Selah Creek Rest Area, I-82 Eastbound
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. Chinook Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off. 21 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Washington State Department of Transportation
How to reach it
- 11.9 mi off the Chinook Scenic Byway, National
- 12.3 mi off the White Pass Scenic Byway, National
- 26.7 mi off the Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90, National
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- Pushtay: 0.9 mi
- Selah Butte: 2.8 mi
- Pleasant Hill: 6.0 mi
- Selah Heights: 6.5 mi
- Baldy Mountain: 7.1 mi
- Jewett Interpretive Center: 7.7 mi
- Yakima Valley Trolleys: 7.7 mi
- Yakima Valley Museum: 8.4 mi
- McAllister Museum of Aviation: 9.7 mi
- McAllister Museum/Civil Air Patrol: 9.8 mi
- Xeric Garden Demonstration Site: 7.5 mi
- Joyful Garden: 7.6 mi
- Kara Kondo Dryland Garden: 7.6 mi
- Rock Border Garden: 7.7 mi
- Ellensburg Community Garden: 21.0 mi
- War Memorial: 1.8 mi
- Beck Monument: 8.2 mi
- Angus McPherson Memorial: 9.5 mi
- Floyd Paxton Memorial: 10.6 mi
- Black Canyon Cabin: 16.7 mi
- J.J Weisenberger Spanish American war memorial statue: 6.9 mi
- Dick and Jane's Spot: 21.0 mi
- Ellensburg Bull: 21.2 mi
- Harmonize: 21.2 mi
- Washoe Statue: 21.3 mi
- 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
- Farm Equipment Yard: 11.1 mi
- Old agricultural devices: 19.0 mi
- Farm Equipment Displays: 19.5 mi
- Ellensburg Rodeo Grounds: 21.3 mi
- Teapot Dome Gas Station: 21.8 mi
- Selah Creek Rest Area, I-82 Westbound: 1.7 mi
- Ryegrass Eastbound Rest Area: 20.4 mi
- Ryegrass Westbound Rest Area: 20.6 mi
- Yakima River Canyon Preserve (TNC): 10.4 mi
- Umtanum Recreation Site: 11.1 mi
- Rocky Top Conservation Easement: 12.3 mi
- Sorenson Spring: 12.9 mi
- Olney Spring: 19.1 mi
- Umtanum Creek Falls: 16.1 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cleman Mountain | WNW 294° | 1,559 m | 21.4 mi |
| Pine Mountain | WSW 251° | 1,310 m | 23.0 mi |
| Whiskey Dick Mountain | NNE 24° | 1,182 m | 24.8 mi |
| Chinamans Hat | NNE 22° | 1,127 m | 24.5 mi |
| Cairn Hope Peak | ESE 108° | 1,017 m | 23.4 mi |
| Baldy Mountain | N 7° | 983 m | 7.1 mi |
| Selah Butte | NNE 16° | 915 m | 2.8 mi |
| High Top | SE 132° | 913 m | 22.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:35 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 20:13 | 21:00 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:21 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:44 | 15:26 | 16:17 |
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 | 30 | 35 | 41 | 48 | 57 | 64 | 71 | 70 | 61 | 49 | 37 | 29 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Selah 2 NE, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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