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Ryegrass Eastbound Rest Area

Ryegrass Eastbound Rest Area from directly overhead

Ryegrass Eastbound Rest Area is a rest area in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 783 m. Wenatchee Mountain stands 2,053 m to the north-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Ryegrass Westbound Rest Area, a rest area 0.5 miles away. JCT SR 82 VIC YAKIMA TO JCT SR 82 VIC ELLENSBURG passes 13 miles off. 140 named places lie within 25 miles, 11 of them named summits.

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Coordinates46.94140, -120.20388
Around it

140 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 50
  • Palouse To Cascades State Park: 2.0 mi
  • Vantage Bay Playground: 10.2 mi
  • Rocky Coulee Recreational Area: 10.3 mi
  • Vantage Boat Launch: 10.3 mi
  • Palmiero Park: 10.4 mi
Cliffs: 19
  • Corn Wall: 11.9 mi
  • Middle East Wall: 12.0 mi
  • Middle East Wall: 12.0 mi
  • Sunshine Wall: 12.2 mi
  • Jigsaw: 12.2 mi
Springs: 15
  • Buckhorn Spring: 5.1 mi
  • Bryant Spring: 6.1 mi
  • Reynolds Spring: 6.2 mi
  • Dorse Spring: 6.4 mi
  • Thorn Spring: 6.5 mi
Peaks: 11
Artworks: 9
Museums: 7
Gardens: 7
Historic sites: 5
  • Angus McPherson Memorial: 14.0 mi
  • Beck Monument: 14.6 mi
  • Craig's Castle: 16.1 mi
  • War Memorial: 22.2 mi
  • Black Canyon Cabin: 23.7 mi
Attractions: 4
  • Old agricultural devices: 12.6 mi
  • Old agricultural devices: 12.6 mi
  • Farm Equipment Displays: 12.7 mi
  • Ellensburg Rodeo Grounds: 16.0 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Rest areas: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Nature reserves: 2
Picnic sites: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wenatchee MountainNNW 338°2,053 m24.9 mi
Whiskey Dick MountainNNW 347°1,182 m5.9 mi
Chinamans HatNNW 339°1,127 m6.2 mi
Baldy MountainSW 227°983 m14.4 mi
Selah ButteSW 217°915 m17.8 mi
Sentinel MountainESE 118°733 m18.3 mi
Cape HornNNE 17°649 m19.3 mi
Hult ButteENE 77°642 m4.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3319:14
June solstice05:0720:1321:00
September equinox06:4818:2019:00
December solstice07:4415:2316:15

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283340475662696860483628
Precip in1.20.80.80.60.80.50.30.20.30.81.11.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ellensburg, 16 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/394546122

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