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Martin

Martin from directly overhead

Martin is a ghost town in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 858 m. Three Queens stands 2,038 m to the north, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Snowshed Falls, a waterfall 0.4 miles away. JCT EAST SUNSET WAY VIC ISSAQUAH TO VIC THORP passes 1.7 miles off.

ghost town in Kittitas County, Washington, United States

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Coordinates47.28000, -121.31700

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 49
Parks: 23
  • Hyak Sno-Parks: 8.5 mi
  • Lavender Lake Access Area: 9.8 mi
  • French Cabin Creek Recreation Area: 10.8 mi
  • French Cabin Sno Park: 11.1 mi
  • Speelyi Beach: 11.7 mi
Historic sites: 17
Picnic sites: 11
Cliffs: 11
Attractions: 7
  • Tubing Park: 9.9 mi
  • Hex Mountain Trailhead: 10.3 mi
  • KBHR Set: 15.7 mi
  • Actual Cave: 20.1 mi
  • Amazonia: 20.1 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Museums: 6
  • Washington State Ski & Snowboard Museum: 10.7 mi
  • Roslyn Historical Museum: 15.6 mi
  • South Cle Elum Rail Yard Interpretive Center: 18.2 mi
  • Carpenter Museum: 18.5 mi
  • Telephone Museum: 18.9 mi
Rest areas: 4
Nature reserves: 2
Springs: 2
  • Lanigan Spring: 20.7 mi
  • Canyon Spring: 23.1 mi
Artworks: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Speelyi Beach: 11.6 mi
Hot springs: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Jean Caithness Greenlees Grove: 20.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.2 miles of Martin. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Three QueensN 11°2,038 m11.7 mi
Hibox MountainN 4°1,996 m10.5 mi
Alta MountainN 356°1,902 m11.1 mi
Lobox MountainN 9°1,838 m10.1 mi
Red MountainNE 45°1,792 m11.4 mi
Point 5870N 352°1,789 m9.2 mi
Thorp MountainNE 39°1,784 m8.1 mi
Hard KnoxNE 48°1,780 m7.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:3819:18
June solstice05:1020:1821:06
September equinox06:5318:2419:05
December solstice07:5015:2616:18

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, 1 mi away.

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