Ontario Rest Area
Ontario Rest Area is a rest area in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 656 m. Kelly Mountain stands 1,247 m to the north-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Eastside Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Pposed Snake River Canyon Scenic Byway passes 0.9 miles off. 71 named places lie within 25 miles, 19 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Oregon Department of Transportation
How to reach it
- 0.9 mi off the Pposed Snake River Canyon Scenic Byway
- 3.5 mi off the Lower Payette River Heritage Scenic Byway
- 9.7 mi off the Snake River Canyon Scenic Byway
71 named places within 25 miles
- Eastside Park: 0.6 mi
- Hidden Meadows Park: 1.0 mi
- Moore Park: 1.2 mi
- Crestview Park: 1.3 mi
- Fruitland Community Park: 1.3 mi
- Malheur Butte: 7.0 mi
- Vale Butte: 13.2 mi
- Rhinehart Buttes: 14.2 mi
- Sagebrush Hill: 17.4 mi
- Tub Mountain: 17.7 mi
- Clay Point: 3.7 mi
- The Bluffs: 9.3 mi
- Rocky Point: 20.9 mi
- Gravelly Point: 23.9 mi
- Oregon Trail Agriculture Museum: 10.0 mi
- Stone House Museum: 14.9 mi
- Snake River Heritage Center: 17.3 mi
- Gem County Museum: 24.4 mi
- Branson Hollow: 20.3 mi
- Snively Hot Springs: 23.6 mi
- The Holy Family: 0.8 mi
- Snake River Rest Stop East: 1.6 mi
- Snively Hot Springs: 23.5 mi
- Gem County Veteran's Monument and Tank: 24.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ontario Rest Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly Mountain | NNW 349° | 1,247 m | 24.7 mi |
| Wilburn Butte | NE 45° | 1,233 m | 22.0 mi |
| Sugarloaf | NNE 25° | 1,226 m | 24.7 mi |
| Haystack | N 351° | 1,171 m | 24.6 mi |
| Hog Cove Butte | ENE 70° | 1,142 m | 20.5 mi |
| Shell Rock Butte | SW 222° | 1,142 m | 24.5 mi |
| Indian Head Mountain | NNW 330° | 1,111 m | 20.7 mi |
| Deer Butte | SW 216° | 1,101 m | 23.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:52 | 19:22 | 20:00 |
| June solstice | 06:06 | 20:51 | 21:35 |
| September equinox | 07:36 | 19:09 | 19:47 |
| December solstice | 08:20 | 16:26 | 17:13 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 35 | 44 | 51 | 60 | 68 | 77 | 74 | 64 | 50 | 37 | 29 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ontario Ksrv, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/512184272
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