Dismal Nitch Rest Area
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. Pacific Coast passes 1.1 miles off. 31 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Cove on the Columbia River in Washington state, US.
Wikidata Q5282349, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Washington State Department of Transportation
How to reach it
- 1.1 mi off the Pacific Coast, National
Overlooks nearby
- Cathlamet Viewpoint · 23 mi
- Nassa Point · 26 mi
- Silver Point Interpretive Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- 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
- Maritime Memorial: 4.1 mi
- Astoria Victory Monument: 4.2 mi
- U.S Post Office site (historic): 4.6 mi
- Base End Station: 5.5 mi
- Battery Smur: 5.5 mi
- Columbia River Quarantine Station: 2.1 mi
- Oregon Film Museum: 4.4 mi
- Flavel House: 4.4 mi
- Lightship WAL-604 "Columbia": 4.5 mi
- Columbia River Maritime Museum: 4.5 mi
- 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
- Lewis & Clark at Dismal Nitch: 0.1 mi
- Comcomly Canoe: 5.2 mi
- California Condor: 9.3 mi
- Ocas: 11.5 mi
- Clark's Tree: 12.7 mi
- Knappton Water Access: 3.1 mi
- Lewis and Clark National Historical Park: 8.5 mi
- Twilight Eagle Sanctuary: 9.6 mi
- Teal Slough Natural Resources Conservation Area: 12.7 mi
- Gearhart Ocean State Park: 16.0 mi
- Knappton: 2.9 mi
- Frankfort: 5.4 mi
- Pacific City: 9.6 mi
- Clifton: 19.3 mi
- Necanicum: 24.0 mi
- Columbia Beach: 7.7 mi
- Waikiki Beach: 9.7 mi
- Seaside Beach: 17.9 mi
- Crescent Beach: 23.8 mi
- Westport Beach: 24.2 mi
- Garden of Surging Waves: 4.5 mi
- Ford Stevens Memorial Rose Garden: 5.8 mi
- Erikson Community Garden: 23.4 mi
- Yellow Bluff: 8.9 mi
- Pigeon Bluff: 8.9 mi
- North Head: 10.9 mi
- Youngs River Falls: 13.1 mi
- Barrier Falls: 18.8 mi
- Fishhawk Falls: 24.1 mi
- Cullaby Lake County Park: 11.6 mi
- Klootchy Creek County Park: 22.8 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saddle Mountain | SSE 156° | 1,001 m | 21.1 mi |
| Nicolai Mountain | ESE 120° | 902 m | 22.3 mi |
| Wickiup Mountain | SE 127° | 807 m | 16.5 mi |
| Humbug Mountain | SSE 160° | 747 m | 23.8 mi |
| Knob Point | ESE 119° | 632 m | 19.5 mi |
| Green Mountain | SSE 155° | 623 m | 17.6 mi |
| Crown Point | E 85° | 550 m | 24.6 mi |
| Davis Point | S 176° | 540 m | 20.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:49 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:24 | 20:25 | 21:12 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:35 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:56 | 15:42 | 16:32 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 44 | 46 | 49 | 53 | 57 | 61 | 61 | 59 | 53 | 47 | 43 |
| Precip in | 10.6 | 7.2 | 7.9 | 5.8 | 3.4 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 6.7 | 11.1 | 10.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Astoria AP (port OF), 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/365403756
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