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Hanson Ferry

Hanson Ferry from directly overhead

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. OREGON BORDER TO JCT SR 12 VIC CLARKSTON passes 3.1 miles off. 123 named places lie within 25 miles, 48 of them named summits.

human settlement in Washington, United States of America

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Coordinates46.02722, -117.33583
Around it

123 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 57
  • 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
Peaks: 48
  • 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
Cliffs: 7
Ghost towns: 4
Parks: 3
  • 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
Waterfalls: 2
  • tíkem Falls: 17.9 mi
  • Sheep Falls: 18.1 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Beaches: 1
On the horizon

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount MiseryNW 308°1,941 m10.8 mi
Diamond PeakWNW 302°1,935 m11.5 mi
Oregon ButteWNW 289°1,929 m17.5 mi
West ButteWNW 289°1,909 m18.2 mi
Saddle ButteWNW 296°1,796 m6.7 mi
Mount HorribleNW 313°1,773.9 m7.3 mi
Fuzzy ButteWNW 283°1,732 m22.5 mi
Twin ButtesW 273°1,729.4 m20.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2319:02
June solstice04:5919:5820:45
September equinox06:3718:0918:49
December solstice07:2915:1716:07

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283339445359676658463527
Precip in1.61.51.51.92.11.90.90.70.91.32.32.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Enterprise 20 NNE, 24 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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