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Weatherby Rest Area

Weatherby Rest Area from directly overhead

Weatherby Rest Area is a rest area in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 732 m. Sturgill Peak stands 2,308 m to the east-northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Weatherby Mountain, a peak 1.5 miles away. Hells Canyon passes 20 miles off. 70 named places lie within 25 miles, 53 of them named summits.

The story

human settlement in Oregon, United States of America

Wikidata Q7978263, matched on coordinates and name (526 m apart).

What to expect

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Oregon Department of Transportation

How to reach it

Coordinates44.49538, -117.36602

70 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 53
  • Weatherby Mountain: 1.5 mi
  • Fur Mountain: 1.9 mi
  • Juniper Mountain: 2.9 mi
  • Gold Hill: 3.6 mi
  • Morgan Mountain: 4.7 mi
Springs: 6
  • Áatway Spring: 8.3 mi
  • Cherry Spring: 16.8 mi
  • Coffee Spring: 21.4 mi
  • Cottonwood Spring: 21.5 mi
  • Arrowhead Spring: 22.3 mi
Historic sites: 3
Parks: 3
  • Spring Recreation Site: 10.3 mi
  • Farewell Bend State Recreation Area: 14.8 mi
  • Harry M Hewitt Memorial Park: 21.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Cliffs: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Bishop Spring Rest Stop: 22.2 mi
Museums: 1
  • Snake River Heritage Center: 24.8 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sturgill PeakENE 67°2,308 m22.5 mi
Hitt PeakENE 72°2,260 m22.7 mi
Benton PeakENE 66°2,197 m21.6 mi
Big Lookout MountainNNE 29°2,159 m8.9 mi
Little Lookout MountainN 1°2,029 m13.7 mi
Iron MountainENE 77°1,976 m17.1 mi
Pedro MountainWSW 257°1,967.484 m9.6 mi
Beaver MountainWNW 287°1,932 m21.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2419:02
June solstice05:0619:5420:39
September equinox06:3718:1018:49
December solstice07:2415:2516:13

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293544516169797867523829
Precip in1.61.31.10.91.41.00.40.20.30.81.42.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Huntington, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1184312344

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