Skip to content
Byway
Ghost town · Washington

Sanderson

Sanderson from directly overhead

Sanderson is a ghost town in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 736 m. Keller Butte stands 1,465 m to the east-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Barker Butte, a peak 3.2 miles away. JCR SR 2 VIC COULEE CITY TO JCT SR 215 VIC OMAK passes 5.0 miles off. 83 named places lie within 25 miles, 39 of them named summits.

human settlement in Washington, United States of America

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates47.96167, -119.14278

Overlooks nearby

Around it

83 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 39
  • Barker Butte: 3.2 mi
  • Cache Butte: 3.7 mi
  • Wilson Butte: 3.9 mi
  • Steamboat Butte: 4.3 mi
  • Eagle Rock: 5.5 mi
Parks: 18
  • North Dam Park: 6.1 mi
  • Grand Coulee City Park: 7.2 mi
  • Cole Park: 7.3 mi
  • Douglas Park: 7.3 mi
  • Mead Park: 7.7 mi
Springs: 8
  • Badger Spring: 12.2 mi
  • Gladys Spring: 13.8 mi
  • Lenner Spring: 15.6 mi
  • Round Spring: 16.0 mi
  • Tinker Spring: 16.2 mi
Cliffs: 5
Nature reserves: 3
Museums: 2
  • Coulee Pioneer Museum: 5.2 mi
  • Colville Tribal Museum & Gift Shop: 7.8 mi
Historic sites: 2
  • Govan School House: 21.4 mi
  • Berryman War Memorial: 24.5 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Northrup Point Day-use Area: 6.5 mi
Attractions: 1
  • 3rd Powerhouse: 7.1 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Franklin D Roosevelt: 7.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Wilson Creek Falls: 24.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Keller ButteENE 67°1,465 m17.5 mi
Armstrong MountainN 7°1,397 m21.3 mi
Mica MountainE 82°1,190 m17.6 mi
Whitmore MountainNNW 342°1,183 m15.8 mi
Mount TolmanENE 72°1,080 m21.1 mi
Condon MountainNNE 13°1,039 m15.7 mi
Boot MountainNNW 336°862 m19.3 mi
Jack Woods ButteSE 135°857 m13.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:2819:09
June solstice04:5820:1221:00
September equinox06:4418:1518:56
December solstice07:4415:1316:07

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283241495865747364503729
Precip in1.20.91.11.01.11.10.50.30.40.91.21.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Coulee DAM 1 SW, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

WikipediaWikidata
More ghost towns in Washington

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Plan a driveMore ghost towns
Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Sanderson.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens