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Wináha’ay Spring

Wináha’ay Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Wináha’ay Spring is a spring in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 1,708 m. Mount Misery stands 1,941 m to the east-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Bear Trap Spring, a spring 0.7 miles away. JCT SR 124 VIC TRI CITIES TO 24 MILES WEST OF SR 129 VIC CLARKSTON passes 18 miles off.

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Coordinates45.92901, -117.93806
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
  • Bear Trap Spring: 0.7 mi
  • Huskhy Spring: 1.3 mi
  • Buckskin Spring: 1.9 mi
  • Buckskin Spring: 2.2 mi
  • Deduct Spring: 2.8 mi
Peaks
  • Yellow Jacket Point: 3.5 mi
  • Milk Shakes: 4.4 mi
  • Milk Shakes: 4.4 mi
  • Round Butte: 4.4 mi
  • Table Rock: 7.1 mi
Parks: 35
  • Grande Ronde Scenic Area: 10.6 mi
  • Harris Park: 13.3 mi
  • Mill Creek Recreation Area: 18.4 mi
  • Rooks Park: 18.5 mi
  • Mill Creek Sportsplex: 19.6 mi
Cliffs: 8
  • Table Rock: 7.1 mi
  • Dikes North: 14.2 mi
  • Mega Dike: 14.4 mi
  • Weeping Wall: 14.6 mi
  • Dutch Point: 15.1 mi
Historic sites: 7
  • Marie Dorion Monument: 20.7 mi
  • J. M. Wainwright Memorial Statue: 21.9 mi
  • Vietnam Memorial: 22.0 mi
  • World War II Memorial: 22.1 mi
  • Poor Farm Cemetery Memorial: 22.3 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Gardens: 3
  • Rose Garden: 20.6 mi
  • Italian Garden: 22.1 mi
  • Prayer Garden: 23.2 mi
Artworks: 3
  • Styx sculpture by Deborah Butterfield: 21.2 mi
  • Metal Sculpture: 21.5 mi
  • Jesus Among Us: 23.2 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • tíkem Falls: 13.5 mi
  • Sheep Falls: 23.8 mi
Museums: 2
  • Frazier Farmstead and Museum: 21.2 mi
  • Fort Walla Walla Museum: 22.1 mi
Attractions: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic Area: 22.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.8 miles of Wináha’ay Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount MiseryENE 56°1,941 m24.3 mi
Diamond PeakNE 56°1,935 m23.0 mi
Oregon ButteNE 45°1,929 m17.6 mi
West ButteNE 42°1,909 m17.3 mi
Table RockN 10°1,904 m7.1 mi
Milk ShakesN 6°1,847.7 m4.4 mi
Wenaha PeakNNE 18°1,820 m7.4 mi
Round ButteNE 51°1,799.5 m4.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2519:04
June solstice05:0220:0020:47
September equinox06:3918:1218:51
December solstice07:3115:2016:10

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F364047536067767566544236
Precip in2.11.62.12.02.11.20.50.40.61.72.32.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Walla Walla Rgnl AP, 20 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Engelmann spruce28 obs
  • lodgepole pine20 obs
  • western larch14 obs
  • Canada Jay5 obs
  • California Tortoiseshell3 obs
  • Columbia Spotted Frog2 obs
  • Douglas-fir2 obs
  • Spotted Tussock Moth2 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/5796588470

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