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Alto

Alto from directly overhead

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. JCT SR 124 VIC TRI CITIES TO 24 MILES WEST OF SR 129 VIC CLARKSTON passes 6.8 miles off. 87 named places lie within 25 miles, 19 of them named summits.

human settlement in Washington, United States of America

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Coordinates46.38639, -118.11167
Around it

87 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 27
  • 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
Peaks: 19
  • 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
Springs: 13
  • 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
Nature reserves: 9
Ghost towns: 5
Cliffs: 4
  • Mega Dike: 22.9 mi
  • Dikes North: 23.0 mi
  • Weeping Wall: 23.1 mi
  • Jumpoff Joe: 24.2 mi
Attractions: 3
  • Columbia County Fair Grounds: 7.4 mi
  • Waitsburg Fairgrounds: 8.8 mi
  • Brushes N' Brix: 22.1 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Wenaha Gallery: 7.8 mi
  • Styx sculpture by Deborah Butterfield: 24.1 mi
Museums: 1
Rest areas: 1
Historic sites: 1
Waterfalls: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Rose Garden: 24.4 mi
On the horizon

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Deadman PeakSSE 159°1,765 m23.5 mi
Griffin PeakSSE 155°1,727 m22.4 mi
Chase MountainSSE 147°1,721 m22.5 mi
Green PeakSSE 163°1,565 m24.2 mi
Lewis PeakSSE 166°1,492 m23.1 mi
Eckler MountainESE 122°1,430 m18.7 mi
Maloney MountainESE 116°1,418 m20.4 mi
Newby MountainSE 145°1,306 m18.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2519:05
June solstice05:0120:0220:49
September equinox06:4018:1218:52
December solstice07:3415:1816:09

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343743495763717162504034
Precip in2.11.72.21.91.81.20.40.50.71.52.42.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dayton 1 WSW, 7 mi away.

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Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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