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The Bumper

The Bumper, seen from above at true elevation

The Bumper rises to 1,978 m in Washington. Mount Adams stands 3,743 m to the east-northeast, 3.4 miles off. The nearest named place is The Hump, a peak 0.5 miles away. White Pass Scenic Byway passes 26 miles off.

The story

Mountain in Washington, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49082190, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1,978.15 m

How to reach it

Coordinates46.18962, -121.56052

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • The Hump: 0.5 mi
  • Burnt Rock: 1.6 mi
  • Grassy Hill: 2.1 mi
  • Shorthorn Butte: 2.7 mi
  • The Pinnacle: 3.0 mi
Waterfalls: 39
Springs: 12
  • Rock Spring: 4.3 mi
  • Island Spring: 7.9 mi
  • Cold Spring: 9.3 mi
  • Bear Spring: 11.8 mi
  • McCumber Spring: 14.6 mi
Cliffs: 9
Attractions: 3
  • Basket Tree Interpretive Site: 9.9 mi
  • Berry Fields Interpretive Site: 12.2 mi
  • Monument Entry Road 99 Interpretive Site: 24.6 mi
Parks: 3
  • Guler Mount Adams County Park: 13.4 mi
  • Cedar Flats Natural Area: 22.6 mi
  • Eagle Cliff Park Recreation Area: 23.6 mi
Nature reserves: 2
  • Trout Lake Big Tree Interpretive Site: 9.2 mi
  • Youngs Wetland (CLT): 21.8 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Lower Falls Day Use Area: 15.5 mi
  • Ice Cave Picnic Area: 16.1 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridges: 16.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.4 miles of The Bumper. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount AdamsENE3,743 m3.4 mi
The PinnacleENE3,683 m3.0 mi
Pikers PeakE3,553 m3.5 mi
The CastleENE3,487 m3.9 mi
Suksdorf RidgeESE2,866 m4.0 mi
The SpearheadE2,538 m5.0 mi
South ButteESE2,376 m4.3 mi
Goat ButteE2,256 m6.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:3919:19
June solstice05:1520:1621:02
September equinox06:5418:2619:06
December solstice07:4715:3316:24

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323539465459676659483831

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Adams RS, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356546710

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