Ghost town · Washington

Alpine

Alpine from directly overhead

Alpine is a ghost town in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 308 m. Whitehorse Mountain stands 2,092 m to the east-southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Frailey Mountain, a peak 1.4 miles away. Cascade Loop passes 14 miles off.

ghost town in Skagit County, Washington, United States

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Coordinates48.32060, -122.00890

14.2 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
24.4 mi off the Stevens Pass Greenway, National
28.5 mi off the MUKILTEO TO CLINTON

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks

Parks58

Parade field: 9.5 mi
Twin Rivers Park: 9.6 mi
Haller Bridge Park: 9.9 mi
Terrace Park: 9.9 mi
River Meadows Park: 10.2 mi

Nature reserves28

Big Lake Wetlands Conservation Area: 9.8 mi
Day Creek Forest Conservation Area: 11.5 mi
Portage Creek Wildlife Reserve: 11.8 mi
Portage Creek Wildlife Area: 11.8 mi
Day Creek Conservation Area: 12.0 mi

Artworks28

Bikes: 16.3 mi
Alpha Helix: 16.4 mi
Maple Tree: 16.4 mi
Leaf: 16.5 mi
Falls Mural: 16.6 mi

Historic sites19

Oso Slide Memorial: 8.2 mi
Fortson Mill: 13.2 mi
Cascade Trail: 14.2 mi
Lime Kiln: 15.6 mi
Car Wreak: 16.2 mi

Museums14

Stillaguamish Valley Pioneer Museum: 11.1 mi
Granite Falls Historical Museum: 16.6 mi
Stanwood Area Historical Society: 17.5 mi
Pearson House Museum: 17.5 mi
Children's Museum of Skagit County: 17.8 mi

Gardens12

Secret Garden: 15.1 mi
Forgotten Garden: 15.1 mi
Butterfly Garden: 15.1 mi
White Bloom garden: 15.1 mi
Hidden Gnome Garden: 15.1 mi

Waterfalls9

Crystal Falls: 9.1 mi
Boulder Falls: 9.8 mi
Feature Show Falls: 10.2 mi
Meditation Falls: 11.0 mi
Gilligan Cree Falls: 11.6 mi

Attractions8

Giant Arborvitae: 13.4 mi
Granite Falls and Fish Ladder: 15.3 mi
Sedro Woolley Rodeo Grounds: 16.3 mi
Skagit County Fairgrounds: 16.4 mi
Cut Log: 19.0 mi

Beaches4

Chinook Swim Beach: 9.6 mi
Tulalip Shores: 21.8 mi
Martha's Beach: 23.9 mi
Joe Hamel Beach: 24.6 mi

Ghost towns4

Ehrlich: 10.6 mi
Skagit City: 16.8 mi
Sauk City: 20.5 mi
Whitney: 23.0 mi

Rest areas4

Smokey Point Northbound Rest Area: 13.4 mi
Smokey Point Southbound Rest Area: 13.5 mi
Bow Hill Northbound Rest Area: 23.7 mi
Bow Hill Southbound Rest Area: 23.9 mi

Cliffs3

Picnic sites2

Lion's Centennial Pavilion: 19.4 mi
Hemple Creek Day Use Area: 20.7 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.2 miles of Alpine. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Whitehorse Mountain	ESE 116°	2,092 m	17.0 mi
Three Fingers	SE 125°	1,984 m	18.1 mi
Mount Bullen	ESE 121°	1,785 m	16.7 mi
Jumbo Mountain	ESE 114°	1,701 m	20.7 mi
Liberty Mountain	SE 130°	1,657 m	20.4 mi
Big Bear Mountain	SE 128°	1,633 m	19.2 mi
Round Mountain	E 88°	1,616 m	11.9 mi
Mount Pilchuck	SSE 152°	1,584 m	20.6 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:12	18:40	19:21
June solstice	05:08	20:24	21:13
September equinox	06:55	18:27	19:08
December solstice	07:57	15:22	16:17

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg °F	38	39	43	48	54	58	63	62	57	49	42	37
Precip in	5.9	4.4	5.0	4.3	3.4	2.7	1.1	1.3	2.5	4.9	7.1	6.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Arlington, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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