Abandoned Record
About Loop Loop
Loop Loop was a small unincorporated community in Okanogan County, Washington, United States. According to the Geographic Names Information System, this is French for 'wolf wolf'.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Loop Loop, 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 Loop Loop is
Historic maps
6 historic USGS maps cover Loop Loop
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.
- 1905 Okanogan sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1954 Okanogan sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1957 Okanogan sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Okanogan sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1980 Ruby Hill sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1983 Omak 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 Loop Loop
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Washington index.
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Loop Loop, Washington": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q6675802.
- USGS GNIS 1531337.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).