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Custer Southbound Rest Area

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Custer Southbound Rest Area is a rest area in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 16 m. Sumas Mountain stands 1,041 m to the east, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Custer Museum, a museum 0.8 miles away. JCT SR 5 VIC BELLINGHAM TO AUSTIN PASS VIC MT BAKER passes 14 miles off. 37 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Washington State Department of Transportation

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates48.92683, -122.64539

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Jensen Family Forest Park: 0.9 mi
  • Sunset Farm Park: 3.9 mi
  • Bay Horizon Park: 4.1 mi
  • Cedar Creek Park: 4.5 mi
  • Vista Ridge Park: 4.5 mi
Artworks
Peaks: 37
Historic sites: 31
Beaches: 18
  • Squalicum Beach: 12.7 mi
  • Cornwall Beach: 14.6 mi
  • Public Access Beach: 16.9 mi
  • Terrill Beach: 18.5 mi
  • North Beach: 18.9 mi
Museums: 16
  • Custer Museum: 0.8 mi
  • Hovander House: 7.0 mi
  • APA Museum: 7.5 mi
  • Lynden Pioneer Museum: 8.9 mi
  • Marine Life Center: 13.6 mi
Gardens: 13
Waterfalls: 11
Attractions: 7
  • Dan Cramer's Western Town: 9.4 mi
  • Samson Estates Winery: 11.8 mi
  • Stoney Ridge Farm: 12.3 mi
  • School Area: 15.9 mi
  • Farmville: 16.0 mi
Cliffs: 7
Picnic sites: 7
  • Group Picnic Area: 20.2 mi
  • 6: 20.5 mi
  • 5: 20.5 mi
  • 4: 20.5 mi
  • 3: 20.5 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 1
Springs: 1
  • Cold Spring: 20.1 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sumas MountainE 93°1,041 m19.2 mi
Bigfoot HillESE 122°943 m19.9 mi
Stewart MountainSE 124°941 m20.7 mi
Bigfoot Hill Northeast PeakESE 120°940 m20.0 mi
SlashESE 123°935 m19.3 mi
Lookout MountainSE 142°816 m20.9 mi
Mount ConstitutionSSW 206°732 m19.2 mi
Chuckanut MountainSSE 152°705 m23.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4219:24
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 °F394145505660646459514439
Precip in6.23.44.23.02.61.91.11.12.24.46.15.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Blaine, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/160676510

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