Travelers Rest Rest Area
Travelers Rest Rest Area is a rest area in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 916 m. Lemah Mountain stands 2,280 m to the northeast, 7.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Washington State Ski & Snowboard Museum, a museum 0.1 miles away. Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90 runs past it.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Washington State Department of Transportation
How to reach it
- On the Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90, National
- On the JCT EAST SUNSET WAY VIC ISSAQUAH TO VIC THORP
- On the JCT WEST LAKE SAMMAMISH PKWY VIC ISSAQUAH TO JCT SR 970 VIC CLE ELUM
- 18.2 mi off the JCT SR 522 TO JCT SR 90 VIC NORTH BEND
Overlooks nearby
- Mount Margaret · 4 mi
- Little Balcony · 9 mi
- Dirty Harry's Balcony · 9 mi
- Weeks Falls Viewpoint · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Guye Peak: 1.5 mi
- Guye Peak Middle: 1.5 mi
- Guye Peak North: 1.5 mi
- Kendall Peak: 2.0 mi
- Point 5441: 2.0 mi
- Hyak Sno-Parks: 2.2 mi
- French Cabin Creek Recreation Area: 14.7 mi
- French Cabin Sno Park: 14.8 mi
- Dahlgren Family Park: 16.4 mi
- Tanner Landing Park: 16.5 mi
- Fall into the Wall: 0.7 mi
- Franklin Falls: 1.0 mi
- Denny Camp Falls: 1.3 mi
- Keekwulee Falls: 2.1 mi
- Snowshoe Falls: 2.2 mi
- Fort Tilton Historical Marker: 8.0 mi
- NP Ski Bowl Lodge: 10.3 mi
- Nordrum Lookout: 11.2 mi
- Pollalie Ridge Lookout: 11.4 mi
- Chester Morse Monument: 14.7 mi
- Tubing Park: 0.8 mi
- Amazonia: 12.4 mi
- Actual Cave: 12.4 mi
- Club Paradiso: 12.4 mi
- Semi Wall: 12.6 mi
- Osprey Wall: 1.1 mi
- Alpental Cliffs: 1.8 mi
- Spouse Wall: 10.7 mi
- Lower Pratt Climbing Area: 11.4 mi
- East Quartz Camp: 11.4 mi
- Washington State Ski & Snowboard Museum: 0.1 mi
- Cedar River Watershed Education Center: 17.0 mi
- Snoqualmie Valley Historical Museum: 18.3 mi
- Northwest Railway Museum, Train Hall: 19.9 mi
- Skykomish Historical Society: 20.0 mi
- Rockdale Picnic Area: 2.4 mi
- Asahel Curtis Picnic Area: 3.2 mi
- Camp Brown Day Use Area: 10.6 mi
- Group Picnic Shelter: 11.0 mi
- Olallie State Park South Fork Picnic Area: 11.5 mi
- Dendritic Root Floor: 17.0 mi
- Snaking Root Ceiling: 17.0 mi
- Poet's Path: 20.7 mi
- 2003 Centennial Mural: 20.7 mi
- Snoqualmie Totem Pole: 20.7 mi
- Easton Ponds: 17.2 mi
- Suncadia Conservancy: 22.3 mi
- South Fork Tolt Reservoir Watershed: 22.5 mi
- Deception Falls Picnic Area: 22.7 mi
- Cottonwood Natural Area: 23.2 mi
- Goldmyer Hot Springs: 4.4 mi
- Scenic Hot Springs: 23.6 mi
- Canyon Spring: 16.5 mi
- Speelyi Beach: 19.7 mi
- Jean Caithness Greenlees Grove: 22.9 mi
- Iron Goat Rest Area: 23.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.5 miles of Travelers Rest Rest Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lemah Mountain | NE 47° | 2,280 m | 7.1 mi |
| Chikamin Peak | NE 51° | 2,110 m | 6.0 mi |
| Three Queens | ENE 75° | 2,038 m | 6.8 mi |
| Mount Thomson | NNE 34° | 1,998 m | 4.3 mi |
| Hibox Mountain | E 82° | 1,996 m | 5.2 mi |
| Burntboot Peak | NE 35° | 1,987 m | 6.8 mi |
| Four Brothers | ENE 58° | 1,977 m | 5.9 mi |
| Huckleberry Mountain | NE 44° | 1,926 m | 5.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:38 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 20:19 | 21:07 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:25 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:51 | 15:25 | 16:18 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 30 | 35 | 39 | 46 | 52 | 59 | 60 | 55 | 44 | 34 | 28 |
| Precip in | 11.7 | 7.9 | 8.8 | 6.5 | 4.7 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 3.9 | 9.0 | 13.7 | 12.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stampede Pass, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/1366742193
Day trips start here
- Snoqualmie Pass · 2 mi
- North Bend · 18 mi
- King County · 20 mi
- Snoqualmie · 21 mi
- Stevens Pass · 27 mi
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