Merritt is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either hav ...
in
Chelan County,
Washington,
United States
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. Merritt is on
U.S. Route 2 in the upper valley area along Nason Creek in the
Wenatchee National Forest
Wenatchee National Forest is a U.S. National Forest located in Washington. With an area of 1,735,394 acres (2,711.55 sq mi, or 7,022.89 km²), it extends about 137 miles along the eastern slopes of the Cascade Range of Washington, USA from ...
, located 20 miles west of downtown
Leavenworth. Merritt is assigned the
ZIP code 98826. Steep slopes surround the community, rising to more than 8,000 feet in the
Chiwaukum Mountains
The Chiwaukum Mountains are a north–south mountain range in central Washington, United States. They stretch from Snowgrass Mountain at , to .
The mountains are made of schist, part of the Nason terrane. The original rock in the Nason terrane ...
to the south.
Merritt is on the
Lake Wenatchee U.S. Geological Survey Map.
References
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Unincorporated communities in Chelan County, Washington
Unincorporated communities in Washington (state)