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Frankfort

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Frankfort is a ghost town in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 7 m. Saddle Mountain stands 1,001 m to the south, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Knappton Water Access, a nature reserve 2.7 miles away. JCT SR 101 VIC POINTE ELLICE TO JCT SR 4 VIC NASELLE passes 2.5 miles off. 35 named summits stand within 25 miles.

ghost town in Washington State, USA

How to reach it

Coordinates46.28030, -123.75600

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Birch Field & Park: 6.0 mi
  • Violet LaPlante Park: 6.1 mi
  • Alderbrook Park: 6.2 mi
  • Cannery Women Memorial Park: 6.2 mi
  • Columbia Fields: 6.5 mi
Peaks: 35
  • Bear Mountain: 3.3 mi
  • Salme Hill: 5.5 mi
  • Rangila Hill: 5.8 mi
  • Altoona Hill: 6.0 mi
  • Megler Mountain: 6.4 mi
Historic sites: 29
Museums: 19
Attractions: 18
Artworks: 6
Beaches: 5
Cliffs: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Gardens: 3
Waterfalls: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Cullaby Lake County Park: 15.3 mi
  • Picnic Area: 22.1 mi
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Saddle MountainS 171°1,001 m21.8 mi
Nicolai MountainSE 133°902 m19.5 mi
Elk MountainSSE 151°816 m18.8 mi
Wickiup MountainSE 146°807 m14.5 mi
Humbug MountainS 173°747 m24.7 mi
Knob PointSE 134°632 m16.7 mi
Green MountainS 172°623 m18.2 mi
Crown PointE 90°550 m19.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:4819:28
June solstice05:2420:2521:11
September equinox07:0318:3519:14
December solstice07:5615:4116:32

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414245495457616359524540
Precip in17.811.612.58.74.63.61.21.94.310.717.118.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Naselle 2 ENE, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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