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Moonax

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Moonax is a ghost town in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 92 m. Mule Butte stands 1,132 m to the north-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Pine Creek Fishing Access Site, a park 1.9 miles away. JCT CROSSING OF GIBBONS CREEK VIC WASHOUGAL TO JCT PLYMOUTH INDUSTRIAL RD runs past it. 56 named places lie within 25 miles, 18 of them named summits.

human settlement in Washington, United States of America

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Coordinates45.78667, -120.10722
Around it

56 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 19
  • Pine Creek Fishing Access Site: 1.9 mi
  • Arlington State Park: 4.1 mi
  • Earl Snell Memorial Park: 6.5 mi
  • Alkali Park: 6.6 mi
  • Roosevelt Park Recreation Area: 6.8 mi
Peaks: 18
  • Dalreed Butte: 8.1 mi
  • Horn Butte: 9.0 mi
  • Golgotha Butte: 10.6 mi
  • Hickland Butte: 11.9 mi
  • Phinny Hill: 12.2 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Nature reserves: 3
Museums: 3
  • Old Methodist Cemetery: 17.3 mi
  • Bickleton Carousel Museum: 17.4 mi
  • SAGE Center: 20.7 mi
Historic sites: 2
Rest areas: 2
Waterfalls: 2
  • Tumwater Falls: 21.0 mi
  • Tumwater Falls: 21.0 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Sand Dune Beach: 13.2 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Rock Creek Longhouse: 16.0 mi
Picnic sites: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mule ButteNNW 333°1,132 m20.4 mi
Tumwater ButteWNW 293°815 m22.2 mi
The IslandNNW 330°806 m23.6 mi
Saddle ButteSSE 154°494 m21.2 mi
Ella ButteSE 133°490 m21.7 mi
Turner ButteSW 222°388 m16.9 mi
Butcher ButteSW 226°357 m16.8 mi
Diamond ButteSW 216°357 m17.1 mi
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When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3419:13
June solstice05:1120:0920:55
September equinox06:4818:2119:00
December solstice07:3915:2916:19

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353946536268767667544236
Precip in1.51.00.80.60.70.50.10.10.30.81.11.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Arlington, 7 mi away.

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Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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