 2.3 mi
  • Rowland Wall: 2.5 mi
Nature reserves: 15
Museums: 12
Gardens: 8
Beaches: 6
  • Rock Creek Beach: 4.0 mi
  • Koberg Beach: 7.4 mi
  • Marina Beach: 8.8 mi
  • Slackwater Beach: 9.0 mi
  • Windboarding Beachhead: 9.7 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Attractions: 4
  • SA Kitesurf Adventures: 1.8 mi
  • The Henderson Monument: 8.8 mi
  • Wet Planet Rafting: 9.9 mi
  • Little Huckleberry Trail No 47 Trailhead: 22.9 mi
Rest areas: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Columbia Hills State Park Day Use Area: 11.3 mi
  • Ice Cave Picnic Area: 23.1 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridges: 23.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.0 miles of Chamberlain Lake Safety Rest Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DefianceWSW 258°1,504 m19.6 mi
Shellrock MountainSSW 211°1,354.5 m19.4 mi
Guler MountainNW 324°1,288 m19.0 mi
Monte CristoNW 319°1,271.3 m18.3 mi
Monte CarloNW 314°1,224 m16.5 mi
Bald ButteSW 221°1,151.8 m15.4 mi
Joes PointSSW 194°1,136 m19.8 mi
Augspurger MountainW 280°1,118 m18.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:3919:18
June solstice05:1620:1320:59
September equinox06:5318:2519:05
December solstice07:4415:3516:24

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323439455156646458473831

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Snowden, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/183475494

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