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Mount Townsend

Mount Townsend, a peak in Washington
Mount Townsend, a peak in Washingtonbrewbooks from near Seattle, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0
Mount Townsend, a peak in Washington
brewbooks from near Seattle, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0
Mount Townsend, a peak in Washington
brewbooks from near Seattle, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0
Mount Townsend, a peak in Washington
brewbooks from near Seattle, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0
Mount Townsend, a peak in Washington
brewbooks from near Seattle, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0
Mount Townsend, a peak in Washington
brewbooks from near Seattle, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Mount Townsend rises to 1,914 m in Washington. Mount Deception stands 2,369 m to the west-southwest, 8.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Townsend-North Peak, a peak 0.4 miles away. JCT SR 109 VIC QUEETS TO JCT SR 5 VIC OLYMPIA passes 7.9 miles off.

About

The story

Mount Townsend is a mountain in the U.S state of Washington located within the Buckhorn Wilderness near Quilcene.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q21010152, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1914.1 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates47.86753, -123.05945

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Mount Townsend-North Peak: 0.4 mi
  • Welch Peaks: 1.2 mi
  • Little River Peak: 1.6 mi
  • Welch Peaks: 1.6 mi
  • Dirty Face Ridge: 1.8 mi
Parks
  • Lake Leland County Park: 8.7 mi
  • Worthington Park: 8.9 mi
  • Quilcene Community Park: 8.9 mi
  • Quilcene Riverside Park: 9.2 mi
  • Sequim Bay State Park: 12.3 mi
Attractions: 33
  • 7 Cedars Casino: 10.9 mi
  • Sunshine Herb & Lavender Farm: 13.4 mi
  • Purple Haze Lavender Farm: 14.2 mi
  • Fairgrounds: 15.1 mi
  • Rain Shadow Lavender Farm: 16.3 mi
Historic sites: 30
  • B-17 Crash Site: 1.6 mi
  • George Vancouver Heritage Marker: 14.6 mi
  • Torpedo X-Ray Tower: 19.0 mi
  • Road T to lot 3?: 19.2 mi
  • Gate 2: 19.3 mi
Museums: 17
Artworks: 12
Nature reserves: 8
Beaches: 8
  • Linger Longer Beach: 10.1 mi
  • Dabob Broad Spit: 12.0 mi
  • Swim Beach: 12.3 mi
  • Mystery Beach: 12.3 mi
  • Portage Beach: 19.0 mi
Waterfalls: 5
Gardens: 5
Lighthouses: 5
Cliffs: 4
Springs: 1
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.2 miles of Mount Townsend. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DeceptionWSW 245°2,369 m8.9 mi
Mount ConstanceSSW 206°2,364 m7.3 mi
Mount JohnsonWSW 254°2,341 m8.6 mi
Inner ConstanceSSW 211°2,338 m7.9 mi
Martin PeakWSW 250°2,328 m8.6 mi
Sweat SpireWSW 254°2,304 m8.5 mi
Mount MysteryWSW 237°2,298 m9.0 mi
Gasp PinnancleWSW 254°2,292 m8.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4419:25
June solstice05:1420:2721:16
September equinox07:0018:3119:12
December solstice08:0015:2916:23

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394145495559646460514338

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Quilcene 2 SW, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/2481886239

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