Bolster
Bolster is a ghost town in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 842 m. Baldy Mountain stands 2,310 m to the northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Chesaw, a ghost town less than a tenth of a mile away. JCT SR 97 VIC TONASKET TO JCT SR 2 VIC NEWPORT passes 17 miles off.
human settlement in Washington, United States of America
How to reach it
- 16.7 mi off the JCT SR 97 VIC TONASKET TO JCT SR 2 VIC NEWPORT
- 17.7 mi off the JCT SR 153 VIC PATEROS TO CANADIAN BORDER
Named places within 25 miles
- Porphyry Peak: 1.4 mi
- Strawberry Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Buckhorn Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Block Hill: 5.8 mi
- Hee Hee Mountain: 6.5 mi
- Sidley Lake Public Access: 8.4 mi
- Midway Biking & Hiking Trails: 11.4 mi
- Beal Park: 13.9 mi
- Oroville Community Baseball Fields: 17.6 mi
- Henry Kniss Park: 17.9 mi
- Chesaw: 0.0 mi
- Molson: 7.4 mi
- Bodie: 11.6 mi
- Bodie Mine: 11.9 mi
- Ferry: 12.8 mi
- Old Molson Ghost Town Museum: 7.3 mi
- Molson Schoolhouse Museum: 7.4 mi
- Ansorge Hotel: 20.9 mi
- Old Aqueduct Tunnel: 21.4 mi
- Ben Hur Mine concrete pad and hoist: 24.6 mi
- San Poil Mine - Mill sFoundation: 24.8 mi
- Ethel Spring: 14.9 mi
- Smugglers Spring: 20.3 mi
- Striding Sasquatch: 13.7 mi
- Boundary Falls: 15.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.5 miles of Bolster. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baldy Mountain | NW 324° | 2,310 m | 16.5 mi |
| Mount Bonaparte | SSW 196° | 2,212 m | 13.5 mi |
| Mount Annie | S 182° | 1,841 m | 21.5 mi |
| Spur Mountain | S 190° | 1,829 m | 11.5 mi |
| Mount Phoebe | SSW 210° | 1,765 m | 15.5 mi |
| Bodie Mountain | SE 137° | 1,718 m | 13.8 mi |
| Fir Mountain | SSE 167° | 1,713 m | 21.8 mi |
| Buckhorn Mountain | SE 127° | 1,703 m | 3.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:27 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 04:53 | 20:15 | 21:05 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:14 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 15:06 | 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 | 23 | 26 | 33 | 42 | 51 | 56 | 65 | 65 | 56 | 42 | 30 | 22 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tonasket 11ne, 16 mi away.
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