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Mendota

Mendota from directly overhead

Mendota is a ghost town in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 89 m. The Rockies stands 1,324 m to the east-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Kopiah, a ghost town 1.6 miles away. White Pass Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off.

human settlement in Washington, United States of America

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Coordinates46.72528, -122.79028

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Meridian Hill: 2.0 mi
  • Repentence Hill: 3.5 mi
  • Logan Hill: 4.7 mi
  • Ham Hill: 6.7 mi
  • Seminary Hill: 6.9 mi
Parks
  • Bucoda Volunteer Park: 6.0 mi
  • Memorial Park: 6.4 mi
  • Central Park: 7.8 mi
  • George Washington Park: 7.9 mi
  • Centralia College Wind Tower Energy Ball: 8.2 mi
Artworks: 42
  • Pioneer Wheel: 17.3 mi
  • Bronze Rooster: 17.5 mi
  • Dancer Center Mural: 17.5 mi
  • Seahawks Rooster: 17.5 mi
  • White Rooster: 17.5 mi
Historic sites: 34
Museums: 18
Gardens: 13
  • Rhododendron Garden: 8.9 mi
  • Fairie Perennial & Herb Gardens: 19.2 mi
  • Woodland Elementary Garden: 19.4 mi
  • Panorama Resident Gardens: 21.2 mi
  • Rain Garden: 21.5 mi
Waterfalls: 8
  • Bloody Falls: 5.4 mi
  • Deschutes Falls: 18.5 mi
  • Nisqually Falls: 18.8 mi
  • Mima Falls: 19.1 mi
  • Tornado Falls: 21.2 mi
Attractions: 7
  • The Huntting's Pumpkin Patch and Haunted Forest: 15.5 mi
  • Cinnabar Creek waterfalls: 16.4 mi
  • Skydive Toledo: 17.2 mi
  • World's Largest Egg: 17.5 mi
  • Carnival Grounds: 20.4 mi
Cliffs: 6
Nature reserves: 4
Springs: 4
  • Silver Spring: 12.0 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 18.5 mi
  • McAllister Springs: 21.2 mi
  • Clear Creek Springs: 21.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 2
Beaches: 2
  • The Arbors Private Beach: 20.1 mi
  • Swimming Beach: 20.4 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Pack Forest Picnic Area: 23.9 mi
  • Environmental Study Area: 24.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.0 miles of Mendota. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
The RockiesESE1,324 m20.7 mi
Mount ElbertESE1,323 m22.3 mi
Cougar MountainE1,154 m21.0 mi
Huckleberry MountainE1,150 m16.8 mi
Bergen MountainESE1,149 m22.9 mi
Bald MountainE1,103 m16.0 mi
Lookout PeakE1,076 m16.7 mi
Rooster RockESE1,068 m16.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4419:24
June solstice05:1820:2221:09
September equinox06:5918:3119:11
December solstice07:5415:3516:26

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404245495660656661524439
Precip in5.84.24.43.22.41.50.50.81.64.06.56.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Centralia, 8 mi away.

Sources

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Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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