Ghost town · Washington
Molson
Molson is a ghost town in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 1,130 m. Baldy Mountain stands 2,310 m to the north, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Molson Schoolhouse Museum, a museum 0.1 miles away.
human settlement in Okanogan County, Washington, United States of America
How to reach it
Coordinates48.98110, -119.20100
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Molson Hill: 1.0 mi
- Block Hill: 2.0 mi
- Hee Hee Mountain: 4.8 mi
- Strawberry Mountain: 5.3 mi
- Porphyry Peak: 6.6 mi
Parks: 20
- Sidley Lake Public Access: 1.2 mi
- Oroville Community Baseball Fields: 10.4 mi
- Osoyoos Lake Veteran's Memorial Park: 10.7 mi
- Osoyoos Lake Regional Park: 10.8 mi
- Henry Kniss Park: 10.8 mi
Ghost towns: 7
- Bolster: 7.4 mi
- Chesaw: 7.4 mi
- Golden: 15.8 mi
- Bodie: 17.2 mi
- Bodie Mine: 17.5 mi
Museums: 2
- Molson Schoolhouse Museum: 0.1 mi
- Old Molson Ghost Town Museum: 0.3 mi
Springs: 2
- Ethel Spring: 9.7 mi
- Smugglers Spring: 12.9 mi
Historic sites: 2
- Old Aqueduct Tunnel: 14.0 mi
- Palmer Mountain Mill Site Ruins: 22.2 mi
Artworks: 1
- Striding Sasquatch: 6.4 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Split Rock Recreation Site: 20.5 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Boundary Falls: 22.7 mi
Attractions: 1
- Tonasket Comancheros Rodeo Grounds: 22.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25.0 miles of Molson. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baldy Mountain | N 349° | 2,310 m | 13.0 mi |
| Mount Bonaparte | SSE 165° | 2,212 m | 14.0 mi |
| Mount Annie | SSE 163° | 1,841 m | 23.1 mi |
| Spur Mountain | SSE 155° | 1,829 m | 13.1 mi |
| Mount Phoebe | S 182° | 1,765 m | 14.0 mi |
| Bodie Mountain | ESE 122° | 1,718 m | 19.9 mi |
| Fir Mountain | SSE 151° | 1,713 m | 25.0 mi |
| Buckhorn Mountain | ESE 104° | 1,703 m | 10.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:28 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 04:53 | 20:15 | 21:05 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:15 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 15:07 | 16:02 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 26 | 33 | 42 | 51 | 56 | 65 | 65 | 56 | 42 | 30 | 22 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tonasket 11ne, 13 mi away.
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