Handy Spring
Handy Spring is a spring in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 1,962 m. Cardinal Peak stands 2,608 m to the northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Crescent Hill, a peak 0.3 miles away. JCT ALT SR 97 TO SOUTH LAKESHORE RD passes 12 miles off.
How to reach it
- 12.2 mi off the JCT ALT SR 97 TO SOUTH LAKESHORE RD
- 17.1 mi off the JCT SR 2 VIC MONITOR TO JCT SR 97 VIC CHELAN
- 19.1 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
- 19.7 mi off the JCT SR 97 VIC PATEROS TO JCT SR 20 VIC TWISP
Named places within 25 miles
- Crescent Hill: 0.3 mi
- Junior Point: 1.2 mi
- East Point: 1.5 mi
- Angle Peak: 2.7 mi
- Grouse Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Willow Point Park: 11.9 mi
- Roses Lake Public Access: 13.0 mi
- Old Swim Hole: 13.2 mi
- Manson Bay Park: 13.3 mi
- Singleton Park: 14.4 mi
- Halfway Spring: 4.7 mi
- Windy Camp Spring: 6.6 mi
- Stormy Spring: 7.1 mi
- Snowshoe Spring: 7.5 mi
- Baldy Spring No. 2: 9.3 mi
- Big Creek Falls: 4.2 mi
- Silver Falls: 5.7 mi
- McCrea Falls: 5.8 mi
- Preston Falls: 6.7 mi
- Bridal Falls: 7.5 mi
- Leavenworth Ziplines: 18.3 mi
- Tunnel Zip Lines: 18.6 mi
- Lake Shores: 20.0 mi
- Jet Skis Galore: 20.0 mi
- Chelan Parasail: 20.1 mi
- 1945 Lake Chelan School Bus Accident Memorial: 13.9 mi
- Lucas Homestead: 18.7 mi
- Rex (Rogers) Stamp Mill: 19.4 mi
- Dirtyface Lookout: 19.8 mi
- Lady Of The Lake I Pilot House: 20.7 mi
- Flower Dancing in the Wind: 20.5 mi
- Miles and Miles of Blues: 20.7 mi
- Fishing Rights: 20.7 mi
- Heavy Winds: 20.7 mi
- Chelan Bear: 20.7 mi
- Nature's Window Museum of Wildlife: 17.7 mi
- Lake Chelan Historical Society Museum: 20.7 mi
- Columbia Breaks Fire Interpretive Center: 21.8 mi
- Holden Museum: 22.5 mi
- Entiat Museum: 23.2 mi
- Ribbon Cliff: 20.4 mi
- Hunts Bluff: 20.7 mi
- Earthquake Point: 20.8 mi
- Number Rock: 23.6 mi
- Chelan Coulees Preserve: 15.3 mi
- Entiat National Fish Hatchery: 19.8 mi
- garden = pumpkin patch: 20.1 mi
- leisure = garden: 20.2 mi
- Spruce Grove Day Use Area: 9.0 mi
- Minneapolis Beach: 16.2 mi
- Nason Creek Rest Area: 23.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.9 miles of Handy Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardinal Peak | NW 313° | 2,608 m | 12.6 mi |
| Emerald Peak | NW 313° | 2,565 m | 13.7 mi |
| Saska Peak | NW 311° | 2,560 m | 14.0 mi |
| Pinnacle Mountain | NW 312° | 2,546 m | 15.9 mi |
| Martin Peak | N 11° | 2,545 m | 14.7 mi |
| Switchback Mountain | N 11° | 2,536 m | 13.8 mi |
| Pyramid Mountain | NW 314° | 2,518 m | 10.0 mi |
| Gopher Mountain | NW 306° | 2,441 m | 13.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:34 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:03 | 20:17 | 21:05 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 15:18 | 16:12 |
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 | 28 | 31 | 37 | 45 | 53 | 59 | 66 | 66 | 58 | 46 | 35 | 27 |
| Precip in | 4.6 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 4.6 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Plain, 19 mi away.
- gnome plant1 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/12053278548
Day trips start here
- Waterville · 28 mi
- Leavenworth · 29 mi
- North Cascades · 29 mi
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