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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. Cascade Loop 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
1,811 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

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 PeakSSE3,214 m11.5 mi
Disappointment PeakSSE2,970 m12.0 mi
Sitkum SpireSSE2,851 m11.3 mi
Dome PeakENE2,719 m7.5 mi
Sinister PeakENE2,569 m8.3 mi
Mount FormidableNNE2,521 m11.3 mi
Kennedy PeakSSE2,518 m10.0 mi
Spider MountainNE2,511 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 50–80 °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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