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Welcome to West Wenatchee ...

West Wenatchee is located in Chelan County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for West Wenatchee: W. Wenatchee

West Wenatchee is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: West Wenatchee lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near West Wenatchee ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near West Wenatchee.

  • East Wenatchee
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cashmere
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Leavenworth
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Rock Island
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Entiat
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Waterville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Monitor
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Malaga
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Dryden
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Orondo
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around West Wenatchee. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Wenatchee.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of West Wenatchee. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Wenatchee.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around West Wenatchee. See our Newspapers Page for West Wenatchee.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Wenatchee ...

Looking for more information about West Wenatchee? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to West Wenatchee, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for West Wenatchee.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Chelan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Wenatchee - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.