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Winchester Westbound Rest Area

Winchester Westbound Rest Area from directly overhead

Winchester Westbound Rest Area is a rest area in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 355 m. Monument Hill stands 878 m to the north-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Winchester Eastbound Rest Area, a rest area 0.5 miles away. JCT SR 26 TO JCT SR 17 VIC WARDEN passes 12 miles off. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Washington State Department of Transportation

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates47.10450, -119.61575
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Cliffs: 20
  • The Feathers: 17.3 mi
  • The Feathers: 17.3 mi
  • The Feathers: 17.4 mi
  • The Gallery: 17.5 mi
  • Zig Zag Wall: 17.5 mi
Peaks: 7
  • Cash Butte: 15.4 mi
  • Monument Hill: 17.3 mi
  • Wahatis Peak: 20.8 mi
  • Sentinel Mountain: 22.9 mi
  • Cape Horn: 23.0 mi
Museums: 6
Waterfalls: 3
Artworks: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 2
  • Kohler Spring: 22.9 mi
  • Bohinkleman Spring: 23.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Ephrata Community Garden: 14.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Monument HillNNW 330°878 m17.3 mi
Wahatis PeakS 172°803 m20.8 mi
Sentinel MountainSSW 210°733 m22.9 mi
Cape HornWNW 288°649 m23.0 mi
Black ButteNNE 31°474 m24.6 mi
Ryegrass MountainWSW 240°466 m23.8 mi
Cash ButteS 191°352 m15.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3119:11
June solstice05:0420:1120:58
September equinox06:4618:1818:58
December solstice07:4315:2016:12

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303543516066737264513830
Precip in1.00.70.70.60.70.50.20.10.20.60.91.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Quincy, 14 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/394545155

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