Hanson Ferry
Hanson Ferry is a ghost town in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 489 m. Mount Misery stands 1,941 m to the northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Whitetail Butte, a peak 1.4 miles away. 121 named places lie within 25 miles, 48 of them named summits.
human settlement in Washington, United States of America
How to reach it
121 named places within 25 miles
- Fields Spring: 8.8 mi
- Wickiup Spring: 8.9 mi
- Jeffreys Spring: 10.6 mi
- Deadhorse Spring: 11.5 mi
- Diamond Spring: 11.9 mi
- Whitetail Butte: 1.4 mi
- Tamarack Butte: 3.4 mi
- Buck Butte: 3.7 mi
- Saddle Butte: 6.7 mi
- Anatone Butte: 6.8 mi
- Jump Off Joe Point: 14.5 mi
- Limestone Point: 18.8 mi
- Abels Point: 19.7 mi
- Jumpoff Joe: 22.0 mi
- Weeping Wall: 23.9 mi
- Headgates County Park: 21.6 mi
- Buffalo Eddy Petroglyph Site - Nez Perce National Historical Park: 21.8 mi
- Grande Ronde Scenic Area: 23.1 mi
- tíkem Falls: 17.9 mi
- Sheep Falls: 18.1 mi
- Joseph Creek Wild and Scenic River: 15.3 mi
- Big Bench: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hanson Ferry. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Misery | NW 308° | 1,941 m | 10.8 mi |
| Diamond Peak | WNW 302° | 1,935 m | 11.5 mi |
| Oregon Butte | WNW 289° | 1,929 m | 17.5 mi |
| West Butte | WNW 289° | 1,909 m | 18.2 mi |
| Saddle Butte | WNW 296° | 1,796 m | 6.7 mi |
| Mount Horrible | NW 313° | 1,774 m | 7.3 mi |
| Fuzzy Butte | WNW 283° | 1,732 m | 22.5 mi |
| Twin Buttes | W 273° | 1,729 m | 20.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:23 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 04:59 | 19:58 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:09 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 15:17 | 16:07 |
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 | 28 | 33 | 39 | 44 | 53 | 59 | 67 | 66 | 58 | 46 | 35 | 27 |
| Precip in | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Enterprise 20 NNE, 24 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location confirmed against Wikidata.
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