Lester
Lester is a ghost town near Stampede Pass, just south of Snoqualmie Pass in King County, founded in 1892 by the Northern Pacific Railway. Lester is located along what is currently National Forest Development Road 54, on land now owned by Tacoma Water, a division of Tacoma Public Utilities.
- Type: Locality
- Description: human settlement in Washington, United States of America
- Also known as: “Deans”, “Lester (WA)”, “Lester, WA”, and “Lester, Washington”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Snoqualmie National Forest.
Snoqualmie National Forest
Nature reserve
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hot Springs and Nagrom.
Hot Springs
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.Nagrom
Locality
Nagrom is a ghost town in King County, Washington, United States. Nagrom is situated 5 miles west of Lester.
Lester
- Category: ghost town
- Location: King County, Puget Sound, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
47.20892° or 47° 12′ 32″ north
Longitude
-121.49006° or 121° 29′ 24″ west
Elevation
1,634 feet (498 metres)
Open location code
84VW6G55+HX
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Western Frisian—“Lester” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Lester”
- German: “Lester”
- Hungarian: “Lester”
- Japanese: “レスター”
- Urdu: “لیسٹر، واشنگٹن”
- Volapük: “Lester”
- Western Frisian: “Lester”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Borup and Stampede.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Brick School and Bald Mountain.
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