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Roza is a ghost town in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 387 m. Cleman Mountain stands 1,559 m to the west, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Baldy Mountain, a peak 1.7 miles away. JCT SR 82 VIC YAKIMA TO JCT SR 82 VIC ELLENSBURG runs past it. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.

human settlement in Washington, United States of America

How to reach it

Coordinates46.78361, -120.45444

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • McGonagle Park: 8.6 mi
  • Carlon Park: 9.0 mi
  • Volunteer Park: 9.2 mi
  • Legion Park: 9.6 mi
  • Helen McCabe State Park: 9.8 mi
Peaks: 19
  • Baldy Mountain: 1.7 mi
  • Selah Butte: 3.5 mi
  • Pushtay: 6.5 mi
  • Wenas Mammoth Mountain: 9.2 mi
  • Selah Heights: 10.1 mi
Springs: 16
  • Sorenson Spring: 7.4 mi
  • Dorse Spring: 20.1 mi
  • Pine Spring: 20.6 mi
  • Government Spring: 20.9 mi
  • Buckhorn Spring: 21.2 mi
Museums: 12
Gardens: 12
  • Xeric Garden Demonstration Site: 13.4 mi
  • Joyful Garden: 13.5 mi
  • Kara Kondo Dryland Garden: 13.5 mi
  • Rose Garden: 13.5 mi
  • Rock Border Garden: 13.6 mi
Artworks: 9
Historic sites: 8
  • Beck Monument: 2.2 mi
  • Angus McPherson Memorial: 3.5 mi
  • War Memorial: 7.6 mi
  • Black Canyon Cabin: 12.7 mi
  • Craig's Castle: 15.1 mi
Cliffs: 7
  • Pacman rock: 5.2 mi
  • Lookout Point: 11.6 mi
  • Royal Columns: 17.3 mi
  • The Bend: 18.3 mi
  • Moon Rocks: 20.0 mi
Attractions: 5
  • Old agricultural devices: 13.0 mi
  • Old agricultural devices: 13.0 mi
  • Farm Equipment Displays: 13.5 mi
  • Ellensburg Rodeo Grounds: 15.3 mi
  • Farm Equipment Yard: 17.0 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Picnic sites: 1
Waterfalls: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cleman MountainW 278°1,559.1 m19.2 mi
The IslandNW 307°1,206 m24.9 mi
Whiskey Dick MountainNNE 32°1,182 m19.7 mi
Chinamans HatNNE 30°1,127 m19.2 mi
Cowiche MountainWSW 236°1,001 m20.3 mi
Baldy MountainNE 50°983 m1.7 mi
Selah ButteSSE 160°915 m3.5 mi
Cowiche MountainSW 231°905 m17.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3519:15
June solstice05:0820:1321:00
September equinox06:4918:2119:01
December solstice07:4515:2516:17

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303541485764717061493729
Precip in1.10.70.70.70.90.80.20.20.30.70.91.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Selah 2 NE, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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