Ghost town · Washington

Canyon

Canyon from directly overhead

Canyon is a ghost town in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 223 m. Beacon Hill stands 571 m to the northeast, 8.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Goldfish Spring, a spring 0.9 miles away. JCT SR 12 VIC DELANEY TO JCT SR 260 passes 7.8 miles off. 62 named places lie within 25 miles, 7 of them named summits.

human settlement in Washington, United States of America

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Coordinates46.63139, -118.05306

7.8 mi off the JCT SR 12 VIC DELANEY TO JCT SR 260
9.2 mi off the JCT SR 124 VIC TRI CITIES TO 24 MILES WEST OF SR 129 VIC CLARKSTON
9.3 mi off the JCT WHITMAN COUNTY LINE TO JCT SR 195 VIC OF COLFAX
27.6 mi off the ALMOTA VIC SNAKE RIVER TO JCT SR 195 VIC PULLMAN

Around it

62 named places within 25 miles

Parks20

North Shore Recreation Area: 3.2 mi
Little Goose Landing: 3.9 mi
Texas Rapids Recreation Area: 5.1 mi
Port of Garfield Public Boat Launch: 12.2 mi
Pioneer Park: 14.9 mi

Nature reserves11

Little Goose Landing Recreation Area: 3.7 mi
Dry Gulch Habitat Management Unit Recreation Area: 6.9 mi
New York Island Habitat Management Area: 8.7 mi
New York Bar Habitat Management Unit Recreation Area: 10.5 mi
55-Mile Habitat Management Unit: 11.4 mi

Springs8

Goldfish Spring: 0.9 mi
Evans Spring: 1.2 mi
Hammer Spring: 2.7 mi
Gildersleeve Spring: 9.7 mi
Negro Spring: 14.2 mi

Ghost towns7

Riparia: 4.0 mi
Grange City: 8.2 mi
Delaney: 9.2 mi
Ankeny: 15.8 mi
Pleasant View: 16.7 mi

Peaks7

Magee Hill: 4.3 mi
Beacon Hill: 8.0 mi
Dodge Hill: 13.5 mi
Black Butte: 15.5 mi
Coyote Butte: 17.6 mi

Waterfalls2

Palouse Falls: 8.4 mi
Towell Falls: 24.9 mi

Rest areas2

Dodge Junction Rest Area: 13.2 mi
Dusty Rest Area: 23.1 mi

Attractions2

#thatnwbus: 14.9 mi
Columbia County Fair Grounds: 21.9 mi

Museums2

Washtucna Historical Museum: 14.9 mi
Garfield County Museum: 24.1 mi

Artworks1

Wenaha Gallery: 21.8 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Canyon. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Beacon Hill	NE 44°	571 m	8.0 mi
Wild Horse Hill	ESE 101°	565 m	20.5 mi
Dodge Hill	ESE 122°	548 m	13.5 mi
Coyote Butte	NNW 347°	521 m	17.6 mi
Magee Hill	E 81°	494 m	4.3 mi
Black Butte	NNE 21°	450 m	15.5 mi
Monumental Rock	W 262°	216 m	19.8 mi

Conditions

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Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	06:56	18:25	19:05
June solstice	04:59	20:03	20:50
September equinox	06:40	18:12	18:52
December solstice	07:34	15:16	16:08

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	32	36	42	49	57	64	71	70	61	49	39	31
Precip in	2.0	1.3	1.7	1.3	1.3	1.0	0.3	0.3	0.5	1.1	2.0	2.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lacrosse, 15 mi away.

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