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Winthrop
is a small town located in Okanogan County in north-central Washington. As of the 2000 census, the population was 349 full-time residents. Winthrop is situated in the northern Methow Valley off the scenic North Cascades Highway. The town has the distinction of having recorded the coldest temperature ever in Washington state at -48 degrees F. on December 30, 1948. Winthrop is most well-known for its American Old West design of all the buildings in town, which makes it a popular tourist destination. The area is also popular with cross-country skiers, with over 100 miles of groomed trails in the region. Other recreational activities available in Winthrop include rock climbing, hiking, mountain biking, rafting, horseback riding, fishing and golf. Winthrop is home to the oldest legal saloon in Washington state. Native Americans first lived in the area, along the banks of the Methow, Twisp and Chewuch Rivers. The first white men to visit were trappers of the 1800s. In the spring of 1868, placer gold was discovered which brought the first permanent white settlers to Winthrop. Guy Waring is the acclaimed founding father of the town, but it is named after Theodore Winthrop, a Yale graduate, adventurer and 19th century author. Waring's original Duck Brand Saloon was built in 1891 and today serves as the Town Hall. Waring's college roommate, Owen Wister, wrote "The Virginian," considered America's first western novel, after honeymooning in the town of Winthrop.
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Winthrop Vacation Rentals
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Winthrop Hotels and Resorts
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| | | Hotels & Motels |
| Best Western Cascade Inn | | Winthrop, WA | | (509) 996-3100 | | Brown's Farm Inn | Wolf CRK Rd | Winthrop, WA | | (509) 996-2571 | | Chewuch Inn | 223 White Ave | Winthrop, WA | | (509) 996-3107 | | River Run Inn | 27 Rader Rd | Winthrop, WA | | (509) 996-2173 | | Sun Mountain Lodge | Patterson LK Rd | Winthrop, WA | | (509) 996-2211 | | Trails End Motel | 130 Riverside Ave | Winthrop, WA | | (509) 996-2303 | | Westar Retreat & Lodging | | Winthrop, WA | | (509) 996-2697 | | Winthrop MTN View Chalets | Hwy 20 & Koa Rd | Winthrop, WA | | (509) 996-3113 | | Mazama Country Inn | 42 Lost River Rd | Mazama, WA | 16.6 mi. | (509) 996-2681 | | Conconully Motel | | Conconully, WA | 20.7 mi. | (509) 826-1610 | | Ponderosa Motor Lodge | 1034 2ND S | Okanogan, WA | 28.5 mi. | (509) 422-0400 | | Cedars Inn | One Appleway | Okanogan, WA | 28.8 mi. | (509) 422-6431 |
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Winthrop Weather & Climate
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Northeast Washington, near the Canadian border, generally has a humid continental climate. Cold air moving southward through Canada will occasionally cross the higher mountains into northern Washington. Although it receives a lot of rain, summers are quite dry. This region is occasionally subject to unusual and harsh weather due to an upper level trough that drives down cold Arctic air from the Canadian interior. This cold air mass can collide with a Gulf of Alaska cold front and create high winds, ice, snow, or heavy rains. Another weather phenomenon, known as the "Chinook wind," happens in the autumn and winter. Unusually warm and steady wind comes out of the south. It is essentially a reverse "Nor'Easter." A Chinook wind following a northeast wind can melt significant snow accumulations very quickly, pushing drainage systems to their limits.
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| Month |
High Temp |
Low Temp |
Rainfall |
Ocean Temp |
| January |
29°F |
12°F |
2.00 in. |
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| February |
38°F |
17°F |
1.50 in. |
- |
| March |
50°F |
25°F |
1.05 in. |
- |
| April |
62°F |
31°F |
0.77 in. |
- |
| May |
71°F |
38°F |
1.02 in. |
- |
| June |
78°F |
45°F |
1.06 in. |
- |
| July |
85°F |
49°F |
0.80 in. |
- |
| August |
85°F |
48°F |
0.72 in. |
- |
| September |
77°F |
39°F |
0.61 in. |
- |
| October |
62°F |
30°F |
0.93 in. |
- |
| November |
40°F |
24°F |
1.99 in. |
- |
| December |
28°F |
13°F |
2.60 in. |
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Winthrop Map & Transportation
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The closest airports in the area are the Methow Valley State airport (S52) located about 4 miles south of Winthrop and the Pangborn Memorial airport (EAT) located approximately 74 miles south of Winthrop in Wenatchee, Washington.
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Winthrop Attractions
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| | | Golf Courses |
| Bear Creek Golf Course | Winthrop | WA | | |
| | | Ski Areas |
| Mission Ridge | Wenatchee | WA | 73.1 mi. | |
| | | State Parks |
| Pearrygin Lake State Park | | WA | 2.1 mi. | | | Conconully State Park | | WA | 20.5 mi. | | | Alta Lake State Park | | WA | 33.6 mi. | | | Twenty-Five Mile Creek State Park | | WA | 34.5 mi. | | | Fort Okanogan State Park | | WA | 35.8 mi. | | | Chief Joseph State Park | | WA | 36.5 mi. | |
| | | Zoos and Aquariums |
| The Seattle Aquarium | Seattle | WA | 116.0 mi. | | | Woodland Park Zoological Gardens | Seattle | WA | 116.0 mi. | |
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