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Custer Northbound Rest Area

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Custer Northbound Rest Area is a rest area in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 20 m. Sumas Mountain stands 1,041 m to the east, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Custer Museum, a museum 0.9 miles away. JCT SR 5 VIC BELLINGHAM TO AUSTIN PASS VIC MT BAKER passes 12 miles off. 39 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Washington State Department of Transportation

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates48.90902, -122.62229

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Jensen Family Forest Park: 1.8 mi
  • Vista Ridge Park: 3.0 mi
  • Cedar Creek Park: 3.0 mi
  • Horizon View Park: 3.1 mi
  • Glacier View Park: 3.2 mi
Artworks
Peaks: 39
Historic sites: 32
Beaches: 18
  • Squalicum Beach: 11.1 mi
  • Cornwall Beach: 13.0 mi
  • Public Access Beach: 15.3 mi
  • Terrill Beach: 18.2 mi
  • North Beach: 18.7 mi
Museums: 16
  • Custer Museum: 0.9 mi
  • Hovander House: 5.5 mi
  • Lynden Pioneer Museum: 8.2 mi
  • APA Museum: 9.1 mi
  • Marine Life Center: 12.0 mi
Gardens: 14
Waterfalls: 11
Attractions: 7
  • Dan Cramer's Western Town: 8.3 mi
  • Samson Estates Winery: 10.7 mi
  • Stoney Ridge Farm: 11.2 mi
  • School Area: 15.5 mi
  • Farmville: 15.5 mi
Cliffs: 7
Picnic sites: 7
  • Group Picnic Area: 18.7 mi
  • 6: 19.7 mi
  • 5: 19.7 mi
  • 4: 19.7 mi
  • 3: 19.7 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 1
Springs: 1
  • Cold Spring: 19.5 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Custer Northbound Rest Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sumas MountainE 89°1,041 m18.2 mi
Bigfoot HillESE 120°943 m18.4 mi
Stewart MountainESE 123°941 m19.2 mi
Bigfoot Hill Northeast PeakESE 118°940 m18.5 mi
SlashESE 122°935 m17.8 mi
Lookout MountainSE 142°816 m19.3 mi
Mount ConstitutionSSW 211°732 m18.6 mi
Chuckanut MountainSSE 153°705 m21.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4219:23
June solstice05:0720:2921:19
September equinox06:5818:2919:10
December solstice08:0215:2116:16

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404245505660646459514540
Precip in4.52.93.42.82.21.60.91.12.03.85.24.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bellingham Intl AP, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/160676506

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