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Golden

Golden from directly overhead

Golden is a ghost town in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 576 m. Snowy Mountain stands 2,586 m to the northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Wannacut Lake Public Access, a park 1.8 miles away. JCT SR 153 VIC PATEROS TO CANADIAN BORDER passes 4.4 miles off.

ghost town in Okanogan County, Washington

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Coordinates48.89500, -119.52300
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 21
  • Wannacut Lake Public Access: 1.8 mi
  • Oroville Community Soccer Field: 4.7 mi
  • City Park: 5.2 mi
  • Henry Kniss Park: 5.2 mi
  • Osoyoos Lake Veteran's Memorial Park: 5.6 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Historic sites: 2
Springs: 2
  • Smugglers Spring: 6.9 mi
  • Ethel Spring: 9.1 mi
Museums: 2
Picnic sites: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Striding Sasquatch: 11.5 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Tonasket Comancheros Rodeo Grounds: 14.3 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Bighorn Falls: 24.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.2 miles of Golden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Snowy MountainNW 304°2,586 m18.9 mi
Armstrong MountainWNW 291°2,481 m20.2 mi
Arnold PeakWNW 290°2,462 m19.2 mi
Chopaka MountainWNW 290°2,403 m12.7 mi
Snowshoe MountainWNW 294°2,383 m16.2 mi
Hurley PeakWNW 295°2,379 m12.7 mi
Joe Mills MountainWNW 292°2,354 m13.4 mi
Pick PeakWNW 283°2,325 m19.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:2919:11
June solstice04:5520:1621:06
September equinox06:4518:1618:58
December solstice07:5015:0916:04

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293443515965727161493629

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tonasket 4 NNE, 9 mi away.

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