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Elberton

Elberton from directly overhead

Elberton is a ghost town in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 669 m. Moscow Mountain stands 1,520 m to the southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Silver Springs, a spring 1.8 miles away. SR 195 BY COLFAX TO IDAHO STATE LINE passes 3.2 miles off. 50 named summits stand within 25 miles.

ghost town in Whitman County, Washington, USA

How to reach it

Coordinates46.98140, -117.22000

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Garfield City Park: 4.0 mi
  • Garfield Swimming Pool: 4.3 mi
  • McDonald Park: 7.7 mi
  • Hayton Green Park: 8.3 mi
  • Colfax Little League Park: 8.3 mi
Peaks: 50
  • Steptoe Butte: 5.1 mi
  • Ladow Butte: 7.4 mi
  • Kamiak Butte: 8.6 mi
  • Steam Shovel Hill: 9.7 mi
  • Stratton Butte: 10.2 mi
Gardens: 7
Museums: 6
Rest areas: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Attractions: 2
  • Codger Pole: 9.9 mi
  • Tekoa Train Trestle: 18.2 mi
Artworks: 2
Springs: 1
  • Silver Springs: 1.8 mi
Historic sites: 1
Picnic sites: 1
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Moscow MountainSE 126°1,520 m20.6 mi
Moses MountainENE 60°1,494 m24.1 mi
West DennisENE 72°1,465 m24.8 mi
East Moscow MountainSE 124°1,437 m21.7 mi
Gold HillE 92°1,416 m20.1 mi
East Gold HillE 91°1,413 m20.8 mi
West TwinSE 129°1,381 m18.6 mi
Granite PointSE 126°1,373 m19.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2119:02
June solstice04:5520:0120:48
September equinox06:3618:0818:48
December solstice07:3315:1116:03

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323540465460676860493831
Precip in2.71.92.12.01.81.20.40.50.61.82.62.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pullman 2 NW, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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