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Barneston

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Barneston is a ghost town in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 244 m. Mount Defiance stands 1,702 m to the east-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Hemlock, a historic site 0.7 miles away. Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90 passes 7.0 miles off.

former settlement near Selleck, Washington

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Coordinates47.38750, -121.86111

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Peaks
  • Lookout Mountain: 2.0 mi
  • Sugarloaf Mountain: 3.2 mi
  • Taylor: 3.6 mi
  • McDonald Mountain: 3.7 mi
  • Brew Hill: 3.9 mi
Artworks
Attractions
  • Petroglyph: 5.1 mi
  • Hobart Yellow Submarine: 5.3 mi
  • Tiger Summit Trailhead (east Tiger Mountain State Forest): 6.6 mi
  • Franklin Ghost Town: 7.7 mi
  • Lake Wilderness Lodge: 8.3 mi
Parks
  • Levdansky Park: 5.3 mi
  • Ravensdale Retreat Natural Area: 5.5 mi
  • Ravensdale Park: 6.0 mi
  • Lake Number 12 Boat Launch: 6.8 mi
  • Swing Park: 7.0 mi
Gardens
  • Glacier Park Community Garden: 8.0 mi
  • Legacy Garden: 8.4 mi
  • Smith-Mossman Western Azalea Display Garden: 8.4 mi
  • Perennial Border: 8.4 mi
  • Rhododendron Glen: 8.4 mi
Nature reserves: 54
  • Crow Marsh Natural Area: 6.7 mi
  • BN Peninsula Natural Area: 7.2 mi
  • Elk Run Natural Area: 8.9 mi
  • Lower Peterson Creek Corridor Natural Area: 9.1 mi
  • Shire Hills Drainage: 10.1 mi
Waterfalls: 38
Museums: 33
  • Cedar River Watershed Education Center: 4.8 mi
  • Snoqualmie Valley Historical Museum: 8.1 mi
  • Fire Engine Museum: 8.7 mi
  • Gibbon Store - Maple Valley Historical Society Museum: 8.7 mi
  • Black Diamond Historical Museum: 8.8 mi
Picnic sites: 29
Ghost towns: 14
Beaches: 13
Cliffs: 12
Lighthouses: 6
Springs: 1
  • Canyon Spring: 5.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
Hot springs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.3 miles of Barneston. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DefianceENE 76°1,702 m14.3 mi
Revolution PeakENE 65°1,662 m14.2 mi
Web MountainENE 73°1,626 m13.2 mi
Putrid Pete's PeakENE 74°1,591 m13.3 mi
McClellan ButteE 83°1,557 m11.2 mi
Mount KentE 89°1,551 m11.4 mi
Dirtybox PeakENE 65°1,501 m11.7 mi
Mailbox PeakENE 63°1,476 m11.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4019:20
June solstice05:1120:2121:09
September equinox06:5518:2719:07
December solstice07:5315:2716:20

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394144495559646459504338
Precip in8.05.46.25.53.93.11.31.62.85.88.57.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Landsburg, 5 mi away.

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