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Selah Creek Rest Area, I-82 Eastbound

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Selah Creek Rest Area, I-82 Eastbound is a rest area in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 455 m. Cleman Mountain stands 1,559 m to the west-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Pushtay, a peak 0.9 miles away. JCT SR 82 VIC YAKIMA TO JCT SR 82 VIC ELLENSBURG passes 1.3 miles off. 22 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

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Washington State Department of Transportation

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How to reach it

Coordinates46.69674, -120.44512

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Carlon Park: 4.5 mi
  • McGonagle Park: 4.6 mi
  • Volunteer Park: 4.9 mi
  • Legion Park: 5.1 mi
  • Wixson Park: 5.3 mi
Peaks: 22
  • Pushtay: 0.9 mi
  • Selah Butte: 2.8 mi
  • Pleasant Hill: 6.0 mi
  • Selah Heights: 6.5 mi
  • Baldy Mountain: 7.1 mi
Gardens: 13
  • Xeric Garden Demonstration Site: 7.5 mi
  • Joyful Garden: 7.6 mi
  • Kara Kondo Dryland Garden: 7.6 mi
  • Rose Garden: 7.6 mi
  • Rock Border Garden: 7.7 mi
Museums: 13
Historic sites: 10
Artworks: 9
Cliffs: 7
  • Lookout Point: 6.9 mi
  • Pacman rock: 11.2 mi
  • Royal Columns: 17.4 mi
  • The Bend: 18.3 mi
  • Moon Rocks: 19.9 mi
Attractions: 6
  • Farm Equipment Yard: 11.1 mi
  • Old agricultural devices: 19.0 mi
  • Old agricultural devices: 19.1 mi
  • Farm Equipment Displays: 19.5 mi
  • Ellensburg Rodeo Grounds: 21.3 mi
Nature reserves: 3
  • Yakima River Canyon Preserve (TNC): 10.4 mi
  • Umtanum Recreation Site: 11.1 mi
  • Rocky Top Conservation Easement: 12.3 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 2
  • Sorenson Spring: 12.9 mi
  • Olney Spring: 19.1 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Waterfalls: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Selah Creek Rest Area, I-82 Eastbound. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cleman MountainWNW 294°1,559.1 m21.4 mi
Pine MountainWSW 251°1,310 m23.0 mi
Whiskey Dick MountainNNE 24°1,182 m24.8 mi
Chinamans HatNNE 22°1,127 m24.5 mi
Cairn Hope PeakESE 108°1,017 m23.4 mi
Cowiche MountainWSW 253°1,001 m18.1 mi
Baldy MountainN 7°983 m7.1 mi
Selah ButteNNE 16°915 m2.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3519:15
June solstice05:0920:1321:00
September equinox06:4918:2119:01
December solstice07:4415:2616:17

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303541485764717061493729
Precip in1.10.70.70.70.90.80.20.20.30.70.91.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Selah 2 NE, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/120099674

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