Alto
Alto is a ghost town in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 580 m. Deadman Peak stands 1,765 m to the south-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Columbia County Fair Grounds, a attraction 7.4 miles away. 86 named places lie within 25 miles, 19 of them named summits.
human settlement in Washington, United States of America
How to reach it
86 named places within 25 miles
- Caboose Park: 7.7 mi
- Flour Mill Park: 7.8 mi
- Preston Park: 8.2 mi
- Field View Park: 11.5 mi
- Texas Rapids Recreation Area: 12.4 mi
- Cahill Mountain: 15.8 mi
- Jasper Mountain: 17.3 mi
- Dodge Hill: 17.4 mi
- Newby Mountain: 18.4 mi
- Robinette Mountain: 18.5 mi
- Hammer Spring: 15.6 mi
- Evans Spring: 16.4 mi
- Goldfish Spring: 17.0 mi
- Stockade Spring: 20.5 mi
- Midway Spring: 22.5 mi
- Little Goose Landing Recreation Area: 13.7 mi
- Dry Gulch Habitat Management Unit Recreation Area: 16.2 mi
- Rainwater Wildlife Area: 16.2 mi
- 55-Mile Habitat Management Unit: 17.0 mi
- New York Island Habitat Management Area: 18.8 mi
- Delaney: 10.9 mi
- Grange City: 11.8 mi
- Pleasant View: 13.0 mi
- Riparia: 13.3 mi
- Canyon: 17.2 mi
- Mega Dike: 22.9 mi
- Dikes North: 23.0 mi
- Weeping Wall: 23.1 mi
- Jumpoff Joe: 24.2 mi
- Columbia County Fair Grounds: 7.4 mi
- Waitsburg Fairgrounds: 8.8 mi
- Brushes N' Brix: 22.1 mi
- Wenaha Gallery: 7.8 mi
- Styx sculpture by Deborah Butterfield: 24.1 mi
- Bruce Memorial Museum: 8.3 mi
- Dodge Junction Rest Area: 16.8 mi
- Kendall Monument: 19.3 mi
- Palouse Falls: 19.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Alto. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deadman Peak | SSE 159° | 1,765 m | 23.5 mi |
| Griffin Peak | SSE 155° | 1,727 m | 22.4 mi |
| Chase Mountain | SSE 147° | 1,721 m | 22.5 mi |
| Green Peak | SSE 163° | 1,565 m | 24.2 mi |
| Lewis Peak | SSE 166° | 1,492 m | 23.1 mi |
| Eckler Mountain | ESE 122° | 1,430 m | 18.7 mi |
| Maloney Mountain | ESE 116° | 1,418 m | 20.4 mi |
| Newby Mountain | SE 145° | 1,306 m | 18.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:25 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:01 | 20:02 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:12 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 15:18 | 16:09 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 37 | 43 | 49 | 57 | 63 | 71 | 71 | 62 | 50 | 40 | 34 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dayton 1 WSW, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location confirmed against Wikidata.
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