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White Bluffs

White Bluffs from directly overhead

White Bluffs is a ghost town in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 126 m. Lookout Summit stands 1,106 m to the southwest, 23 miles off. JCT SR 26 TO JCT SR 17 VIC WARDEN passes 14 miles off. 64 named places lie within 25 miles, 15 of them named summits.

ghost town in Benton County, Washington, USA

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Coordinates46.66650, -119.48500
Around it

64 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 23
  • Wahluke Slope Habitat Management Area: 5.6 mi
  • Saddle Mountain National Wildlife Refuge: 6.9 mi
  • Ringold Springs Boat Launch: 15.3 mi
  • Basin City Memorial Park and Arena: 16.3 mi
  • Crab Creek Habitat Management Area: 16.5 mi
Peaks: 15
  • Gable Mountain: 4.6 mi
  • Gable Mountain: 4.8 mi
  • Gable Butte: 7.3 mi
  • Wahatis Peak: 10.2 mi
  • Goose Egg Hill: 12.8 mi
Springs: 7
  • Rattlesnake Spring: 15.4 mi
  • Doke Spring: 17.0 mi
  • Benson Spring: 17.1 mi
  • Lower Snivley Spring: 18.2 mi
  • Snively Spring: 18.5 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Museums: 3
Cliffs: 2
  • White Bluffs: 2.3 mi
  • Pippistrelle Cliffs Basalt Columns: 18.6 mi
Historic sites: 2
  • IEEE Commemoration Plaque: 15.1 mi
  • APS Commemoration Plaque: 15.2 mi
Nature reserves: 2
  • Horn Rapids County Park: 21.5 mi
  • Scooteney Park Recreation Area: 21.8 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Gravity Hill: 23.9 mi
  • USS Triton Submarine: 24.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
Gardens: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Carbody Beach: 22.0 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Saturn: 24.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lookout SummitSW 228°1,106 m22.7 mi
Rattlesnake MountainSSW 199°1,076 m18.9 mi
Cairn Hope PeakWSW 257°1,017 m24.0 mi
Wahatis PeakNNW 340°803 m10.2 mi
Sentinel MountainWNW 301°733 m20.7 mi
Emerson NippleWSW 256°675 m18.0 mi
Horsethief PointWSW 245°429 m21.7 mi
Jackass MountainNE 42°356 m23.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3119:11
June solstice05:0520:0920:56
September equinox06:4618:1818:57
December solstice07:4015:2216:13

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333846536269767565534033

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Smyrna, 15 mi away.

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Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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