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Monohon

Monohon from directly overhead

Monohon is a ghost town in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 19 m. Mount Teneriffe stands 1,459 m to the east-southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Silverleaf Community Playground, a park 0.5 miles away. JCT WEST LAKE SAMMAMISH PKWY VIC ISSAQUAH TO JCT SR 970 VIC CLE ELUM passes 1.5 miles off.

human settlement in Washington, United States of America

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Coordinates47.57970, -122.07500

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

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
Historic sites
  • 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
Peaks
  • 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
Museums
Beaches: 54
Picnic sites: 36
  • Tibbetts Beach Picnic Area: 1.6 mi
  • May Valley Trailhead Picnic Site: 6.8 mi
  • Picnic Area C: 7.0 mi
  • The Meadow -- Picnic Area B: 7.1 mi
  • Picnic Area A: 7.1 mi
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
Cliffs: 11
Ghost towns: 9
Lighthouses: 9
Springs: 3
  • Ravenna Park Sulfur Spring: 12.4 mi
  • Licton Springs: 14.8 mi
  • Canyon Spring: 18.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.9 miles of Monohon. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount TeneriffeESE 105°1,459 m18.4 mi
Green MountainESE 103°1,431 m19.2 mi
Bootalicious PeakE 98°1,411 m19.9 mi
Dixie PeakESE 103°1,404 m17.3 mi
Blowdown MountainESE 105°1,400 m16.9 mi
Crater Lake PeakESE 105°1,326 m16.7 mi
Mount Si / q̓əlbc̓ESE 108°1,254 m16.5 mi
Rattlesnake Mountain - Middle PeakESE 124°1,004 m15.1 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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