Ghost town · Washington
Sauk City
Sauk City is a ghost town in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 72 m. Snowking Mountain stands 2,252 m to the east-southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Howard Miller Steelhead Park, a park 1.0 miles away. Cascade Loop passes 1.0 miles off.
unincorporated community in Washington, United States
How to reach it
Coordinates48.47472, -121.62639
- 1.0 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
Overlooks nearby
- Viewpoint Dam · 7 mi
- Artist Point · 26 mi
- Diablo Lake Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Sutter Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Sauk Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Rinker Point: 4.2 mi
- Bald Mountain: 4.3 mi
- Anxious Groom Mountain: 6.5 mi
Parks: 25
- Howard Miller Steelhead Park: 1.0 mi
- Hilt Creek Park: 3.3 mi
- Riverside Park: 4.1 mi
- Fisherman Access: 6.5 mi
- Upper Skagit Garden Park: 7.0 mi
Nature reserves: 23
- Barr Creek Conservation Area: 3.5 mi
- Skagit River Kahn Conservation Area: 4.7 mi
- Jackman Creek Conservation Area: 5.0 mi
- White Creek Conservation Area: 6.2 mi
- Marblemount Conservation Area: 7.1 mi
Waterfalls: 17
- Bacon Lake Falls: 15.5 mi
- Green Lake Falls: 16.3 mi
- Upper Green Lake Falls: 16.3 mi
- Berdeen Falls: 17.2 mi
- Middle Berdeen Falls: 17.5 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Oso Mudslide: 16.7 mi
- Lee Promontory: 21.7 mi
- Park Cliffs: 22.3 mi
- Roman Wall: 22.7 mi
- Winnies Slide: 24.7 mi
Historic sites: 4
- North Cascading: 14.1 mi
- Fortson Mill: 14.7 mi
- Oso Slide Memorial: 16.9 mi
- Cascade Trail: 17.0 mi
Artworks: 2
- Lumberjack Mural: 7.1 mi
- Temple of Power: 22.1 mi
Museums: 2
- Skagit Aero Education Museum: 7.1 mi
- Gorge Powerhouse Visitor Gallery: 22.5 mi
Attractions: 2
- Shadow of the Sentinels: 14.1 mi
- "Old Number 6" Seattle City Light Locomotive: 22.1 mi
Gardens: 1
- Angele Cupples Community Garden: 7.5 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Baker Hot Springs: 19.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Alpine: 20.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.7 miles of Sauk City. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowking Mountain | ESE 106° | 2,252 m | 16.6 mi |
| Mount Chaval | ESE 116° | 2,176 m | 15.4 mi |
| Bacon Peak | NNE 20° | 2,152 m | 13.9 mi |
| Hidden Lake Peaks | E 85° | 2,140 m | 19.7 mi |
| Little Devil Peak | ENE 67° | 2,111 m | 17.8 mi |
| Whitehorse Mountain | S 187° | 2,092 m | 18.4 mi |
| Mount Tommy Thompson | E 98° | 2,067 m | 14.3 mi |
| Hagan Mountain | NNE 18° | 2,060 m | 18.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:38 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:05 | 20:23 | 21:13 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:25 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:56 | 15:20 | 16:14 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 40 | 44 | 49 | 55 | 59 | 64 | 65 | 60 | 52 | 43 | 38 |
| Precip in | 10.4 | 6.7 | 7.6 | 5.1 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 3.3 | 7.3 | 11.5 | 10.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Concrete PPL Fish STN, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Mount Baker · 23 mi
- Northwest Washington · 28 mi
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