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Riverton

Riverton from directly overhead

Riverton is a ghost town in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 112 m. Rattlesnake Mountain - Middle Peak stands 1,004 m to the east, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Southern Heights Park, a park 0.2 miles away. FAUNTLEROY TO SOUTHWORTH passes 4.3 miles off. 55 named summits stand within 25 miles.

ghost town in King County, Washington, United States

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Coordinates47.49470, -122.31100

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Southern Heights Park: 0.2 mi
  • Hilltop Park: 0.6 mi
  • Cecil Moses Memorial Park: 0.9 mi
  • Sunset Park: 1.0 mi
  • Duwamish Garden: 1.1 mi
Historic sites
Gardens
  • Sensory Garden: 1.1 mi
  • Cascadia Cultivars: 1.1 mi
  • Puget Sound Daylily Club: 1.1 mi
  • Elda Behm's Paradise Garden: 1.1 mi
  • Seattle Rose Society: 1.1 mi
Artworks
Nature reserves
  • Hamm Creek Natural Area: 1.2 mi
  • Walker Creek Preserve: 3.4 mi
  • Springbrook Greenbelt: 5.2 mi
  • Camp Long: 5.3 mi
  • Tribal Elder Bernice White Place: 5.7 mi
Attractions
  • McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A Hornet: 1.7 mi
  • Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird: 1.7 mi
  • Wright Flyer: 1.8 mi
  • LEM: 1.8 mi
  • Gemini Capsule: 1.8 mi
Museums
Beaches
Peaks: 55
  • High Point: 4.4 mi
  • First Hill: 6.9 mi
  • First Hill: 7.9 mi
  • Marshall's Hill: 8.2 mi
  • Cherry Hill: 8.5 mi
Picnic sites: 40
  • Picnic Shelter 1: 4.5 mi
  • Picnic Shelter 2: 4.5 mi
  • Picnic Shelter 3: 4.6 mi
  • Picnic Shelter 4: 4.6 mi
  • Shelter 2: 4.7 mi
Lighthouses: 14
Ghost towns: 9
Waterfalls: 9
  • Far Country Falls: 8.7 mi
  • North Fork Falls: 8.9 mi
  • Coal Creek Falls: 9.4 mi
  • Doughty Falls: 9.6 mi
  • Waterwall: 10.0 mi
Cliffs: 4
Springs: 4
  • Ravenna Park Sulfur Spring: 12.2 mi
  • Licton Springs: 14.2 mi
  • Maplewood Spring: 22.1 mi
  • Garrison Springs: 24.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rattlesnake Mountain - Middle PeakE 96°1,004 m23.7 mi
Rattlesnake Mountain - West PeakE 94°994.257 m22.9 mi
East Tiger MountainE 91°913 m17.0 mi
West Tiger #1E 88°891 m15.7 mi
West Tiger #2E 86°841 m15.2 mi
Tiger Middle SummitE 92°795 m15.9 mi
Taylor MountainE 98°792 m19.6 mi
Brew HillE 100°774 m20.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4219:22
June solstice05:1320:2321:11
September equinox06:5718:2819:09
December solstice07:5515:2816:21

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434447515862676763544742
Precip in5.83.84.23.21.91.40.61.01.63.96.35.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Seattle Tacoma AP, 4 mi away.

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