Mount Townsend
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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. PORT TOWNSEND TO KEYSTONE passes 22 miles off.
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.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,914.1 m
How to reach it
- 21.8 mi off the PORT TOWNSEND TO KEYSTONE
- 26.5 mi off the EDMONDS TO KINGSTON
- 27.2 mi off the Strait of Juan de Fuca Highway - SR 112, National
- 25.6 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
Overlooks nearby
- Mount Walker North Viewpoint · 9 mi
- Mt. Walker Viewpoint · 9 mi
- South Point · 9 mi
- Sanwick Place Road End · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Townsend-North Peak: 0.4 mi
- Welch Peaks: 1.2 mi
- Little River Peak: 1.6 mi
- Dirty Face Ridge: 1.8 mi
- Silver Lake Peak: 1.9 mi
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Quilcene Historical Museum: 8.9 mi
- Native Art Gallery: 11.3 mi
- Port Townsend Aero Museum: 17.5 mi
- Poulsbo Heritage Museum: 21.2 mi
- Poulsbo Maritime Museum: 21.2 mi
- Kite Girl: 14.9 mi
- Valkommen to Poulsbo Statue: 20.5 mi
- Dogfish Bay: 21.2 mi
- Vikings: 21.3 mi
- Uff Da: 21.3 mi
- Quilcene Bay WDFW Tidelands: 9.7 mi
- Dungeness Trails: 13.1 mi
- Miller Peninsula State Park: 15.7 mi
- Tamanowas Rock Sanctuary: 16.2 mi
- Dungeness Recreation Area: 19.7 mi
- 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
- Rocky Brook Falls: 11.5 mi
- Murhut Falls: 13.4 mi
- Ludlow Falls: 16.6 mi
- Whitehorse Falls: 21.1 mi
- Hamma Hamma Falls: 22.2 mi
- Sequim Botanical Garden: 14.9 mi
- Master Gardener Park: 20.9 mi
- Rhododendron Gardens: 22.7 mi
- Arboretum: 22.9 mi
- Heronswood Garden: 23.9 mi
- Red Bluff: 11.9 mi
- Foulweather Bluff: 21.3 mi
- Teekalet Bluff: 21.5 mi
- Double Bluff: 24.7 mi
- New Dungeness Lighthouse Reservation: 21.8 mi
- Point Wilson Lighthouse: 23.7 mi
- Office: 24.9 mi
- Point No Point Lighthouse: 24.9 mi
- Elk Lick Springs: 14.4 mi
- McGees: 16.7 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Deception | WSW 245° | 2,369 m | 8.9 mi |
| Mount Constance | SSW 206° | 2,364 m | 7.3 mi |
| Mount Johnson | WSW 254° | 2,341 m | 8.6 mi |
| Inner Constance | SSW 211° | 2,338 m | 7.9 mi |
| Martin Peak | WSW 250° | 2,328 m | 8.6 mi |
| Sweat Spire | WSW 254° | 2,304 m | 8.5 mi |
| Mount Mystery | WSW 237° | 2,298 m | 9.0 mi |
| Gasp Pinnancle | WSW 254° | 2,292 m | 8.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:44 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 20:27 | 21:16 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:31 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 08:00 | 15:29 | 16:23 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 41 | 45 | 49 | 55 | 59 | 64 | 64 | 60 | 51 | 43 | 38 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Quilcene 2 SW, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/2481886239
Day trips start here
- Sequim · 15 mi
- Seabeck · 19 mi
- Poulsbo · 21 mi
- Port Gamble · 22 mi
- Port Townsend · 22 mi
- Keyport · 23 mi
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