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Old Franklin Coal Mine Trestle

Old Franklin Coal Mine Trestle from directly overhead

Old Franklin Coal Mine Trestle is a historic site in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 228 m. Pitcher Mountain stands 1,772 m to the south-southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Kline No. 2 Mineshaft, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Chinook Scenic Byway passes 6.5 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
None
Visiting

What to expect

Access
Yes

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates47.29363, -121.96708

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Attractions
  • Franklin Ghost Town: 0.5 mi
  • Remote Control Airfield: 3.4 mi
  • Petroglyph: 5.5 mi
  • Lake Wilderness Lodge: 6.8 mi
  • Hobart Yellow Submarine: 7.3 mi
Parks
  • Green River Gorge Springs: 1.0 mi
  • Fish Lake Water Access: 1.8 mi
  • Rainier View Neighborhood Park: 2.0 mi
  • Lake Number 12 Boat Launch: 2.1 mi
  • Gomer Evans Jr. Memorial Park: 2.1 mi
Gardens
  • Coal Miner's Honor Garden: 2.1 mi
  • Glacier Park Community Garden: 4.8 mi
  • Elk Run Farm: 5.4 mi
  • Goodwill Garden: 6.3 mi
  • Smith-Mossman Western Azalea Display Garden: 6.8 mi
Peaks
  • Stanridge Hill: 3.3 mi
  • Fell Hill: 3.5 mi
  • Haystack: 3.6 mi
  • Enumclaw Mountain: 4.3 mi
  • Sugarloaf Mountain: 5.0 mi
Artworks
Nature reserves: 59
  • Crow Marsh Natural Area: 2.2 mi
  • Fell Hill Park: 3.5 mi
  • Flaming Geyser Natural Area: 3.6 mi
  • Stonequarry Creek Natural Area: 3.6 mi
  • Elk Run Natural Area: 5.4 mi
Museums: 44
  • Black Diamond Historical Museum: 2.2 mi
  • Enumclaw Plateau Historical Society Museum: 6.1 mi
  • Fire Engine Museum: 7.1 mi
  • Gibbon Store - Maple Valley Historical Society Museum: 7.1 mi
  • Foothills Historical Society: 9.4 mi
Picnic sites: 29
  • Site #6: 6.5 mi
  • Site #7: 6.5 mi
  • Site #5: 6.6 mi
  • Site #8: 6.6 mi
  • Site #4: 6.6 mi
Waterfalls: 26
Ghost towns: 16
Beaches: 13
  • Sex Cove: 11.7 mi
  • Waterfront: 12.8 mi
  • Tibbetts Beach: 18.8 mi
  • Kennydale Beach: 19.5 mi
  • Alexander Beach: 19.6 mi
Lighthouses: 11
Cliffs: 8
Springs: 2
  • Canyon Spring: 12.9 mi
  • Maplewood Spring: 18.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.8 miles of Old Franklin Coal Mine Trestle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pitcher MountainSSE 163°1,772 m18.4 mi
McClellan ButteENE 64°1,557 m17.9 mi
Mount KentENE 68°1,551 m17.7 mi
Duke of KentENE 70°1,476 m18.3 mi
Duchess of KentENE 69°1,434 m18.6 mi
Greenway MountainENE 60°1,356 m15.6 mi
Mount WashingtonNE 54°1,346 m15.5 mi
Change PeakNE 55°1,317 m16.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4019:21
June solstice05:1220:2121:09
September equinox06:5518:2719:07
December solstice07:5315:2816:21

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394144485458646560514438
Precip in11.08.09.27.85.95.32.12.34.07.911.510.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Palmer 3 ESE, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12403428995

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