Ghost town · Washington
Fairfax
Fairfax is a ghost town in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 409 m. Observation Rock stands 2,508 m to the southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Melmont, a ghost town 1.6 miles away. Chinook Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.
ghost town in Washington, United States
How to reach it
Coordinates47.01140, -122.01500
- 11.7 mi off the Chinook Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Dam Overlook · 20 mi
- Mount Rainier Viewpoint · 21 mi
- Skookum Falls Viewpoint · 21 mi
- North Snoquera Point · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Gleason Hill: 1.6 mi
- Wingate Hill: 2.6 mi
- Brooks Hill: 3.9 mi
- Sweet Peak: 5.3 mi
- Poch Peak: 5.7 mi
Parks
- 8th Avenue Park: 5.1 mi
- Coke Oven Handcar Park: 6.4 mi
- H. R. E. Nelson Park: 6.7 mi
- Wilkeson Skate Park: 6.9 mi
- Roosevelt Park: 7.0 mi
Waterfalls
- Ranger Falls: 7.8 mi
- Chenuis Falls: 8.2 mi
- Ipsut Falls: 9.1 mi
- Spray Falls: 10.5 mi
- Cataract Falls: 10.7 mi
Historic sites: 57
- Wilkeson Coke Ovens: 6.4 mi
- Kyle Bruhn Memorial Park: 6.4 mi
- Wilkeson Sandstone Quarry Monument: 6.5 mi
- Old Well: 6.6 mi
- Old Mineshaft: 6.7 mi
Artworks: 54
- The Wilkeson Way to Carbon Glacier: 6.7 mi
- Bacon and Eggs: 6.9 mi
- The Story Pole: 11.1 mi
- Graffiti Walls: 11.2 mi
- The Great Outdoors: 12.5 mi
Attractions: 40
- Caboose: 6.5 mi
- Skookum Slope Mine & Queen Mine Cars: 6.6 mi
- Vforce: 9.2 mi
- Fright Factory Haunted House: 10.7 mi
- Ohop Ridge Christmas Tree Farm: 14.9 mi
Nature reserves: 30
- Middle Boise Creek Natural Area: 12.4 mi
- Northwest Trek Wildlife Park: 13.7 mi
- Morse Wildlife Preserve: 15.1 mi
- Stonequarry Creek Natural Area: 16.1 mi
- Fell Hill Park: 16.4 mi
Gardens: 25
- Discovery Park Gardens: 11.6 mi
- Goodwill Garden: 13.3 mi
- Step By Step Storybook Garden: 16.3 mi
- Planting Patch - Meet Big Washington: 17.7 mi
- Jean Caithness Greenlees Grove: 17.8 mi
Cliffs: 22
- Ambassador Climbing Rock: 7.2 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 9.9 mi
- Echo Cliffs: 11.1 mi
- Northern Crags: 12.0 mi
- Klapatche Point: 12.2 mi
Museums: 16
- Foothills Historical Society: 10.6 mi
- Enumclaw Plateau Historical Society Museum: 13.5 mi
- Stage Stop Museum: 15.7 mi
- Fair Museum: 17.6 mi
- Pioneer Farm Museum: 17.8 mi
Picnic sites: 13
- High Point Day Use Area: 16.9 mi
- Eagle Crest Day Use Area: 17.7 mi
- Jenny's Junction Day Use Area: 17.7 mi
- Valley View Day Use Area: 17.8 mi
- Woodpecker Point Day Use Area: 18.3 mi
Beaches: 4
- Waterfront: 6.8 mi
- Sex Cove: 18.0 mi
- South Beach: 21.5 mi
- North Beach: 21.6 mi
Springs: 3
- Maplewood Spring: 18.2 mi
- Iron Mike Springs: 20.2 mi
- Duryea Roadside Hidden Spring: 22.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Elbe Rest Area: 18.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.2 miles of Fairfax. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Observation Rock | SE 128° | 2,508 m | 12.4 mi |
| Echo Rock | SE 125° | 2,394 m | 12.4 mi |
| Needle Rock | SE 133° | 2,267 m | 13.0 mi |
| Sluiskin Mountain, East | ESE 109° | 2,142 m | 13.8 mi |
| Sluiskin Mountain | ESE 109° | 2,095 m | 13.6 mi |
| Old Desolate | ESE 115° | 2,071 m | 13.8 mi |
| Crescent Mountain | ESE 110° | 2,041 m | 12.7 mi |
| Tillicum Point | SE 130° | 2,034 m | 11.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:41 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 20:20 | 21:08 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:52 | 15:30 | 16:22 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 40 | 43 | 47 | 53 | 58 | 63 | 64 | 59 | 51 | 43 | 39 |
| Precip in | 7.0 | 5.2 | 6.6 | 5.6 | 5.0 | 3.9 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 3.4 | 6.0 | 8.0 | 6.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MUD MTN DAM, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Eatonville · 15 mi
- Mount Rainier National Park · 17 mi
- Puyallup · 17 mi
- South Sound · 21 mi
- Auburn · 22 mi
- Fife · 22 mi
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