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Windy Point Viewpoint

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Looking south-west from Windy Point Viewpoint. Terrain and imagery at true elevation.
Overview · Assembled from verified data

Windy Point Viewpoint sits at 2,849 feet along the Stevens Pass Greenway, facing 210 degrees toward terrain that drops 686 feet within 600 meters of the overlook. Spark Plug Mountain rises to the south, 3.8 miles away at 6,314 feet, part of the Wenatchee Mountains within the Alpine Lakes Wilderness on land managed by Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. The Pacific Crest Trail passes near Glacier Lake between Spark Plug and Thunder Mountain, with Spark Plug Lake sitting below Spark Plug's north side at 5,587 feet.

Daylight hours vary widely by season here. On the June solstice, sunrise comes at 5:07 am and sunset at 9:07 pm, while the December solstice sees a much shorter span, with sunrise at 7:51 am and sunset at 4:16 pm. Equinox daylight falls in between, with sunrise and sunset both close to 7:00 am and 7:00 pm in March and September.

The overlook is roughly 33 to 37 miles from the nearest towns, with North Bend and Snoqualmie to the west-southwest and Woods Creek to the west-northwest.

Access
On the byway
Elevation
2,849 ft
View
Southwest · 210°
Relief
686 ft drop
In view
1 named features
Photos · Real imagery only
Devil's Club
Walter Siegmund (talk) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Devil's Club
Walter Siegmund (talk) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Devil's Club
Walter Siegmund (talk) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Devil's Club
Walter Siegmund (talk) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Devil's Club
Walter Siegmund (talk) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Looking through power line near Steven's Pass
Robert Ashworth from Bellingham, WA., USA · CC BY 2.0 · source
In view · Named features

What you’re looking at

Named terrain inside the view from this overlook, nearest first.

  • Spark Plug Mountain6,314 ftsouth · 3.8 mi
When to look · Sun at this latitude

Light

DateSunriseSunsetGolden hour
March equinox07:0819:1718:37
June solstice05:0721:0720:19
September equinox06:5219:0418:24
December solstice07:5116:1615:23

Local time (America/Los_Angeles). Computed for this exact position.

Getting there · Position and access

Where it is

  • North Bend33.1 mi west-southwest
  • Snoqualmie33.9 mi west-southwest
  • Woods Creek36.5 mi west-northwest
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Spark Plug Mountain · WikipediaCC BY-SA

Spark Plug Mountain is a 6,320-foot (1,926-metre) mountain summit located above the western shore of Glacier Lake, in eastern King County of Washington state. It's part of the Wenatchee Mountains, which are a subset of the Cascade Range, and is situated in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness, on land managed by Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. The nearest higher neighbor is Surprise Mountain, 1.0 mi (1.6 km) to the southeast, and Thunder Mountain is set above the eastern shore of Glacier Lake. The Pacific Crest Trail skirts this lake as it passes between Spark Plug and Thunder. Spark Plug Lake, elevation 5,587-ft, lies immediately below the north aspect of the mountain, and Little Spark Plug is the 6,016-ft peak on the north side of this lake. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into Surprise Creek and Deception Creek, both tributaries of the Skykomish River.

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Common questions

How high is Windy Point Viewpoint?

Windy Point Viewpoint sits at about 2,849 feet (868 m).

What can you see from Windy Point Viewpoint?

From Windy Point Viewpoint: Spark Plug Mountain (S, 3.8 mi).

What is the nearest town to Windy Point Viewpoint?

North Bend, 33 miles WSW of Windy Point Viewpoint.

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