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Monohon

Monohon from directly overhead

Monohon is a ghost town in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 19 m. Moolock Mountain stands 1,514 m to the east, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Silverleaf Community Playground, a park 0.5 miles away. Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90 passes 1.5 miles off. 58 named summits stand within 25 miles.

human settlement in Washington, United States of America

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Coordinates47.57970, -122.07500

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Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 60
  • Hans Jensen: 1.5 mi
  • Nike Site S-20: 3.7 mi
  • World War 2 Memorial: 3.9 mi
  • Coal Creek Hotel: 3.9 mi
  • Steam Hoist Foundation: 4.1 mi
Gardens
  • Heritage Garden: 1.8 mi
  • Bellevue Demonstration Garden: 3.0 mi
  • Issaquah Community Garden: 3.4 mi
  • High Street Linear Park Botanical Garden: 3.5 mi
  • Westridge Community Garden: 3.6 mi
Attractions
  • Cranes: 1.8 mi
  • Macaws: 1.9 mi
  • Emus: 1.9 mi
  • Wallabies: 1.9 mi
  • Cougars: 1.9 mi
Artworks
Nature reserves
  • City of Bellevue Open Space: 2.6 mi
  • Hazel Wolf Wetlands Preserve: 3.7 mi
  • Coal Creek Natural Area: 4.4 mi
  • Issaquah Creek Natural Area: 5.4 mi
  • Evans Creek Natural Area: 5.9 mi
Museums
Parks
  • Silverleaf Community Playground: 0.5 mi
  • Blackberry Park: 0.9 mi
  • Greenwood Point Park: 1.0 mi
  • Parker Property - Future Sammamish Park: 1.0 mi
  • South Cove Park: 1.1 mi
Peaks: 58
  • Cougar Mountain (Anti-Aircraft Peak): 3.0 mi
  • Wilderness Peak: 4.2 mi
  • Long View Peak: 4.3 mi
  • Marshall's Hill: 4.9 mi
  • Squak Mountain West Peak: 5.3 mi
Beaches: 54
Waterfalls: 29
  • North Fork Falls: 4.0 mi
  • Coal Creek Falls: 4.2 mi
  • Doughty Falls: 4.4 mi
  • Far Country Falls: 4.7 mi
  • Waterwall: 5.3 mi
Picnic sites: 20
  • Tibbetts Beach Picnic Area: 1.6 mi
  • Picnic Area C: 7.0 mi
  • The Meadow -- Picnic Area B: 7.1 mi
  • Picnic Area A: 7.1 mi
  • Shelter 2: 8.5 mi
Cliffs: 11
Ghost towns: 9
Lighthouses: 6
Springs: 3
  • Ravenna Park Sulfur Spring: 12.4 mi
  • Licton Springs: 14.8 mi
  • Canyon Spring: 18.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Moolock MountainE1,514 m20.3 mi
Mount TeneriffeESE1,459 m18.4 mi
Green MountainESE1,431 m19.2 mi
Bootalicious PeakE1,411 m19.9 mi
Dixie PeakESE1,404 m17.3 mi
Blowdown MountainESE1,400 m16.9 mi
Crater Lake PeakESE1,326 m16.7 mi
Mount Si / q̓əlbc̓ESE1,254 m16.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4119:21
June solstice05:1120:2221:10
September equinox06:5618:2719:08
December solstice07:5415:2716:20

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434447515862676862544642
Precip in4.93.23.72.81.91.50.60.91.53.55.64.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Renton Muni AP, 9 mi away.

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