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Downey Mountain

Downey Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Downey Mountain rises to 1,811 m in Washington. Glacier Peak stands 3,214 m to the south-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Sulphur Creek Hot Springs, a hot spring 1.2 miles away. JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP passes 21 miles off.

The story

mountain in Washington, United States of America

Wikidata Q49025736, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1811 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.27178, -121.18427

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 23
Parks: 12
  • White Chuck Overlook Picnic Area: 14.3 mi
  • Backman County Park: 18.6 mi
  • Depot Park: 19.2 mi
  • Nels Bruseth Memorial Garden: 19.2 mi
  • Old School Park: 19.3 mi
Historic sites: 6
  • Miners Cabin (ruined): 10.6 mi
  • Mackinaw Shelter: 16.6 mi
  • Hotel Fireplace Remains: 20.7 mi
  • Ore Concentrator: 22.0 mi
  • Lodge: 22.0 mi
Cliffs: 3
Hot springs: 2
Springs: 2
  • Buck Creek Pass Spring: 13.6 mi
  • Carne Basin Spring: 21.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Museums: 1
Attractions: 1
Gardens: 1
  • The Garden: 23.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.7 miles of Downey Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Glacier PeakSSE 164°3,214 m11.5 mi
Disappointment PeakSSE 164°2,970 m12.0 mi
Sitkum SpireSSE 166°2,851 m11.3 mi
Dome PeakENE 73°2,719 m7.5 mi
Sinister PeakENE 76°2,569 m8.3 mi
Mount FormidableNNE 28°2,521 m11.3 mi
Kennedy PeakSSE 164°2,518 m10.0 mi
Spider MountainNE 36°2,511 m11.7 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: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353842485660666660494035
Precip in12.88.69.35.63.72.91.31.73.48.513.212.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Darrington RS, 19 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/348999615

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