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Franklin

Franklin from directly overhead

Franklin is a ghost town in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 307 m. McClellan Butte stands 1,557 m to the east-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Kline No. 2 Mineshaft, a historic site 0.6 miles away. Chinook Scenic Byway passes 7.2 miles off.

city in King County, Washington State, USA

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Coordinates47.30306, -121.97111

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Attractions
  • Franklin Ghost Town: 0.7 mi
  • Remote Control Airfield: 3.4 mi
  • Petroglyph: 4.9 mi
  • Lake Wilderness Lodge: 6.1 mi
  • Hobart Yellow Submarine: 6.6 mi
Parks
  • Green River Gorge Springs: 1.0 mi
  • Lake Number 12 Boat Launch: 1.4 mi
  • Rainier View Neighborhood Park: 1.6 mi
  • City of Black Diamond Park: 1.7 mi
  • Gomer Evans Jr. Memorial Park: 1.7 mi
Nature reserves: 60
  • Crow Marsh Natural Area: 1.5 mi
  • Flaming Geyser Natural Area: 3.7 mi
  • Fell Hill Park: 4.1 mi
  • Stonequarry Creek Natural Area: 4.3 mi
  • Elk Run Natural Area: 4.8 mi
Gardens
  • Coal Miner's Honor Garden: 1.7 mi
  • Glacier Park Community Garden: 4.2 mi
  • Elk Run Farm: 4.7 mi
  • Smith-Mossman Western Azalea Display Garden: 6.2 mi
  • Legacy Garden: 6.2 mi
Peaks
  • Stanridge Hill: 3.9 mi
  • Fell Hill: 4.1 mi
  • Haystack: 4.3 mi
  • Sugarloaf Mountain: 4.6 mi
  • Enumclaw Mountain: 4.9 mi
Artworks
Museums: 45
  • Black Diamond Historical Museum: 1.7 mi
  • Fire Engine Museum: 6.5 mi
  • Gibbon Store - Maple Valley Historical Society Museum: 6.5 mi
  • Enumclaw Plateau Historical Society Museum: 6.7 mi
  • Foothills Historical Society: 10.0 mi
Picnic sites: 29
  • Site #6: 5.9 mi
  • Site #7: 5.9 mi
  • Site #5: 5.9 mi
  • Site #8: 5.9 mi
  • Site #4: 5.9 mi
Waterfalls: 22
Beaches: 16
  • Sex Cove: 11.8 mi
  • Waterfront: 13.5 mi
  • Tibbetts Beach: 18.1 mi
  • Kennydale Beach: 18.8 mi
  • Alexander Beach: 18.9 mi
Ghost towns: 15
Lighthouses: 11
Cliffs: 7
Springs: 2
  • Canyon Spring: 12.7 mi
  • Maplewood Spring: 18.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.8 miles of Franklin. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
McClellan ButteENE 66°1,557 m17.8 mi
Mount KentENE 70°1,551 m17.6 mi
Duke of KentENE 72°1,476 m18.2 mi
Duchess of KentENE 71°1,434 m18.5 mi
Blowdown MountainNE 38°1,400 m18.5 mi
Greenway MountainENE 62°1,356 m15.4 mi
Mount WashingtonNE 56°1,346 m15.3 mi
Crater Lake PeakNE 37°1,326 m18.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4019:21
June solstice05:1220:2121:09
September equinox06:5518:2719:07
December solstice07:5315:2816:21

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394144495559646459504338
Precip in8.05.46.25.53.93.11.31.62.85.88.57.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Landsburg, 5 mi away.

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Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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