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Sprague Lake Westbound Rest Area

Sprague Lake Westbound Rest Area from directly overhead

Sprague Lake Westbound Rest Area is a rest area in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 623 m. Hanning Butte stands 927 m to the north-northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Sprague Lake Eastbound Rest Area, a rest area 0.4 miles away. JCT SR 23 VIC SPRAGUE TO JCT SR 2 VIC REARDEN passes 3.1 miles off. 42 named places lie within 25 miles, 10 of them named summits.

Visiting

What to expect

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Washington State Department of Transportation

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Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates47.29487, -118.03177
Around it

42 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 16
  • Bug Tussle Park: 8.8 mi
  • Captain J Mullan Historic Monument: 14.8 mi
  • Anderson Centennial Park: 15.2 mi
  • Harrington Park: 16.3 mi
  • Williams Lake Public Access: 16.8 mi
Peaks: 10
  • Watermelon Hill: 8.2 mi
  • Square Butte: 9.3 mi
  • Marengo Hills: 18.2 mi
  • Castle Rock: 19.0 mi
  • Bunker Hill: 19.2 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Museums: 3
Waterfalls: 2
  • Rock Creek Falls: 17.9 mi
  • Towell Falls: 22.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
Springs: 1
  • Box Spring: 8.2 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Folsom Farm: 10.8 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Skydive West Plains: 15.3 mi
Beaches: 1
Gardens: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hanning ButteNNE 18°927 m21.3 mi
Magnison ButteNNE 19°914 m20.1 mi
Booth HillNE 38°898 m22.9 mi
Fancher ButteNE 36°896 m24.0 mi
Bunker HillENE 62°727 m19.2 mi
Watermelon HillENE 69°689 m8.2 mi
Castle RockESE 111°643 m19.0 mi
Marengo HillsSSW 205°588 m18.2 mi
Conditions

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.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/394541888

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