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Alderdale

Alderdale from directly overhead

Alderdale is a ghost town in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 89 m. Mule Butte stands 1,132 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Alderdale Fishing Access Site, a park 0.6 miles away. JCT CROSSING OF GIBBONS CREEK VIC WASHOUGAL TO JCT PLYMOUTH INDUSTRIAL RD runs past it. 47 named places lie within 25 miles, 15 of them named summits.

human settlement in Washington, United States of America

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Coordinates45.83472, -119.92083
Around it

47 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 18
  • Alderdale Fishing Access Site: 0.6 mi
  • Quesna County Park: 2.8 mi
  • Pine Creek Fishing Access Site: 7.7 mi
  • Boardman Marina Park: 10.3 mi
  • Little Tots Community Playground: 10.5 mi
Peaks: 15
  • Golgotha Butte: 1.5 mi
  • Crow Butte: 4.0 mi
  • Little Crow Butte: 4.6 mi
  • Phinny Hill: 4.6 mi
  • Quarry Butte: 5.0 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Nature reserves: 3
Museums: 3
  • SAGE Center: 11.4 mi
  • Old Methodist Cemetery: 21.0 mi
  • Bickleton Carousel Museum: 21.6 mi
Rest areas: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Sand Dune Beach: 3.7 mi
Historic sites: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mule ButteNW 309°1,132 m23.5 mi
Saddle ButteS 180°494 m22.5 mi
Ella ButteSSE 159°490 m19.4 mi
Golgotha ButteNNE 18°321 m1.5 mi
Hickland ButteSSW 207°301 m17.1 mi
Lone ButteS 170°295 m14.4 mi
Canoe RidgeENE 66°291 m7.9 mi
Horn ButteSSW 204°276 m12.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3319:12
June solstice05:1020:0820:54
September equinox06:4718:2018:59
December solstice07:3915:2816:18

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353946536268767465534235
Precip in1.30.90.70.60.80.50.10.20.30.71.01.4

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

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