Townsend Mountain
Townsend Mountain rises to 1,809 m in Washington. Gunnshy Peak stands 1,895 m to the west-northwest, 3.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Burley Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. Stevens Pass Greenway passes 4.4 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Snohomish County, Washington state, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49084534, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,809 m
How to reach it
- 4.4 mi off the Stevens Pass Greenway, National
- 4.4 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
- 25.6 mi off the Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90, National
Overlooks nearby
- Canyon Falls Viewpoint · 7 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls Viewpoint · 7 mi
- Valley Overlook · 8 mi
- Lunch Rock · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Burley Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Flapjack Point: 1.5 mi
- Merchant Peak (Southeast): 1.6 mi
- Merchant Peak (Northwest): 1.8 mi
- Eagle Rock: 2.3 mi
- Eagle Falls: 5.7 mi
- Bear Creek Falls: 6.5 mi
- Canyon Falls: 6.6 mi
- Sunset Falls: 7.3 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls-Lower East Cascade: 8.1 mi
- Baring Community Park: 4.8 mi
- Skykomish City Ball Park: 6.3 mi
- Great Northern & Cascade Railway Park: 6.4 mi
- Heybrook Ridge Park: 7.6 mi
- Big Eddy River Access: 12.7 mi
- Old Skykomish Hotel: 6.3 mi
- Apex Mine Lower Tram Terminal & Mill ruins: 8.5 mi
- Apex Mine Equipment Relics: 9.1 mi
- Bus: 9.2 mi
- Ore Concentrator: 12.8 mi
- Moai: 7.9 mi
- Peanuts Gallery: 7.9 mi
- Index Town Wall: 8.0 mi
- Lower Town Wall: 8.7 mi
- Spouse Wall: 18.1 mi
- Heybrook Lookout Picnic Area: 6.2 mi
- Bear Creek Site: 15.7 mi
- Nighthawk Site: 15.7 mi
- Group Picnic Shelter: 18.2 mi
- Camp Brown Day Use Area: 18.9 mi
- Alpine: 9.4 mi
- Scenic: 12.5 mi
- Monte Cristo: 12.9 mi
- Wellington: 13.1 mi
- Deception Falls Picnic Area: 10.7 mi
- South Fork Tolt Reservoir Watershed: 13.6 mi
- Henry M. Jackson Hydroelectric Project: 16.0 mi
- Moss Lake Natural Area: 22.6 mi
- Garland Mineral Springs: 6.7 mi
- Scenic Hot Springs: 13.3 mi
- Goldmyer Hot Springs: 21.9 mi
- Skykomish Historical Society: 6.3 mi
- Great Northern and Cascade Railways: 6.4 mi
- Caboose: 12.3 mi
- Monte Cristo: 12.9 mi
- Iron Goat Rest Area: 12.3 mi
- Normandy Beach: 15.3 mi
- Sultan Materials: 18.6 mi
- Soda Spring: 20.1 mi
- Axelilia: 22.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.9 miles of Townsend Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gunnshy Peak | WNW 297° | 1,895 m | 3.6 mi |
| Spire Mountain | N 352° | 1,894 m | 4.7 mi |
| Gunn Peak | WNW 295° | 1,887 m | 2.9 mi |
| Mount Fernow | ESE 112° | 1,882 m | 8.1 mi |
| Merchant Peak (Northwest) | W 276° | 1,863 m | 1.8 mi |
| Baring Mountain | WSW 236° | 1,858 m | 2.4 mi |
| Mount Index | W 259° | 1,826 m | 8.9 mi |
| Hubbart Peak | N 356° | 1,809 m | 9.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:38 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 20:20 | 21:09 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:24 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:53 | 15:23 | 16:16 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 39 | 43 | 48 | 55 | 59 | 64 | 65 | 60 | 50 | 42 | 36 |
| Precip in | 16.7 | 10.6 | 11.9 | 8.4 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 4.8 | 12.3 | 18.1 | 14.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Baring, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/348999591
Day trips start here
- Stevens Pass · 14 mi
- Monroe · 27 mi
- North Bend · 28 mi
- North Cascades · 28 mi
- Snoqualmie · 28 mi
- Snoqualmie Pass · 28 mi
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