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Old Molson Ghost Town Museum

Old Molson Ghost Town Museum from directly overhead

Old Molson Ghost Town Museum is a museum in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 1,135 m. Baldy Mountain stands 2,310 m to the north, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Molson Schoolhouse Museum, a museum 0.2 miles away. JCT SR 153 VIC PATEROS TO CANADIAN BORDER passes 11 miles off.

The Old Molson Ghost Town Museum is an outdoor collection of pioneer buildings and equipment. This outdoor museum exhibit was established by Harry Sherling in 1960 in remembrance of the rich pioneering history of Old Molson. The museum is open Year Round

About

The story

human settlement in Okanogan County, Washington, United States of America

Wikidata Q3474725, matched on coordinates and name (540 m apart).

Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates48.97628, -119.20002
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 20
  • Sidley Lake Public Access: 1.5 mi
  • Oroville Community Baseball Fields: 10.4 mi
  • Osoyoos Lake Veteran's Memorial Park: 10.7 mi
  • Henry Kniss Park: 10.8 mi
  • Osoyoos Lake Regional Park: 10.9 mi
Ghost towns: 8
Springs: 2
  • Ethel Spring: 9.5 mi
  • Smugglers Spring: 13.0 mi
Historic sites: 2
Museums: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Striding Sasquatch: 6.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Tonasket Comancheros Rodeo Grounds: 22.6 mi
Waterfalls: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.5 miles of Old Molson Ghost Town Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Baldy MountainN 349°2,310 m13.3 mi
Mount BonaparteSSE 165°2,212 m13.7 mi
Mount AnnieSSE 163°1,841 m22.8 mi
Spur MountainSSE 155°1,829 m12.8 mi
Mount PhoebeS 182°1,765 m13.7 mi
Bodie MountainESE 121°1,718 m19.6 mi
Buckhorn MountainESE 102°1,703 m9.9 mi
Horseshoe MountainSE 130°1,673 m22.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:2819:10
June solstice04:5320:1521:05
September equinox06:4418:1518:57
December solstice07:4915:0716:02

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232633425156656556423022
Precip in1.71.41.41.22.12.20.80.60.71.21.92.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tonasket 11ne, 13 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/428128256

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