Crescent Bar Washington Map

About Crescent Bar, Washington

Crescent Bar is a locality in Grant County, Washington, United States. It is a small community with a population of 325. The population density is 124.7 people per km². Crescent Bar is located at 47.2129°N, 119.9942°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 98848.

Crescent Bar emerges from the arid expanse of the high desert as a verdant crescent carved into the basalt cliffs, defined by the steady, glacial flow of the Columbia River. It lies 19.8 miles southeast of East Wenatchee, WA (from East Wenatchee, WA: bearing 135°T), and is situated 6.8 miles west-southwest of Quincy. The air here holds a dry, sun-baked clarity, shimmering above the stark, vertical rise of the canyon walls that shelter the lowlands from the vast, open plains. To the west, the distant, jagged silhouette of the Cascade Range marks the boundary of the horizon, while the immediate landscape remains dominated by the stark geometry of Lynch Coulee. This geography creates a unique microclimate where the intense heat of the afternoon yields to a cool, quiet stillness as shadows lengthen across the riverbank, leaving the land to settle into a deep, earthen silence.

Crescent Bar functions today as a seasonal sanctuary, its identity inextricably linked to the seasonal rhythms of the river and the surrounding orchard country that has long defined the regional economy. Visitors and residents gather at Riverbend Park, a space that serves as the social anchor for those drawn to the recreation afforded by the water and the rugged, sun-drenched terrain. The history of the area is etched into the very soil, where the remnants of agricultural labor meet the modern pace of leisure, all within a few miles of the quiet waters of Crater Lake. Life in Crescent Bar moves with the slow, deliberate pulse of the changing light, a place where the grandeur of the geological scale quietly humbles the small, persistent efforts of those who dwell in the shadow of the cliffs.

About This Crescent Bar Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Crescent Bar, Washington. Coordinates: 47.212871, -119.994188. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Crescent Bar includes the ZIP code (98848), telephone area code (509), county seat of Grant County (Ephrata), and school district assignment (Quincy School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.