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Gee Creek Northbound Rest Area

Gee Creek Northbound Rest Area from directly overhead

Gee Creek Northbound Rest Area is a rest area in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 63 m. Silver Star Mountain stands 1,337 m to the east, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Jefferson Davis Park, a park 1.3 miles away. JCT SR 500 VIC VANCOUVER TO JCT SR 5 VIC WOODLAND passes 5.9 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Washington State Department of Transportation

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates45.77705, -122.66942

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Jefferson Davis Park: 1.3 mi
  • Clark County Fairgrounds: 2.1 mi
  • Kozy Kamp Neighborhood Park: 2.4 mi
  • Fairgrounds Community Park: 2.4 mi
  • Zilke Park: 2.6 mi
Historic sites
Nature reserves
Artworks
  • Golden Section: 3.5 mi
  • Pillars of Fulfillment: 3.6 mi
  • Leaping Cougar: 3.6 mi
  • The Wailing Bell: 3.8 mi
  • Salmon: 5.8 mi
Gardens
Peaks
  • Tukes Mountain: 7.4 mi
  • Nob Hill: 8.6 mi
  • Gravel Point: 8.8 mi
  • Goose Hill: 9.2 mi
  • Cardai Hill: 9.5 mi
Attractions: 59
Museums: 39
  • La Center Museum: 5.9 mi
  • Historic Courthouse Museum: 8.6 mi
  • Woodland Historical Museum Society: 9.3 mi
  • Clark County Historical Museum: 9.9 mi
  • Caples House Museum Complex: 10.3 mi
Waterfalls: 36
  • Jenny Creek Falls: 6.7 mi
  • Lucia Falls: 11.6 mi
  • Salmon Falls: 11.9 mi
  • Grist Mill Falls: 11.9 mi
  • Bonnie Falls: 13.1 mi
Picnic sites: 22
  • Pavillion: 2.5 mi
  • Alder: 6.4 mi
  • Oak: 6.5 mi
  • Birch: 6.5 mi
  • Maple: 6.6 mi
Beaches: 18
Cliffs: 8
  • Waud Bluff: 14.6 mi
  • Martin Bluff: 14.6 mi
  • Rocky Butte Quarry: 16.3 mi
  • Rocky Butte Quarry: 16.5 mi
  • Schwingus - Rocky Butte Quarry: 16.7 mi
Springs: 3
  • School District Spring: 14.7 mi
  • Fern Spring: 20.2 mi
  • Summit Spring: 23.0 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Ed's Trail Arch: 20.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.7 miles of Gee Creek Northbound Rest Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Silver Star MountainE 95°1,337 m20.8 mi
Sturgeon RockE 95°1,267 m20.4 mi
Pyramid RockE 98°1,091 m20.3 mi
Larch MountainESE 103°1,057 m18.5 mi
Davis PeakNNE 13°887 m15.3 mi
Green KnobENE 66°870 m21.6 mi
Jack MountainENE 78°858 m20.7 mi
Kloochman ButteE 91°777.8 m18.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4419:23
June solstice05:2220:1921:05
September equinox06:5818:3119:10
December solstice07:5015:4016:30

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394145495559656560514439
Precip in7.25.35.64.53.42.30.60.82.24.87.68.0

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/23087237

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