Monument Spring
Monument Spring is a spring in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 1,877 m. Mount Lago stands 2,655 m to the south-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Smoky Mountain, a peak 5.8 miles away. JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP passes 23 miles off.
How to reach it
- 23.5 mi off the JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP
- 23.5 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
Overlooks nearby
- Diablo Lake Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Smoky Mountain: 5.8 mi
- Mount Winthrop: 5.8 mi
- Blizzard Peak: 6.3 mi
- Soda Peak: 6.6 mi
- Bunker Hill: 7.4 mi
- Devils Stairway: 7.7 mi
- Nugget Wall: 23.6 mi
- Recess Wall: 23.6 mi
- Prospect Point: 23.6 mi
- Deadhorse Point: 23.7 mi
- Pacific Crest Trail Northern Terminus: 7.2 mi
- Brown bear mine camp: 20.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.0 miles of Monument Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lago | SSE 157° | 2,655 m | 12.4 mi |
| Monument Peak | SSE 162° | 2,612 m | 14.6 mi |
| Ptarmigan Peak | SSE 151° | 2,602 m | 10.3 mi |
| Osceola Peak | SSE 165° | 2,581 m | 11.8 mi |
| Lost Peak | SE 146° | 2,552 m | 15.2 mi |
| Lake Mountain | SSE 158° | 2,525 m | 15.9 mi |
| Blackcap Mountain | SSE 161° | 2,524 m | 14.0 mi |
| Mount Carru | SSE 160° | 2,519 m | 12.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:34 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 04:59 | 20:21 | 21:11 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:21 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 08:55 | 16:13 | 17:08 |
Local time (America/Vancouver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 36 | 40 | 47 | 55 | 60 | 67 | 67 | 60 | 49 | 40 | 34 |
| Precip in | 9.7 | 6.0 | 6.4 | 3.2 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 6.7 | 11.1 | 9.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ross DAM, 27 mi away.
- one-sided wintergreen2 obs
- swamp currant2 obs
- Sitka valerian2 obs
- common dandelion1 obs
- Slender Bog Orchid1 obs
- common yarrow1 obs
- white clover1 obs
- Leafy Aster1 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/3743482359
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