Washoe
Washoe is a ghost town in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 1,523 m. Castle Mountain stands 3,842 m to the west-southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Rotary Park, a park 1.9 miles away. Beartooth Highway passes 1.9 miles off. 92 named places lie within 25 miles, 58 of them named summits.
human settlement in Montana, United States of America
How to reach it
- 1.9 mi off the Beartooth Highway, National
- 25.7 mi off the Chief Joseph Scenic Highway
Overlooks nearby
- Rock Creek Vista · 13 mi
- Vista Point Observation Site · 13 mi
- Pilot-Index overlook · 26 mi
- Sunlight Bridge Overlook · 29 mi
92 named places within 25 miles
- Towne Point: 4.7 mi
- Maurice Mount: 4.9 mi
- Grizzly Peak: 7.0 mi
- Wapiti Mountain: 7.7 mi
- Nichols Peak: 7.8 mi
- Rotary Park: 1.9 mi
- Finn Park: 2.0 mi
- Swimming Pool Park: 2.2 mi
- Pride Park: 2.3 mi
- Field School Park: 2.4 mi
- Corner Spring: 9.2 mi
- Three Corner Spring: 10.2 mi
- Cherry Spring: 15.5 mi
- Chappel Spring: 16.8 mi
- Big Bluewater Spring: 23.3 mi
- Calamity Falls: 15.0 mi
- Sentinel Falls: 15.4 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 22.9 mi
- Beartooth Falls: 24.7 mi
- Carbon County Museum: 2.4 mi
- Clarks Fork Valley Museum: 21.7 mi
- Limestone Palisades: 6.3 mi
- Gramps Bluff: 12.6 mi
- Fox: 7.8 mi
- Rock Creek Vista Point: 12.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Washoe. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Castle Mountain | WSW 258° | 3,842 m | 20.8 mi |
| Whitetail Peak | WSW 254° | 3,821 m | 19.0 mi |
| Silver Run Peak | W 260° | 3,803 m | 16.5 mi |
| Castle Rock Mountain | WSW 258° | 3,785 m | 22.0 mi |
| Beartooth Mountain | WSW 248° | 3,763 m | 18.7 mi |
| Spirit Mountain | WSW 243° | 3,746 m | 18.6 mi |
| Bowback Mountain | W 263° | 3,746 m | 19.9 mi |
| Sundance Mountain | WSW 259° | 3,728 m | 19.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:51 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:30 | 20:23 | 21:09 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:37 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:53 | 15:49 | 16:38 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 26 | 34 | 41 | 49 | 58 | 66 | 65 | 56 | 44 | 32 | 25 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 4.7 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — RED Lodge, 2 mi away.
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