Hidden Spring
Hidden Spring is a spring in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 1,651 m. Gilbert Peak stands 2,494 m to the south, 6.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Hogback Mountain, a peak 1.8 miles away. White Pass Scenic Byway passes 3.9 miles off.
How to reach it
- 3.9 mi off the White Pass Scenic Byway, National
- 3.9 mi off the JCT KOSMOS RD VIC MORTON TO JCT SR 410 VIC NACHES
- 3.9 mi off the JCT SR 5 VIC MORTON TO JCT SR 410 VIC NACHES
- 11.6 mi off the JCT SR 12 OHANAPECOSH JCT VIC WHITE PASS TO JCT SR 410 VIC CHINOOK PASS
Overlooks nearby
- Clear Creek Falls Viewpoint · 6 mi
- Clear Creek Overlook Interpretive Site · 6 mi
- Palisades Viewpoint · 11 mi
- Tieton Dam · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Hogback Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Pigtail Peak: 3.4 mi
- Bear Creek Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Chimney Rock: 4.1 mi
- Devils Horn: 4.2 mi
- Great Falls: 5.9 mi
- Clear Creek Falls: 5.9 mi
- South Fork Falls: 7.2 mi
- Laval Creek Falls: 8.4 mi
- Fish Ladder Falls: 10.7 mi
- Blue Slide: 8.4 mi
- Coal Creek Bluff: 9.4 mi
- Palisades: 10.5 mi
- Wildcat Post Piles: 13.4 mi
- Lava Point: 14.5 mi
- Indian Spring: 6.0 mi
- Soda Springs: 9.9 mi
- Log Spring: 11.3 mi
- Bum Springs: 14.7 mi
- Clover Spring: 22.4 mi
- White Pass Day Use: 4.8 mi
- Clear Lake Day Use Area: 6.2 mi
- Wild Rose Day Use Area: 17.7 mi
- Paradise Picnic Area: 21.9 mi
- Historic Packwood Station: 13.3 mi
- White Pass Country Historical Museum: 13.3 mi
- Longmire Museum: 23.2 mi
- Transportation Exhibit: 23.2 mi
- Stephen Tyng Mather Memorial: 21.2 mi
- Stevens-Van Trump Historical Monument: 21.5 mi
- Cross-section of 1293 Douglas Fir: 23.2 mi
- Packwood Cowlitz River Public Access Point: 13.7 mi
- Ohanapecosh Hot Springs: 13.8 mi
- Big Cedar: 15.0 mi
- Bevin Lake Rest Area: 16.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.5 miles of Hidden Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gilbert Peak | S 187° | 2,494 m | 6.0 mi |
| Goat Citadel | S 191° | 2,439 m | 5.9 mi |
| Big Horn | SSW 194° | 2,438 m | 5.9 mi |
| Ives Peak | SSW 207° | 2,414 m | 5.7 mi |
| Old Snowy Mountain | SSW 214° | 2,408 m | 5.2 mi |
| Tieton Peak | S 181° | 2,367.7 m | 4.4 mi |
| Bismarck Peak | NNE 23° | 2,311.9 m | 14.3 mi |
| Johnson Peak | WSW 244° | 2,282 m | 5.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:38 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 20:16 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:25 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 15:30 | 16:21 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
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, 14 mi away.
- common beargrass6 obs
- white pasqueflower6 obs
- Pyrola-leaf Buckwheat6 obs
- Littleleaf Silverback6 obs
- one-sided wintergreen6 obs
- Cliff Beardtongue5 obs
- mountain hemlock4 obs
- pink mountainheath4 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/5307448254
Day trips start here
- Mount Rainier National Park · 25 mi
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