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Horn School Rest Area

Horn School Rest Area from directly overhead

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. JCT WASHINGTON-IDAHO BOUNDARY TO WHITMAN COUNTY LINE runs past it. 104 named places lie within 25 miles, 29 of them named summits.

What to expect

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How to reach it

Coordinates47.18241, -117.37701

104 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 51
  • 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
Peaks: 29
  • 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
Gardens: 5
Attractions: 3
  • Tekoa Train Trestle: 14.3 mi
  • Codger Pole: 21.0 mi
  • Anna Dvorak's Tree: 23.4 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 2
  • Silver Springs: 15.5 mi
  • Big Springs: 23.9 mi
Museums: 2
Nature reserves: 2
Historic sites: 2
Beaches: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Rock Creek Falls: 19.0 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • Keeple Lake Overlook Cliff: 19.3 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Artworks: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mission MountainESE 111°1,321 m21.8 mi
Mineral MountainESE 109°1,260 m24.6 mi
Iron MountainESE 103°1,247 m19.6 mi
Huckleberry MountainESE 110°1,237 m20.7 mi
McCartney ButteENE 58°1,191 m24.8 mi
Tekoa MountainENE 65°1,182 m15.1 mi
Lone Jack MountainESE 120°1,175 m22.2 mi
Liberty ButteE 94°1,118 m17.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2219:02
June solstice04:5420:0220:50
September equinox06:3718:0918:49
December solstice07:3415:1116:03

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313440465560686860483730
Precip in2.01.71.91.61.71.30.50.40.61.52.52.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rosalia, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/394541604

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