Ghost town · Washington
Alpine
Alpine is a ghost town in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 499 m. Mount Daniel stands 2,427 m to the south-southeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Alpine Falls, a waterfall 0.7 miles away. Stevens Pass Greenway passes 0.5 miles off.
ghost town in King County, Washington, United States
How to reach it
Coordinates47.70998, -121.23850
- 0.5 mi off the Stevens Pass Greenway, National
- 0.5 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
- 21.2 mi off the Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90, National
Overlooks nearby
- Twin Tunnels landmark · 3 mi
- Windy Point Viewpoint · 4 mi
- Canyon Falls Viewpoint · 16 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls Viewpoint · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Waterfalls
- Alpine Falls: 0.7 mi
- Deception Falls: 2.1 mi
- Monkey Cage Falls: 2.1 mi
- Sunray Falls: 6.6 mi
- Shoestring Falls: 6.6 mi
Peaks
- Alpine Baldy: 2.3 mi
- Beckler Peak East: 2.7 mi
- Beckler Peak Central: 2.8 mi
- Beckler Peak West: 3.0 mi
- Mount Sawyer: 3.0 mi
Cliffs: 15
- Moai: 16.9 mi
- Peanuts Gallery: 16.9 mi
- Index Town Wall: 16.9 mi
- Spouse Wall: 17.3 mi
- Lower Town Wall: 17.4 mi
Historic sites: 10
- Old Skykomish Hotel: 5.7 mi
- Apex Mine Lower Tram Terminal & Mill ruins: 12.4 mi
- Apex Mine Equipment Relics: 12.8 mi
- Pollalie Ridge Lookout: 16.6 mi
- Bus: 17.7 mi
Parks: 8
- Skykomish City Ball Park: 5.1 mi
- Great Northern & Cascade Railway Park: 5.6 mi
- Baring Community Park: 12.4 mi
- Heybrook Ridge Park: 16.3 mi
- Big Eddy River Access: 21.4 mi
Picnic sites: 7
- Heybrook Lookout Picnic Area: 15.0 mi
- Group Picnic Shelter: 17.7 mi
- Camp Brown Day Use Area: 18.2 mi
- Rockdale Picnic Area: 23.8 mi
- Swiftwater Picnic Area: 24.0 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Scenic: 3.9 mi
- Wellington: 6.2 mi
- Monte Cristo: 20.4 mi
- Rockdale: 24.2 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Iron Goat Rest Area: 3.6 mi
- Nason Creek Rest Area: 21.0 mi
- Travelers Rest Rest Area: 21.5 mi
Attractions: 3
- Caboose: 3.6 mi
- Monte Cristo: 20.4 mi
- Tubing Park: 22.3 mi
Hot springs: 3
- Scenic Hot Springs: 4.7 mi
- Garland Mineral Springs: 13.3 mi
- Goldmyer Hot Springs: 17.1 mi
Museums: 3
- Skykomish Historical Society: 5.6 mi
- Great Northern and Cascade Railways: 5.7 mi
- Washington State Ski & Snowboard Museum: 21.5 mi
Nature reserves: 2
- Deception Falls Picnic Area: 2.0 mi
- South Fork Tolt Reservoir Watershed: 19.1 mi
Springs: 1
- Soda Spring: 16.2 mi
Beaches: 1
- Normandy Beach: 24.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.5 miles of Alpine. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Daniel | SSE 165° | 2,427 m | 10.4 mi |
| Mount Hinman | S 173° | 2,284 m | 9.9 mi |
| Dip Top Peak | SSE 164° | 2,222 m | 9.2 mi |
| Mac Peak | SE 137° | 2,091 m | 7.8 mi |
| Brown Sugar Peak | S 179° | 2,086 m | 9.6 mi |
| Nimbus Mountain | ESE 122° | 2,046 m | 6.3 mi |
| Trico Mountain | SE 143° | 2,012 m | 9.7 mi |
| La Bohn Peak | S 183° | 2,007 m | 10.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:37 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:07 | 20:19 | 21:08 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:24 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:52 | 15:23 | 16:16 |
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 | 37 | 39 | 43 | 48 | 55 | 59 | 64 | 65 | 60 | 50 | 42 | 36 |
| Precip in | 16.7 | 10.6 | 11.9 | 8.4 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 4.8 | 12.3 | 18.1 | 14.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Baring, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Stevens Pass · 7 mi
- Snoqualmie Pass · 23 mi
- Leavenworth · 28 mi
- North Bend · 30 mi
- North Cascades · 30 mi
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