Ghost town · Washington

Wellington

Wellington from directly overhead

Wellington is a ghost town in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 1,016 m. Big Chiwaukum stands 2,463 m to the east-southeast, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Cowboy Mountain, a peak 1.4 miles away. Cascade Loop runs past it.

ghost town in King County, Washington, USA

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Coordinates47.74940, -121.11900

On the Cascade Loop, National
On the Stevens Pass Greenway, National
26.2 mi off the Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90, National

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks

Cowboy Mountain: 1.4 mi
Big Chief Mountain: 2.4 mi
Windy Mountain: 2.5 mi
Mount Weird: 2.7 mi
Valhalla Mountain: 2.9 mi

Waterfalls57

Monkey Cage Falls: 4.2 mi
Deception Falls: 4.3 mi
Alpine Falls: 5.5 mi
Pea Soup Falls: 12.2 mi
Sunray Falls: 12.3 mi

Cliffs18

Bambino: 19.8 mi
Little Italy: 19.8 mi
Moai: 21.1 mi
Peanuts Gallery: 21.1 mi
Index Town Wall: 21.1 mi

Attractions11

Caboose: 3.3 mi
Monte Cristo: 20.7 mi
Leavenworth Ziplines: 21.7 mi
Orion River Rafting: 22.8 mi
Alpine Ascent Climbing Wall: 23.5 mi

Historic sites11

Old Skykomish Hotel: 11.6 mi
Dirtyface Lookout: 16.6 mi
Apex Mine Lower Tram Terminal & Mill ruins: 18.2 mi
Apex Mine Equipment Relics: 18.7 mi
Pollalie Ridge Lookout: 19.3 mi

Beaches8

Dog Beach: 22.3 mi
Hot Sand Beach: 23.8 mi
Deer Beach: 23.9 mi
Enchantment Beach: 23.9 mi
Marble Rock Beach: 23.9 mi

Artworks8

Parks6

Skykomish City Ball Park: 10.9 mi
Great Northern & Cascade Railway Park: 11.6 mi
Baring Community Park: 17.2 mi
Heybrook Ridge Park: 20.7 mi
Lions Club Park: 23.7 mi

Museums4

Skykomish Historical Society: 11.5 mi
Great Northern and Cascade Railways: 11.6 mi
Greater Leavenworth Museum: 23.8 mi
Nutcracker Museum & Store: 23.8 mi

Picnic sites4

Swiftwater Picnic Area: 19.3 mi
Heybrook Lookout Picnic Area: 19.3 mi
Group Picnic Shelter: 23.8 mi
Camp Brown Day Use Area: 24.3 mi

Hot springs3

Ghost towns3

Scenic: 3.1 mi
Alpine: 6.2 mi
Monte Cristo: 20.7 mi

Rest areas2

Iron Goat Rest Area: 3.3 mi
Nason Creek Rest Area: 15.1 mi

Nature reserves2

Deception Falls Picnic Area: 4.3 mi
South Fork Tolt Reservoir Watershed: 24.8 mi

Gardens2

Royal Bavarian Kanzlers Rose Garden: 23.7 mi
E. Lorene Young Community Garden: 24.0 mi

Springs1

Soda Spring: 10.2 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.7 miles of Wellington. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Big Chiwaukum	ESE 111°	2,463 m	9.2 mi
Point 7804	ESE 113°	2,379 m	9.6 mi
Deadhorse Peak	ESE 104°	2,296 m	9.1 mi
Middle Chiwaukum	E 99°	2,249 m	9.2 mi
North Chiwaukum	E 96°	2,223 m	9.2 mi
Mount Howard	ENE 59°	2,153 m	8.9 mi
Mac Peak	S 182°	2,091 m	8.4 mi
Bulls Tooth	SE 131°	2,088 m	7.1 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:08	18:37	19:17
June solstice	05:07	20:19	21:07
September equinox	06:52	18:23	19:04
December solstice	07:51	15:22	16:15

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg °F	37	39	43	48	55	59	64	65	60	50	42	36
Precip in	16.7	10.6	11.9	8.4	5.0	4.0	1.7	1.9	4.8	12.3	18.1	14.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Baring, 17 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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