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Theon

Theon from directly overhead

Theon is a ghost town in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 986 m. Mount Misery stands 1,941 m to the west, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Craige, a ghost town 3.7 miles away. OREGON BORDER TO JCT SR 12 VIC CLARKSTON passes 0.5 miles off. 123 named places lie within 25 miles, 36 of them named summits.

human settlement in Washington, United States of America

How to reach it

Coordinates46.15472, -117.09611

123 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 36
  • Puffer Butte: 6.8 mi
  • Big Butte: 7.8 mi
  • Anatone Butte: 8.2 mi
  • Little Butte: 8.5 mi
  • Lime Hill: 9.3 mi
Parks: 33
  • Buffalo Eddy Petroglyph Site - Nez Perce National Historical Park: 7.9 mi
  • Asotin City Park: 12.9 mi
  • Headgates County Park: 13.0 mi
  • Chief Looking Glass Park: 13.1 mi
  • Hells Gate State Recreation Area: 13.6 mi
Springs: 21
  • Fields Spring: 6.2 mi
  • Wickiup Spring: 16.3 mi
  • Pinkham Spring: 16.6 mi
  • Jeffreys Spring: 19.0 mi
  • Deadhorse Spring: 19.4 mi
Cliffs: 8
Ghost towns: 5
Picnic sites: 5
  • Hells Gate Day Use Area: 14.4 mi
  • Ponderosa Point Day Use Area: 23.1 mi
  • Lower Peninsula Day Use Area: 23.3 mi
  • Granite View Day Use Area: 23.3 mi
  • Craig Mountain Day Use Area: 23.5 mi
Museums: 4
  • Jack O'Conner Visitor Center: 14.5 mi
  • Local Native American and geological information: 18.6 mi
  • Nez Perce County Historical Society: 18.8 mi
  • Winchester Visitors Center: 23.4 mi
Beaches: 1
Historic sites: 1
  • C. C. Van Arsdol: 21.4 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Cherry Creek Falls: 22.4 mi
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount MiseryW 264°1,941 m20.2 mi
Diamond PeakW 263°1,935 m21.4 mi
Saddle ButteWSW 252°1,796 m18.5 mi
Mount HorribleWSW 257°1,773.9 m17.3 mi
Poison PointSSE 166°1,648 m24.0 mi
Bear WallowW 280°1,639 m24.6 mi
Fairchild PointSSE 166°1,626 m23.0 mi
Halsey ButteWSW 256°1,623 m22.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2219:01
June solstice04:5819:5820:44
September equinox06:3618:0818:48
December solstice07:2915:1516:06

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363945526067767566534235
Precip in1.11.01.31.41.71.30.50.50.61.11.21.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lewiston AP, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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