- Elevation, modelled
- 1,541 m
- Tallest summit within 12.1 miles
- Gibraltar Rock3,863 m · 12.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- White Pass Scenic Byway3.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 21:05local time
- Coordinates
- 46.6809, -121.6616
Bum Springs is a spring in Washington, at a modelled 1,541 m. Gibraltar Rock stands 3,863 m to the north-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Butter Peak, a peak 1.1 miles away. White Pass Scenic Byway passes 3.1 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.1 miles of Bum Springs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gibraltar Rock | NNW 341° | 3,863 m | 12.1 mi |
| Little Tahoma | NNW 348° | 3,395 m | 11.9 mi |
| Anvil Rock | NNW 344° | 2,921 m | 10.7 mi |
| Whitman Crest | N 354° | 2,841 m | 11.6 mi |
| Main Cowlitz Chimney | NNE 12° | 2,318 m | 11.9 mi |
| Central Cowlitz Chimney | N 11° | 2,265 m | 12.1 mi |
| Cowlitz Rocks | NNW 348° | 2,263 m | 9.4 mi |
| Banshee Peak | N 9° | 2,245 m | 11.9 mi |
- 3.1 mi off the White Pass Scenic BywayNational
- 3.1 mi off the JCT KOSMOS RD VIC MORTON TO JCT SR 410 VIC NACHES
- 3.1 mi off the JCT SR 5 VIC MORTON TO JCT SR 410 VIC NACHES
- 3.9 mi off the JCT SR 12 OHANAPECOSH JCT VIC WHITE PASS TO JCT SR 410 VIC CHINOOK PASS
Overlooks nearby
- Palisades Viewpoint · 5 mi
- Silver Falls Overlook · 7 mi
- Clear Creek Overlook Interpretive Site · 15 mi
- Clear Creek Falls Viewpoint · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Butter Peak: 1.1 mi
- Tatoosh Peak: 1.8 mi
- Dixon Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Boundary Peak: 4.5 mi
- Stevens Peak: 4.6 mi
- Grant Purcell Falls: 3.6 mi
- Middle Steven's Creek Falls: 5.2 mi
- Cougar Falls: 5.7 mi
- Sylvia Falls: 5.8 mi
- Martha Falls: 6.2 mi
- Palisades: 5.1 mi
- Coal Creek Bluff: 5.3 mi
- The Ramparts: 9.0 mi
- Basalt Cliff: 10.6 mi
- Goat Dike: 10.9 mi
- Paradise Picnic Area: 8.0 mi
- White Pass Day Use: 13.4 mi
- Sunrise Picnic Area: 16.2 mi
- Clear Lake Day Use Area: 18.1 mi
- Valley View Day Use Area: 22.8 mi
- Historic Packwood Station: 4.9 mi
- White Pass Country Historical Museum: 5.3 mi
- Longmire Museum: 8.6 mi
- Transportation Exhibit: 8.6 mi
- Mount Rainier Railroad and Logging Museum: 23.7 mi
- Soda Springs: 8.6 mi
- Iron Mike Springs: 8.7 mi
- Log Spring: 8.9 mi
- Hidden Spring: 14.7 mi
- Indian Spring: 17.3 mi
- Packwood Cowlitz River Public Access Point: 4.8 mi
- Jack Morris Park: 17.5 mi
- Cowlitz Falls Campground: 20.9 mi
- Mineral Lake Access Area: 24.8 mi
- Big Cedar: 7.6 mi
- The Trident: 15.5 mi
- Coffee Cup: 16.3 mi
- Wheel: 23.1 mi
- Recycled Spirit of Iron: 23.1 mi
- Ohanapecosh Hot Springs: 6.1 mi
- Bevin Lake Rest Area: 9.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:39 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 20:18 | 21:05 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:26 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 15:31 | 16:22 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 40 | 44 | 48 | 55 | 60 | 66 | 66 | 60 | 51 | 42 | 37 |
| Precip in | 8.9 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 6.0 | 9.4 | 9.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Packwood, 5 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Nov–Jan, Apr–Jul — fullest in Jun, leanest in Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 1,612 | 1,427 | 1,285 | 1,719 | 2,832 | 2,974 | 1,698 | 792 | 563 | 834 | 1,701 | 1,745 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Cowlitz River AT Packwood, WA, 5 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
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