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Dismal Nitch Rest Area

Dismal Nitch Rest Area from directly overhead

Dismal Nitch Rest Area is a rest area in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 28 m. Saddle Mountain stands 1,001 m to the south-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Lewis & Clark at Dismal Nitch, a artwork 0.1 miles away. JCT SR 101 VIC POINTE ELLICE TO JCT SR 4 VIC NASELLE runs past it. 33 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

cove on the Columbia River in Washington state, US

Wikidata Q5282349, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Washington State Department of Transportation

Official site

Getting there

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Coordinates46.24958, -123.86096

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Chinook Park: 3.4 mi
  • Maritime Memorial Park: 4.1 mi
  • Children's Park: 4.3 mi
  • Astoria Nordic Heritage Park: 4.5 mi
  • Tidal Rock: 4.5 mi
Peaks: 33
  • Megler Mountain: 1.6 mi
  • Bear Mountain: 3.9 mi
  • Coxcomb Hill: 5.2 mi
  • Dilly Hill: 9.7 mi
  • Salme Hill: 9.9 mi
Historic sites: 29
Museums: 19
Attractions: 18
  • Douglas Fir: 4.4 mi
  • Astoria Riverfront Trolley: 4.4 mi
  • Goonies "Mouth's House": 4.5 mi
  • Barby Maritime Center: 4.6 mi
  • Sea Lion Dock: 4.6 mi
Artworks: 7
Nature reserves: 7
Ghost towns: 5
Beaches: 5
Cliffs: 4
Gardens: 3
Picnic sites: 3
  • Cullaby Lake County Park: 11.6 mi
  • Picnic Area: 21.4 mi
  • Klootchy Creek County Park: 22.8 mi
Waterfalls: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Saddle MountainSSE 156°1,001 m21.1 mi
Nicolai MountainESE 120°902 m22.3 mi
Elk MountainSE 136°816 m20.0 mi
Wickiup MountainSE 127°807 m16.5 mi
Humbug MountainSSE 160°747 m23.8 mi
Knob PointESE 119°632 m19.5 mi
Green MountainSSE 155°623 m17.6 mi
Crown PointE 85°550 m24.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:4919:28
June solstice05:2420:2521:12
September equinox07:0318:3519:15
December solstice07:5615:4216:32

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444446495357616159534743
Precip in10.67.27.95.83.42.30.81.12.76.711.110.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Astoria AP (port OF), 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/365403756

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