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Ford Spring

Ford Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Ford Spring is a spring in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 528 m. Bryan Butte stands 2,385 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Bonita, a ghost town 1.0 miles away. Cascade Loop passes 1.8 miles off.

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Coordinates47.98660, -119.84774

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Arbuckle Mountain: 3.6 mi
  • Dyer Hill: 4.7 mi
  • Windsor Hill: 5.1 mi
  • Landingham Hill: 6.0 mi
  • Timber Peak: 6.6 mi
Parks: 56
  • Starr Boat Launch: 1.9 mi
  • Carpenter Island Boat Launch: 3.8 mi
  • Peninsula Park: 5.1 mi
  • Methow Fishing Access: 5.1 mi
  • Memorial Park: 5.1 mi
Springs: 16
  • Bonnie Merrit Spring: 6.2 mi
  • Gelndon Spring: 14.6 mi
  • Brewer Spriong: 15.1 mi
  • Tinker Spring: 16.5 mi
  • Lenner Spring: 20.3 mi
Historic sites: 7
Nature reserves: 6
Artworks: 6
Museums: 4
  • Wells Dam Overlook Interpretive Center: 2.9 mi
  • Fort Okanogan Interpretive Center: 11.0 mi
  • Lake Chelan Historical Society Museum: 12.8 mi
  • Nature's Window Museum of Wildlife: 18.1 mi
Attractions: 4
  • Chelan Parasail: 13.5 mi
  • Jet Skis Galore: 13.6 mi
  • Lake Shores: 13.6 mi
  • Tunnel Zip Lines: 19.5 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Cliffs: 3
Beaches: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Dutch Henry Falls: 24.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.0 miles of Ford Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bryan ButteWNW 296°2,385 m23.0 mi
End MountainWNW 295°2,199 m21.7 mi
Fox PeakWNW 292°1,876 m19.1 mi
Cooper MountainW 279°1,785 m11.0 mi
Ski PeakWNW 291°1,769 m19.3 mi
Slide PeakWSW 256°1,701 m20.0 mi
Red ButteWNW 285°1,683 m18.3 mi
Grouse MountainW 271°1,669 m22.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3119:12
June solstice05:0120:1421:03
September equinox06:4718:1818:59
December solstice07:4715:1616:09

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293343516066757465503729
Precip in1.41.01.10.60.90.80.50.20.30.81.22.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chief Joseph DAM, 9 mi away.

Streamflow

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Apr–Jul — fullest in Jun, leanest in Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs108,840107,320104,520114,909150,301162,956131,817105,82173,60073,12987,747100,587

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Columbia River Below Wells Dam, WA, 3 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Wildlife nearby
  • Bald Eagle2 obs
  • Bighorn Sheep2 obs
  • Red-necked Grebe1 obs
  • Ring-billed Gull1 obs
  • Sabine's Gull1 obs
  • Surf Scoter1 obs
  • Cedar Waxwing1 obs
  • Mountain Cottontail1 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/5311759629

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