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Hot Springs

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Hot Springs is a ghost town in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 461 m. Slide Mountain stands 1,907 m to the south, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Lester, a ghost town 2.5 miles away. Chinook Scenic Byway passes 5.9 miles off.

ghost town in King County, Washington, United States

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Coordinates47.20470, -121.54600

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Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Pyramid Creek SnoPark: 7.6 mi
  • Hyak Sno-Parks: 14.8 mi
  • Mud Mountain Dam Recreation Area: 17.4 mi
  • Walker Lake Boat Launch: 17.6 mi
  • Little Lake Forest: 18.9 mi
Waterfalls: 49
Historic sites: 28
Cliffs: 19
Attractions: 15
  • Tubing Park: 15.5 mi
  • Actual Cave: 17.3 mi
  • Club Paradiso: 17.3 mi
  • Amazonia: 17.3 mi
  • Semi Wall: 17.5 mi
Picnic sites: 13
  • Group Picnic Area: 7.4 mi
  • Upper Picnic Area: 7.4 mi
  • Group Picnic Site 13: 7.5 mi
  • Asahel Curtis Picnic Area: 13.6 mi
  • Corral Pass Picnic Area: 13.8 mi
Ghost towns: 10
Artworks: 8
Museums: 7
  • Washington State Ski & Snowboard Museum: 16.2 mi
  • Cedar River Watershed Education Center: 18.7 mi
  • Enumclaw Plateau Historical Society Museum: 20.9 mi
  • Foothills Historical Society: 22.8 mi
  • Black Diamond Historical Museum: 22.8 mi
Nature reserves: 7
  • Easton Ponds: 17.9 mi
  • Fell Hill Park: 19.3 mi
  • Stonequarry Creek Natural Area: 19.7 mi
  • Middle Boise Creek Natural Area: 20.5 mi
  • Crow Marsh Natural Area: 21.6 mi
Gardens: 4
Beaches: 2
  • Speelyi Beach: 22.5 mi
  • Waterfront: 22.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
Springs: 1
  • Canyon Spring: 18.1 mi
Hot springs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.3 miles of Hot Springs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Slide MountainS 186°1,907 m15.9 mi
Castle MountainSSE 166°1,897 m15.2 mi
Mutton MountainSSE 165°1,876.3 m12.6 mi
Noble KnobSSE 167°1,832.2 m11.3 mi
Arch RockSSE 150°1,779 m13.4 mi
Blowout MountainESE 111°1,737 m12.3 mi
Pyramid PeakSE 134°1,718 m9.2 mi
Granite MountainNNE 12°1,716 m15.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:3919:19
June solstice05:1120:1921:07
September equinox06:5418:2519:06
December solstice07:5115:2716:19

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293035394652596055443428
Precip in11.77.98.86.54.73.31.31.63.99.013.712.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stampede Pass, 11 mi away.

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Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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