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Nighthawk

Nighthawk from directly overhead

Nighthawk is a ghost town in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 351 m. Snowy Mountain stands 2,586 m to the west-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is American Butte, a peak 1.8 miles away. JCT SR 153 VIC PATEROS TO CANADIAN BORDER passes 8.5 miles off.

human settlement in Okanogan County, Washington, United States of America

The record

What the record says

Founded
1903
Getting there

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Coordinates48.96670, -119.64200
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 20
  • Desert Park Exhibition Society: 8.0 mi
  • Wannacut Lake Public Access: 8.8 mi
  • Shady Park: 9.1 mi
  • Oroville Community Soccer Field: 9.3 mi
  • Fourteen Mile Recreation Site: 9.5 mi
Historic sites: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 2
  • Smugglers Spring: 7.3 mi
  • Ethel Spring: 15.9 mi
Museums: 2
Picnic sites: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Striding Sasquatch: 14.1 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Tonasket Comancheros Rodeo Grounds: 20.8 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Bighorn Falls: 21.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.8 miles of Nighthawk. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Snowy MountainWNW 299°2,586 m11.7 mi
Windy PeakW 260°2,540 m15.1 mi
Armstrong MountainW 279°2,481 m13.6 mi
Arnold PeakW 277°2,462 m12.8 mi
Armstrong Mountain NorthwestW 280°2,425 m14.0 mi
Chopaka MountainW 264°2,403 m6.5 mi
Haig MountainW 274°2,392 m16.7 mi
Snowshoe MountainW 279°2,383 m9.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3019:11
June solstice04:5520:1721:07
September equinox06:4618:1718:58
December solstice07:5115:0916:04

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293443515965727161493629

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tonasket 4 NNE, 16 mi away.

Sources

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Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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