Horn School Rest Area
Horn School Rest Area is a rest area in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 734 m. Mission Mountain stands 1,321 m to the east-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Naff Ridge, a peak 2.1 miles away. White Pine Scenic Byway passes 27 miles off. 101 named places lie within 25 miles, 29 of them named summits.
What to expect
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- Washington State Department of Transportation
How to reach it
- 27.2 mi off the White Pine Scenic Byway
101 named places within 25 miles
- Neal Wyer Memorial Field: 3.2 mi
- Steptoe Battlefield State Park: 3.2 mi
- Rosalia City Park: 3.4 mi
- Malden Community Park: 5.7 mi
- Pandora (station sign): 6.2 mi
- Naff Ridge: 2.1 mi
- Granite Butte: 4.9 mi
- Steam Shovel Hill: 6.1 mi
- Steptoe Butte: 11.0 mi
- Castle Rock: 13.0 mi
- Tekoa Train Trestle: 14.3 mi
- Codger Pole: 21.0 mi
- Anna Dvorak's Tree: 23.4 mi
- EWU Community Garden: 23.2 mi
- Native Plant Garden: 24.0 mi
- Native Plant Garden Path: 24.0 mi
- Silver Springs: 15.5 mi
- Big Springs: 23.9 mi
- Fairfield Museum: 17.1 mi
- Roy Chatters Newspaper & Printing Museum: 23.5 mi
- Kamiak Butte County Park: 24.0 mi
- James T. Slavin Conservation Area: 24.5 mi
- Folsom Farm: 24.8 mi
- Mullan Military Road Historical Monument: 25.0 mi
- Johnsons Beach: 14.1 mi
- Rock Creek Falls: 19.0 mi
- Keeple Lake Overlook Cliff: 19.3 mi
- Fireplace Day-Use Area: 22.7 mi
- Juggling Act: 23.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Horn School Rest Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mission Mountain | ESE 111° | 1,321 m | 21.8 mi |
| Mineral Mountain | ESE 109° | 1,260 m | 24.6 mi |
| Iron Mountain | ESE 103° | 1,247 m | 19.6 mi |
| Huckleberry Mountain | ESE 110° | 1,237 m | 20.7 mi |
| McCartney Butte | ENE 58° | 1,191 m | 24.8 mi |
| Tekoa Mountain | ENE 65° | 1,182 m | 15.1 mi |
| Lone Jack Mountain | ESE 120° | 1,175 m | 22.2 mi |
| Liberty Butte | E 94° | 1,118 m | 17.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:22 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 04:54 | 20:02 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:09 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 15:11 | 16:03 |
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 | 31 | 34 | 40 | 46 | 55 | 60 | 68 | 68 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 30 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rosalia, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/394541604
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