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Blewett

Ghost town · Chelan County, Washington

Liberty quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1961, 1:62,500)
Liberty quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1961, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Blewett is a ghost town in Chelan County, Washington, recorded as human settlement in Washington, United States of America. It is one of 5 former communities in Chelan County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 12th among the 35 Washington counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Blewett as a historical populated place on the Blewett topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 47.4232° N, 120.6592° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBlewett
Elevation2,333 ft
Nearest living townCashmere, WA
Distance to it11.1 miles
GNIS feature ID1530758
Coordinates47.42318, -120.65925

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What's there now

Blewett is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Cashmere, WA (population 3,263), about 11.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,333 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Images

Blewett Pass cross country ski trip.
Blewett Pass cross country ski trip. · Richard Sprague from Beijing, China / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0

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Questions

Where is Blewett?

Blewett is in Chelan County, Washington, at 47.4232, -120.6592.

How many ghost towns are in Chelan County?

Chelan County, Washington has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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