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Ryegrass Westbound Rest Area

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Ryegrass Westbound Rest Area is a rest area in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 764 m. Wenatchee Mountain stands 2,053 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Ryegrass Eastbound Rest Area, a rest area 0.5 miles away. JCT SR 82 VIC YAKIMA TO JCT SR 82 VIC ELLENSBURG passes 13 miles off. 143 named places lie within 25 miles, 11 of them named summits.

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Washington State Department of Transportation

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Coordinates46.94705, -120.20942
Around it

143 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 51
  • Palouse To Cascades State Park: 2.4 mi
  • Palmiero Park: 10.0 mi
  • Wilson Park: 10.1 mi
  • Community Park: 10.2 mi
  • Vantage Bay Playground: 10.5 mi
Cliffs: 19
  • Corn Wall: 11.9 mi
  • Middle East Wall: 12.1 mi
  • Middle East Wall: 12.1 mi
  • Sunshine Wall: 12.2 mi
  • Jigsaw: 12.3 mi
Springs: 15
  • Buckhorn Spring: 5.0 mi
  • Reynolds Spring: 5.9 mi
  • Bryant Spring: 5.9 mi
  • Dorse Spring: 5.9 mi
  • Pine Spring: 6.1 mi
Peaks: 11
Artworks: 10
Museums: 7
Gardens: 7
Attractions: 5
  • Old agricultural devices: 12.3 mi
  • Old agricultural devices: 12.3 mi
  • Farm Equipment Displays: 12.4 mi
  • Ellensburg Rodeo Grounds: 15.6 mi
  • Rock n Tomahawk Ranch: 24.9 mi
Historic sites: 5
  • Angus McPherson Memorial: 14.0 mi
  • Beck Monument: 14.6 mi
  • Craig's Castle: 15.8 mi
  • War Memorial: 22.4 mi
  • Black Canyon Cabin: 23.6 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 Westbound Rest Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wenatchee MountainNNW 338°2,053 m24.4 mi
Whiskey Dick MountainN 349°1,182 m5.5 mi
Chinamans HatNNW 340°1,127 m5.8 mi
Baldy MountainSW 225°983 m14.5 mi
Selah ButteSW 215°915 m17.9 mi
Sentinel MountainESE 118°733 m18.7 mi
Cape HornNNE 19°649 m19.0 mi
Hult ButteE 83°642 m4.4 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/394546124

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