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Sprague Lake Eastbound Rest Area

Sprague Lake Eastbound Rest Area from directly overhead

Sprague Lake Eastbound Rest Area is a rest area in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 612 m. Hanning Butte stands 927 m to the north-northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Sprague Lake Westbound Rest Area, a rest area 0.4 miles away. 40 named places lie within 25 miles, 10 of them named summits.

What to expect

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Washington State Department of Transportation

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How to reach it

Coordinates47.28982, -118.03468

40 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 14
  • Bug Tussle Park: 8.6 mi
  • Captain J Mullan Historic Monument: 14.9 mi
  • Anderson Centennial Park: 15.5 mi
  • Harrington Park: 16.5 mi
  • Williams Lake Public Access: 17.0 mi
Peaks: 10
  • Watermelon Hill: 8.4 mi
  • Square Butte: 9.6 mi
  • Marengo Hills: 17.8 mi
  • Castle Rock: 19.0 mi
  • Bunker Hill: 19.5 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Museums: 3
Waterfalls: 2
  • Rock Creek Falls: 17.7 mi
  • Towell Falls: 21.8 mi
Springs: 1
  • Box Spring: 8.5 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Folsom Farm: 11.1 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Skydive West Plains: 14.9 mi
Beaches: 1
Gardens: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hanning ButteNNE927 m21.6 mi
Magnison ButteNNE914 m20.4 mi
Booth HillNE898 m23.3 mi
Fancher ButteNE896 m24.4 mi
Bunker HillENE727 m19.5 mi
Watermelon HillENE689 m8.4 mi
Castle RockESE643 m19.0 mi
Marengo HillsSSW588 m17.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2519:05
June solstice04:5720:0520:53
September equinox06:4018:1118:52
December solstice07:3715:1316:05

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293340465460676759473628
Precip in1.61.11.41.01.10.90.40.30.41.21.51.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Harrington, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/394541889

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