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Holden Washington Map

Explore Holden, Washington, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Holden, Washington

How to Use This Holden, Washington Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Holden, Washington. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Washington or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Holden.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Holden
State	Washington (WA)
County	Chelan County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)

Latitude	48.199466
Longitude	-120.774787
Population	60
Density	2.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	98816, 98852
Area Code	509
County Seat	Wenatchee

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About Holden, Washington

Holden is a locality in Chelan County, Washington, United States. It is a small community with a population of 60. The population density is 2.0 people per km². Holden is located at 48.1995°N, 120.7748°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP codes: 98816, 98852.

Holden emerges as a rugged sanctuary carved into the steep, timbered inclines of the Wenatchee National Forest. It lies 45.8 miles east-southeast of Skagit, WA (from Skagit, WA: bearing 109°T), and is situated 25.9 miles northwest of Lake Chelan. Railroad Creek carves a persistent path through this high-altitude corridor, its cold, clear waters echoing against the granite walls that define the narrow canyon floor. Above the treeline, the serrated peaks of the Cascade Range dominate the distant horizon, while the frigid, crystalline depths of Marie Lake wait in quietude just a few miles away. The air here carries a sharp, metallic clarity, often heavy with the scent of pine needles and the damp, cooling breath of the Entiat Glacier, which lingers on the high ridges like a remnant of a slower, colder age.

Holden bears the heavy, quiet imprint of a copper mining past, a history etched into the very topography where abandoned shafts and industrial remnants once dictated the rhythm of human survival. Following the decline of its primary extraction economy, the land transitioned from a site of extraction to a place of purposeful stillness, now serving as a retreat for those seeking the isolation of the Fourth of July Basin. The Entiat Ranger District maintains a watchful stewardship over the slopes, ensuring the integrity of the wilderness remains undisturbed by the modern world. In this secluded fold of the earth, life moves in accordance with the shifting light against the cliffs, where the silence is broken only by the persistent, rhythmic rush of water over stone.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Wenatchee National Forest (National Forest) — locality lies within · 1.8M acres
Glacier Peak Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 0.9 mi, 020° N · 566k acres
Stephen Mather Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 5.1 mi, 048° NE · 641k acres
Lake Chelan National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 5.2 mi, 046° NE · 60k acres
Mt. Baker National Forest (National Forest) — 6.5 mi, 249° W · 1.3M acres
Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 8.0 mi, 299° NW · 1,131 acres
Domke Lake National Recreation Trail (National Trail) — 8.1 mi, 094° E · 3 acres
Miners Cabin (ruined) (Historic Ruins) — 9.6 mi, 269° W
North Cascades National Park (National Park) — 12.3 mi, 343° N · 501k acres
Bridal Falls Viewpoint (Viewpoint) — 17.4 mi, 148° SE
Skagit, Washington Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 18.6 mi, 278° W · 48k acres
North Cascades National Scenic Area (National Scenic Byway) — 19.8 mi, 004° N
Gilbert Ghost Town (Historic Ruins) — 20.3 mi, 029° NE
Illabot Creek, Washington Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 26.8 mi, 300° NW · 4,607 acres
Leavenworth Ziplines (Attraction) — 30.4 mi, 169° S
Deer Falls (Attraction) — 30.9 mi, 232° SW
Ross Lake National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 31.1 mi, 338° N · 115k acres
Methow Valley Interpretive Center (Museum) — 32.1 mi, 069° E
Monte Cristo (Attraction) — 32.1 mi, 243° SW
Wings of the West Wind (Public Artwork) — 33.2 mi, 055° NE
The Mind Buffet (Arts Centre) — 33.2 mi, 054° NE
1945 Lake Chelan School Bus Accident Memorial (Monument) — 36.5 mi, 130° SE
North Cascading (Monument) — 38.7 mi, 315° NW
Gorge Powerhouse Visitor Gallery (Museum) — 39.2 mi, 327° NW
"old Number 6" Seattle City Light Locomotive (Attraction) — 39.3 mi, 327° NW
Nature's Window Museum of Wildlife (Museum) — 40.2 mi, 132° SE
Amphitheater (Theatre) — 40.7 mi, 173° S
Nutcracker Museum & Store (Museum) — 42.1 mi, 173° S
Greater Leavenworth Museum (Museum) — 42.1 mi, 173° S
Der Ritter (Monument) — 42.3 mi, 173° S

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