Editing Wilkeson, Washington (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|0.47|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all of it land.<ref name ="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=December 19, 2012}}</ref>

The community is situated between the town of [[Carbonado, Washington|Carbonado]] and the unincorporated community of [[Burnett, Washington|Burnett]]. The city of [[Buckley, Washington|Buckley]] is situated approximately 5 miles to the north.

Wilkeson is located near to the northwest corner of Mt. Rainier National Park.  Access to the park is attainable south of the town at an entrance point at the Carbon River.  Unimproved roads from the east of Wilkeson plunge deep into the park.  One Road, FS 7720 leads to within 200 yards (180 m) of the Wilderness Boundary.

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[[Image:Blank map.svg|400px|left|Surrounding places]]
{{Image label|x=0.5|y=0.5|scale=400|text=[[Image:Map pointer black.svg|20px|Wilkeson]]'''Wilkeson'''}}
{{Image label|x=0.558|y=0.270|scale=400|text=[[Image:Small-city-symbol.svg|14px|Population of 5114 (2020)]]<small>[[Buckley, Washington|Buckley]] (5.1 mi, 8.2 km)</small>}}
{{Image label|x=0.491|y=0.613|scale=400|text=[[Image:Small-city-symbol.svg|8px|Population of 734 (2020)]]<small>[[Carbonado, Washington|Carbonado]] (2.3 mi, 3.7 km)</small>}}
{{Image label|x=0.654|y=0.103|scale=400|text=[[Image:Small-city-symbol.svg|18px|Population of 12543 (2020)]]<small>[[Enumclaw, Washington|Enumclaw]] (9.0 mi, 14.0 km)</small>}}
{{Image label|x=0.053|y=0.546|scale=400|text=[[Image:Small-city-symbol.svg|14px|Population of 9041 (2020)]]<small>[[Orting, Washington|Orting]] (13.0 mi, 20.9 km)</small>}}
{{Image label|x=0.216|y=0.340|scale=400|text=[[Image:Small-city-symbol.svg|18px|Population of 12288 (2020)]]<small>[[Prairie Ridge, Washington|Prairie Ridge]] (8.4 mi, 13.5 km)</small>}}
{{Image label|x=0.362|y=0.369|scale=400|text=[[Image:Small-city-symbol.svg|6px|Population of 373 (2020)]]<small>[[South Prairie, Washington|South Prairie]] (5.2 mi, 8.3 km)</small>}}
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===Climate===
This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 F (22 C).  According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Wilkeson has a [[Mediterranean climate#Warm-summer Mediterranean climate|warm-summer Mediterranean climate]], abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=407554&cityname=Wilkeson%2C+Washington%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Wilkeson, Washington]</ref>