Abandoned Record
About Golden
Golden is a ghost town in Okanogan County, Washington, United States. Golden was a mining town which was founded around 1887.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Golden, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.
Map
Where Golden is
Historic maps
6 historic USGS maps cover Golden
Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.
- 1906 Chopaka sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1954 Okanogan sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1956 Loomis sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Okanogan sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1982 Bullfrog Mtn sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1984 Oroville sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
Before you go
- Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
- Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
- Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.
Nearby
Other sites near Golden
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Washington index.
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Golden, Washington": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q5579065.
- USGS GNIS 1529022.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).