Ghost town · Washington
Belcher Camp
Belcher Camp is a ghost town in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 732 m. Copper Butte stands 2,171 m to the east, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Gold Hill, a peak 1.1 miles away.
human settlement in Washington, United States of America
How to reach it
Coordinates48.68350, -118.67000
Overlooks nearby
- White Mountain Fire Outlook · 9 mi
- Sherman Overlook #96.A · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Gold Hill: 1.1 mi
- Klondike Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Gibraltar Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Bald Peak: 3.8 mi
- Cooke Mountain: 5.1 mi
Parks: 10
- Eureka Park: 4.1 mi
- Perry Wilderness Park: 4.2 mi
- Dollar Mountain Burn Game Preserve: 7.9 mi
- Peggy Brixner Park: 14.3 mi
- Beal Park: 16.1 mi
Historic sites: 3
- Quilp Mine site: 4.0 mi
- San Poil Mine - Mill sFoundation: 4.0 mi
- Ben Hur Mine concrete pad and hoist: 4.2 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Sherman Overlook: 11.0 mi
- Camp Growden Heritage Site: 18.0 mi
- Log Flume Heritage Site: 21.4 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Upper Sherman Creek Falls: 12.1 mi
- Lower Sherman Creek Falls: 13.7 mi
- Boundary Falls: 24.5 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Bodie Mine: 14.3 mi
- Bodie: 14.6 mi
- Ferry: 22.2 mi
Museums: 2
- Stonerose Interpretive Center: 4.0 mi
- Ansorge Hotel: 14.2 mi
Springs: 1
- Columbia Spring: 9.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.8 miles of Belcher Camp. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copper Butte | E 82° | 2,171 m | 9.4 mi |
| Snow Peak | SE 129° | 2,156 m | 11.1 mi |
| Scar Mountain | E 91° | 2,141 m | 9.6 mi |
| Wapaloosie Mountain | E 98° | 2,116 m | 9.5 mi |
| Sherman Peak | SE 124° | 2,115 m | 10.6 mi |
| Bald Mountain | SE 138° | 2,112 m | 11.5 mi |
| Columbia Mountain | ESE 117° | 2,062 m | 9.6 mi |
| Midnight Mountain | ENE 72° | 2,027 m | 9.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:26 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 04:53 | 20:12 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:13 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:46 | 15:07 | 16:02 |
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 | 24 | 28 | 36 | 44 | 53 | 58 | 65 | 65 | 56 | 43 | 32 | 23 |
| Precip in | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Republic, 4 mi away.
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