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Dusty Rest Area

Dusty Rest Area from directly overhead

Dusty Rest Area is a rest area in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 515 m. Kamiak Butte stands 1,101 m to the east, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Wilcox, a ghost town 7.2 miles away. 105 named places lie within 25 miles, 10 of them named summits.

About

The story

Human settlement in Washington, United States of America.

Wikidata Q5317158, matched on coordinates and name (783 m apart).

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Washington State Department of Transportation

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates46.81130, -117.64182

Around it

105 named places within 25 miles

Parks53

Illia Dunes Recreation Area: 11.1 mi
LaCrosse Town Park: 11.2 mi
Boyer Park & Marina / Snake River KOA: 12.8 mi
Hamilton Park: 13.7 mi
Eells Park: 13.7 mi

Nature reserves14

Penawawa Habitat Management Unit Recreation Area: 7.3 mi
Swift Bar Habitat Management Unit Recreation Area: 8.8 mi
Beckwith Bar Habitat Management Unit Recreation Area: 10.2 mi
Lambi Creek Recreation Area: 11.2 mi
Illia Landing Recreation Area: 11.3 mi

Peaks10

Black Butte: 14.1 mi
Beacon Hill: 15.4 mi
Wild Horse Hill: 16.6 mi
Smoot Hill: 19.1 mi
Magee Hill: 19.2 mi

Ghost towns7

Wilcox: 7.2 mi
Almota: 11.1 mi
Interior: 16.7 mi
Canyon: 23.1 mi
Elberton: 23.1 mi

Museums5

Visitor Center: 14.5 mi
Pullman Depot Heritage Center: 22.6 mi
Palouse Discovery Science Center: 22.9 mi
Garfield County Museum: 23.4 mi
Eastern Washington Agricultural Museum: 23.9 mi

Springs5

Rollie Springs: 15.4 mi
Negro Spring: 21.3 mi
Goldfish Spring: 23.9 mi
Evans Spring: 24.3 mi
Silver Springs: 24.9 mi

Gardens3

Native Plant Garden Path: 23.4 mi
HIE Garden area: 23.4 mi
Native Plant Garden: 23.4 mi

Cliffs2

Devils Slide: 12.1 mi
Granite Point: 19.6 mi

Waterfalls2

Towell Falls: 18.1 mi
Rock Creek Falls: 21.4 mi

Artworks2

Cougar Bronze Statue: 23.5 mi
The Caring Call: 23.5 mi

Attractions1

Codger Pole: 13.9 mi

Rest areas1

Dodge Junction Rest Area: 21.5 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

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

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Kamiak Butte	E 81°	1,101 m	22.7 mi
Steptoe Butte	NE 47°	1,098 m	22.3 mi
Smoot Hill	E 88°	922 m	19.1 mi
Beacon Hill	WSW 244°	571 m	15.4 mi
Wild Horse Hill	S 178°	565 m	16.6 mi
Dodge Hill	SSW 202°	548 m	21.1 mi
Coyote Butte	WNW 282°	521 m	23.8 mi
Castle Rock	SE 139°	500 m	20.5 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	06:54	18:23	19:03
June solstice	04:57	20:02	20:49
September equinox	06:38	18:10	18:50
December solstice	07:34	15:14	16:05

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg °F	32	36	42	49	57	64	71	70	61	49	39	31
Precip in	2.0	1.3	1.7	1.3	1.3	1.0	0.3	0.3	0.5	1.1	2.0	2.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lacrosse, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap Official site

OpenStreetMap element way/1329421954

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