Ehrlich Ghost Town

Skagit County, Washington48.3539, -122.2333

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
2.9 miBig Lake, WA
Mild months
Apr–Oct7 of 12
Elevation
990 ft301 m
Illustration of a desert landscape
Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of Ehrlich. No free-licensed photo yet.

Ehrlich, in Skagit County, Washington, is a ghost town. It lies at about 990 feet above sea level.

On the map

20 mi40 miMount VernonArlingtonSedro-WoolleyBurlingtonStanwoodWarm BeachArlington HeightsEhrlich
  • Tribal
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Ehrlich. Dots: other ghost towns within 40 miles, colored by land manager. Squares: towns over 1,000 people. Rings are straight-line distance. Live map: © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.

The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Big Lake, WA, about 2.9 miles north in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Marysville, WA, 19 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Skagit City6.3 mi west
  2. Alpine11 mi east
  3. Whitney13 mi northwest
  4. Park22 mi north
  5. Standard27 mi north
  6. Clipper28 mi north
  7. Sauk City29 mi east
  8. Goshen35 mi north

Distances are straight lines. Roads to ruins are often dirt, and a 20-mile hop can take an hour.

Who owns the land

Private or unlisted land

The point we have for this town is not on any public or protected parcel in PAD-US, the national map of public land. That usually means private land. Ruins on private land are off limits without the owner's permission, even when no fence or sign is visible. Look from the public road. Another parcel starts within a quarter mile: Washington State Department of Natural Resources (WADNR) State Resource Management Area. Ruins often spread across more than one owner.

The point is the town location from Wikidata, and the land record is from PAD-US 3.0 (USGS). Ruins can spread past that point, and land changes hands faster than the database. How we read PAD-US.

Weather by month

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Mild month (average high 55–88°F, low above 28°F) 32°F, freezing Rain and snow water, inches

Mild months here run April to October, judging by NOAA normals from Mt Vernon 3 Wnw.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Mt Vernon 3 Wnw station (USC00455678), 9.2 miles away. The town sits about 1,000 feet higher than the station, so expect it to run cooler.

Facts

LocationSkagit County, Washington
Coordinates48.35389, -122.23333
Elevation990 ft (301 m)
SourcesWikidata Q27995368 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Ehrlich ghost town?

In Skagit County, Washington, at 48.3539, -122.2333. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Big Lake, WA, about 2.9 miles north in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Marysville, WA, 19 miles away.

Can you visit Ehrlich?

Likely private land. The point we have for this town is not on any public or protected parcel in PAD-US, the national map of public land. That usually means private land. Ruins on private land are off limits without the owner's permission, even when no fence or sign is visible. Look from the public road. Another parcel starts within a quarter mile: Washington State Department of Natural Resources (WADNR) State Resource Management Area. Ruins often spread across more than one owner.

When is the best time to visit Ehrlich?

Mild months here run April to October, judging by NOAA normals from Mt Vernon 3 Wnw.

Are there other ghost towns near Ehrlich?

Yes. Skagit City (6.3 mi), Alpine (11 mi), Whitney (13 mi), Park (22 mi).

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