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Lester

Lester from directly overhead

Lester is a ghost town in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 498 m. Castle Mountain stands 1,897 m to the south, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Bald Mountain, a peak 2.0 miles away. Chinook Scenic Byway passes 7.9 miles off.

human settlement in Washington, United States of America

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Coordinates47.20920, -121.49400

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Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 56
  • Pyramid Creek SnoPark: 6.8 mi
  • Hyak Sno-Parks: 13.5 mi
  • Lavender Lake Access Area: 17.1 mi
  • Mud Mountain Dam Recreation Area: 19.8 mi
  • Walker Lake Boat Launch: 19.9 mi
Waterfalls: 47
Historic sites: 18
Cliffs: 16
Picnic sites: 11
Attractions: 11
  • Tubing Park: 14.3 mi
  • Actual Cave: 18.1 mi
  • Club Paradiso: 18.1 mi
  • Amazonia: 18.1 mi
  • Semi Wall: 18.2 mi
Ghost towns: 9
Nature reserves: 6
Museums: 5
  • Washington State Ski & Snowboard Museum: 15.1 mi
  • Cedar River Watershed Education Center: 20.0 mi
  • Enumclaw Plateau Historical Society Museum: 23.3 mi
  • Roslyn Historical Museum: 23.4 mi
  • Snoqualmie Valley Historical Museum: 24.0 mi
Artworks: 5
Gardens: 2
  • Jean Caithness Greenlees Grove: 10.4 mi
  • Goodwill Garden: 23.2 mi
Rest areas: 2
Springs: 1
  • Canyon Spring: 19.4 mi
Hot springs: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Speelyi Beach: 20.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.2 miles of Lester. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Castle MountainS 175°1,897 m15.1 mi
Mutton MountainS 177°1,876.3 m12.5 mi
Noble KnobS 180°1,832.2 m11.3 mi
Point 5870NNE 27°1,789 m15.6 mi
Arch RockSSE 160°1,779 m12.7 mi
Blowout MountainESE 118°1,737 m10.2 mi
Pyramid PeakSSE 148°1,718 m7.9 mi
Granite MountainN 2°1,716 m14.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:3819:19
June solstice05:1120:1921:06
September equinox06:5418:2519:05
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, 9 mi away.

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Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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