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Keystone

Keystone from directly overhead

Keystone is a ghost town in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 590 m. Watermelon Hill stands 689 m to the east-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Sprague Lake Eastbound Rest Area, a rest area 6.5 miles away. JCT SR 23 VIC SPRAGUE TO JCT SR 2 VIC REARDEN passes 9.9 miles off. 30 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.

Ghost town in Adams County, Washington, USA

How to reach it

Coordinates47.24050, -118.15300

30 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 9
  • Bug Tussle Park: 11.9 mi
  • City of Ritzville Park: 13.1 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Children's Park: 13.2 mi
  • Harrington Park: 17.0 mi
  • Ralston Memorial Park: 19.8 mi
Peaks: 6
  • Marengo Hills: 12.9 mi
  • Watermelon Hill: 14.9 mi
  • Square Butte: 16.1 mi
  • Terksaleeze Butte: 16.8 mi
  • Castle Rock: 23.7 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Museums: 3
Springs: 2
  • Box Spring: 15.0 mi
  • Providence Springs: 21.8 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Rock Creek Falls: 20.3 mi
  • Towell Falls: 20.6 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Skydive West Plains: 8.5 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Folsom Farm: 17.6 mi
Beaches: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Keystone. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Watermelon HillENE 63°689 m14.9 mi
Castle RockE 97°643 m23.7 mi
Marengo HillsS 189°588 m12.9 mi
Coyote ButteS 178°521 m24.9 mi
Terksaleeze ButteS 188°512 m16.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2519:05
June solstice04:5720:0520:53
September equinox06:4018:1218:52
December solstice07:3715:1316:06

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303440475562707061493729
Precip in1.61.11.31.01.20.90.40.30.41.11.61.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ritzville 1 SSE, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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