Ryegrass Westbound Rest Area
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. Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90 passes 23 miles off. 133 named places lie within 25 miles, 11 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Washington State Department of Transportation
How to reach it
- 22.6 mi off the Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90, National
- 27.4 mi off the Chinook Scenic Byway, National
- 27.6 mi off the White Pass Scenic Byway, National
133 named places within 25 miles
- 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
- 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
- Corn Wall: 11.9 mi
- Middle East Wall: 12.1 mi
- Sunshine Wall: 12.2 mi
- Jigsaw: 12.3 mi
- Lower Wall: 12.3 mi
- Hult Butte: 4.4 mi
- Whiskey Dick Mountain: 5.5 mi
- Chinamans Hat: 5.8 mi
- Ryegrass Mountain: 7.5 mi
- Baldy Mountain: 14.5 mi
- Grandfather Cuts Loose the Ponies: 11.8 mi
- Wellington Wildcat Statue: 15.9 mi
- Mammoth: 16.0 mi
- Secondhand Geology: 16.0 mi
- Cascade Cradle: 16.1 mi
- Wild Horse Renewable Energy Center: 4.5 mi
- Trailside Museum: 8.2 mi
- Ginkgo Petrified Forest Museum: 10.5 mi
- Museum of Culture and Environment: 16.1 mi
- Kittitas County Historical Museum: 16.2 mi
- Wildcat Neighborhood Farm: 15.7 mi
- Wildcat Neighborhood Community Garden: 15.7 mi
- Japanese Garden: 16.1 mi
- Leah Polacek Butterfly Garden: 16.1 mi
- Ellensburg Community Garden: 16.2 mi
- 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
- 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
- Frenchman Coulee Waterfall: 13.4 mi
- Ancient Lake Falls: 19.1 mi
- Upper Ancient Lake Falls: 19.2 mi
- Umtanum Creek Falls: 20.1 mi
- Ryegrass Eastbound Rest Area: 0.5 mi
- Selah Creek Rest Area, I-82 Westbound: 19.0 mi
- Selah Creek Rest Area, I-82 Eastbound: 20.6 mi
- Yakima River Canyon Preserve (TNC): 13.9 mi
- Umtanum Recreation Site: 14.4 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wenatchee Mountain | NNW 338° | 2,053 m | 24.4 mi |
| Whiskey Dick Mountain | N 349° | 1,182 m | 5.5 mi |
| Chinamans Hat | NNW 340° | 1,127 m | 5.8 mi |
| Baldy Mountain | SW 225° | 983 m | 14.5 mi |
| Selah Butte | SW 215° | 915 m | 17.9 mi |
| Sentinel Mountain | ESE 118° | 733 m | 18.7 mi |
| Cape Horn | NNE 19° | 649 m | 19.0 mi |
| Hult Butte | E 83° | 642 m | 4.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:33 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:07 | 20:13 | 21:00 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:20 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:44 | 15:23 | 16:15 |
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 | 28 | 33 | 40 | 47 | 56 | 62 | 69 | 68 | 60 | 48 | 36 | 28 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ellensburg, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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