Ghost town · Washington
Ferry
Ferry is a ghost town in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 602 m. Mount Bonaparte stands 2,212 m to the southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Midway Biking & Hiking Trails, a park 1.5 miles away. JCT SR 97 VIC TONASKET TO JCT SR 2 VIC NEWPORT passes 21 miles off.
ghost town in Washington (state)
How to reach it
Coordinates48.99972, -118.76083
- 20.9 mi off the JCT SR 97 VIC TONASKET TO JCT SR 2 VIC NEWPORT
Overlooks nearby
- White Mountain Fire Outlook · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Graphite Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Vulcan Mountain: 5.1 mi
- Bamber Mountain: 6.5 mi
- Mount Wright: 6.6 mi
- Little Vulcan Mountain: 7.1 mi
Parks: 8
- Midway Biking & Hiking Trails: 1.5 mi
- Beal Park: 6.2 mi
- Peggy Brixner Park: 10.7 mi
- Lone Ranch Park: 10.8 mi
- Sidley Lake Public Access: 20.9 mi
Ghost towns: 6
- Bolster: 12.8 mi
- Chesaw: 12.8 mi
- Bodie: 13.1 mi
- Bodie Mine: 13.1 mi
- Molson: 20.0 mi
Museums: 4
- Ansorge Hotel: 10.8 mi
- Old Molson Ghost Town Museum: 20.0 mi
- Molson Schoolhouse Museum: 20.0 mi
- Stonerose Interpretive Center: 24.3 mi
Historic sites: 3
- Ben Hur Mine concrete pad and hoist: 22.9 mi
- San Poil Mine - Mill sFoundation: 23.1 mi
- Quilp Mine site: 23.5 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Boundary Falls: 3.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.3 miles of Ferry. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Bonaparte | SW 228° | 2,212 m | 22.1 mi |
| Midnight Mountain | SE 144° | 2,027 m | 23.2 mi |
| Lambert Mountain | SE 144° | 1,973 m | 22.5 mi |
| Mount Leona | SE 141° | 1,969 m | 20.7 mi |
| Profanity Peak | SE 135° | 1,955 m | 21.1 mi |
| Togo Mountain | ESE 104° | 1,853 m | 18.4 mi |
| Spur Mountain | SW 228° | 1,829 m | 19.6 mi |
| Belcher Mountain | SSE 150° | 1,808 m | 23.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:26 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 04:51 | 20:13 | 21:04 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:13 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 15:05 | 16:01 |
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, 25 mi away.
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