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Sulphur Creek Hot Springs

Sulphur Creek Hot Springs from directly overhead

Sulphur Creek Hot Springs is a hot spring in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 580 m. Glacier Peak stands 3,214 m to the south-southeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Downey Mountain, a peak 1.2 miles away. JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP passes 22 miles off.

Remote warm spring pool

The story

spring in Snohomish County, Washington, United States of America

Wikidata Q49736872, matched on coordinates and name (26 m apart).

How to reach it

Coordinates48.25470, -121.18173

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 23
Parks: 11
  • White Chuck Overlook Picnic Area: 13.9 mi
  • Backman County Park: 18.5 mi
  • Depot Park: 19.3 mi
  • Nels Bruseth Memorial Garden: 19.3 mi
  • Old School Park: 19.4 mi
Historic sites: 6
  • Miners Cabin (ruined): 10.0 mi
  • Mackinaw Shelter: 15.5 mi
  • Hotel Fireplace Remains: 20.1 mi
  • Ore Concentrator: 21.0 mi
  • Lodge: 21.0 mi
Cliffs: 3
Springs: 2
  • Buck Creek Pass Spring: 12.7 mi
  • Carne Basin Spring: 20.8 mi
Hot springs: 1
Museums: 1
Attractions: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Gardens: 1
  • The Garden: 23.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.4 miles of Sulphur Creek Hot Springs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Glacier PeakSSE 162°3,214 m10.4 mi
Disappointment PeakSSE 163°2,970 m10.8 mi
Sitkum SpireSSE 165°2,851 m10.1 mi
Dome PeakENE 64°2,719 m7.8 mi
Fortress MountainESE 120°2,643 m13.2 mi
Sinister PeakENE 68°2,569 m8.5 mi
Mount FormidableNNE 25°2,521 m12.3 mi
Kennedy PeakSSE 163°2,518 m8.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:3619:18
June solstice05:0520:2121:10
September equinox06:5218:2319:04
December solstice07:5415:1916:14

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222632394854616153412922
Precip in7.04.64.01.81.41.20.70.81.74.48.27.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Holden Village, 19 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/10547781645

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