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Murphy Debris Basin

Murphy Debris Basin from directly overhead

Murphy Debris Basin is a nature reserve in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 299 m. Cooper Mountain stands 1,785 m to the west, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Chief Joseph Dam - Spillway Viewpoint, a park 0.5 miles away. JCT SR 395 VIC MESA TO JCT SR 97 VIC BREWSTER passes 1.0 miles off. 149 named places lie within 25 miles, 59 of them named summits.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
United States Army Corps of Engineers
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates47.99156, -119.62922

Overlooks nearby

Around it

149 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 59
  • Sand Hill: 1.9 mi
  • Rattlesnake Point: 5.0 mi
  • Castle Rock: 5.5 mi
  • Pearl Hill: 5.5 mi
  • Pearl Hill: 5.5 mi
Parks: 50
  • Chief Joseph Dam - Spillway Viewpoint: 0.5 mi
  • Chief Joseph Dam - Foster Creek: 0.9 mi
  • Chief Joseph Dam - North Viewpoint: 0.9 mi
  • Chief Joseph Dam - South Viewpoint: 1.0 mi
  • Chief Joseph Dam - Commons: 1.1 mi
Springs: 10
  • Gelndon Spring: 5.0 mi
  • Brewer Spriong: 5.4 mi
  • Tinker Spring: 6.4 mi
  • Ford Spring: 10.1 mi
  • Gladys Spring: 10.6 mi
Artworks: 6
Historic sites: 5
Nature reserves: 4
Cliffs: 4
Museums: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Attractions: 3
  • Chelan Parasail: 21.6 mi
  • Jet Skis Galore: 21.7 mi
  • Lake Shores: 21.7 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Dutch Henry Falls: 23.2 mi
Beaches: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Murphy Debris Basin. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cooper MountainW 274°1,785 m21.1 mi
Parrish PeakW 280°1,667 m24.4 mi
Goat MountainW 276°1,624 m16.5 mi
Goff PeakW 271°1,564 m22.8 mi
Mount LeecherNW 316°1,525 m24.8 mi
Washington ButteW 267°1,325 m18.7 mi
Thrapp MountainNNW 331°1,279 m24.9 mi
Whitmore MountainNE 53°1,183 m21.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3019:11
June solstice05:0020:1421:02
September equinox06:4618:1718:58
December solstice07:4615:1516:08

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293343516066757465503729
Precip in1.41.01.10.60.90.80.50.20.30.81.22.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chief Joseph DAM, 1 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1498020792

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