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Blackrock

Ghost town · Yakima County, Washington

Priest Rapids quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1917, 1:62,500)
Priest Rapids quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1917, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Blackrock is a ghost town in Yakima County, Washington. It is the only former community in Yakima County recorded on the federal names register, out of 175 across Washington.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Blackrock as a historical populated place on the Cairn Hope Peak 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 46.5115° N, 119.9978° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCairn Hope Peak
Elevation1,665 ft
Nearest living townDesert Aire, WA
Distance to it13 miles
GNIS feature ID1514877
Coordinates46.51152, -119.99782

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What's there now

Blackrock is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Desert Aire, WA (population 2,953), about 13 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,665 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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