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Townsend Mountain

Townsend Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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. JCT WOODS CREEK RD NEAR MONROE TO JCT US 97 NEAR PESHASTIN 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
1809 m

How to reach it

Coordinates47.79872, -121.39233

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
Parks: 21
  • 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
Historic sites: 12
Cliffs: 11
  • Moai: 7.9 mi
  • Peanuts Gallery: 7.9 mi
  • Index Town Wall: 8.0 mi
  • Index Town Wall: 8.1 mi
  • Index Town Wall: 8.3 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • 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
Ghost towns: 4
Nature reserves: 4
Museums: 3
  • Skykomish Historical Society: 6.3 mi
  • Great Northern and Cascade Railways: 6.4 mi
  • Skykomish Historical Society: 6.5 mi
Attractions: 2
Rest areas: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Normandy Beach: 15.3 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Sultan Materials: 18.6 mi
Springs: 1
Artworks: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gunnshy PeakWNW 297°1,895 m3.6 mi
Spire MountainN 352°1,893.7 m4.7 mi
Gunn PeakWNW 295°1,887 m2.9 mi
Mount FernowESE 112°1,882 m8.1 mi
Merchant Peak (Northwest)W 276°1,863 m1.8 mi
Baring MountainWSW 236°1,858 m2.4 mi
Mount IndexW 259°1,826 m8.9 mi
Hubbart PeakN 356°1,809.3 m9.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:3819:18
June solstice05:0820:2021:09
September equinox06:5318:2419:05
December solstice07:5315:2316:16

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F373943485559646560504236
Precip in16.710.611.98.45.04.01.71.94.812.318.114.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Baring, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/348999591

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