Diablo
Diablo is an unincorporated community in Whatcom County, Washington, United States. The community, which is located on the Skagit River near the Diablo Dam, was established as a company town by Seattle City Light.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: unincorporated community in Washington
- Also known as: “Diablo, Washington”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Diablo Dam and Sourdough Mountain Lookout.
Diablo Dam
Industrial building
Photo: Robert Ashworth, CC BY 2.0.
Diablo Dam is one of three dams along the upper Skagit River in Whatcom County, Washington and part of the Skagit River Hydroelectric Project that supplies Seattle with some of its power needs.
Sourdough Mountain Lookout
Historic building
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Sourdough Mountain Lookout is a fire lookout that was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1933. Constructed atop Sourdough Mountain in North Cascades National Park, in the U.S. state of Washington, the lookout was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. Sourdough Mountain Lookout is situated 2½ miles northeast of Diablo.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Newhalem.
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Diablo
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: Whatcom, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
48.71346° or 48° 42′ 49″ northLongitude
-121.14123° or 121° 8′ 28″ westElevation
896 feet (273 metres)Open location code
84WWPV75+9GOpenStreetMap ID
node 150952111OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Diablo” goes by many names.
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Notable Places Nearby
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