Gamma Hot Springs
Gamma Hot Springs is a hot spring in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 1,495 m. Glacier Peak stands 3,214 m to the southwest, 3.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Gamma Peak, a peak 0.8 miles away. Stevens Pass Greenway passes 25 miles off.
Very remote hot spring pool
The story
Spring in Snohomish County, Washington, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49720416, matched on coordinates and name (23 m apart).
What the record says
- Water temperature
- 60 °C
How to reach it
- 25.4 mi off the Stevens Pass Greenway, National
- 25.4 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Gamma Peak: 0.8 mi
- Kennedy Peak: 3.2 mi
- Glacier Peak: 3.7 mi
- Sitkum Spire: 3.9 mi
- Disappointment Peak: 4.0 mi
- High Pass Falls: 6.7 mi
- Lyman Falls: 7.5 mi
- Louis Creek Falls: 8.0 mi
- Greenwood Falls: 8.0 mi
- Crown Point Falls: 8.3 mi
- Miners Cabin (ruined): 4.8 mi
- Mackinaw Shelter: 10.3 mi
- Ore Concentrator: 19.0 mi
- Lodge: 19.1 mi
- Hotel Fireplace Remains: 21.6 mi
- Grassy Point: 3.9 mi
- Painted Rocks: 21.0 mi
- Hunts Bluff: 22.1 mi
- Buck Creek Pass Spring: 4.7 mi
- Carne Basin Spring: 12.7 mi
- Soda Spring: 20.8 mi
- White Chuck Overlook Picnic Area: 18.2 mi
- Backman County Park: 24.4 mi
- Lake Chelan National Recreation Area: 24.7 mi
- Sulphur Creek Hot Springs: 8.9 mi
- Garland Mineral Springs: 22.3 mi
- Monte Cristo: 19.1 mi
- Moore: 21.4 mi
- Holden Museum: 13.8 mi
- Monte Cristo: 19.1 mi
- Spruce Grove Day Use Area: 23.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.6 miles of Gamma Hot Springs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glacier Peak | SW 220° | 3,214 m | 3.7 mi |
| Disappointment Peak | SW 215° | 2,970 m | 4.0 mi |
| Sitkum Spire | SW 226° | 2,851 m | 3.9 mi |
| Dome Peak | N 9° | 2,719 m | 10.6 mi |
| Fortress Mountain | E 85° | 2,643 m | 6.0 mi |
| Clark Mountain | SSE 148° | 2,606 m | 8.3 mi |
| Buck Mountain | ESE 120° | 2,599 m | 8.1 mi |
| Chiwawa Mountain | E 84° | 2,576 m | 7.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:36 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:05 | 20:20 | 21:09 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:23 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:53 | 15:20 | 16:14 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 26 | 32 | 39 | 48 | 54 | 61 | 61 | 53 | 41 | 29 | 22 |
| Precip in | 7.0 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 4.4 | 8.2 | 7.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Holden Village, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/6601157317
Day trips start here
- North Cascades · 4 mi
- North Cascades National Park · 24 mi
- Stevens Pass · 28 mi
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