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Mud Spring

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Elevation
1,388 m
Tallest summit within 18.5 miles
Big Lou Mountain2,372 m · 16.3 mi
Nearest byway
Cascade Loop10.0 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
21:05local time
Coordinates
47.7258, -120.5208
Mud Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Mud Spring is a spring in Washington, at a recorded 1,388 m. Big Lou Mountain stands 2,372 m to the west-southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Medicine Spring, a spring 1.3 miles away. Cascade Loop passes 10 miles off.

Elevation
1388 m

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.5 miles of Mud Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big Lou MountainWSW 249°2,372 m16.3 mi
Big Slide MountainWSW 247°2,367 m16.1 mi
Big Jim MountainWSW 253°2,366 m15.1 mi
Opportunity MountainW 262°2,287 m17.9 mi
Middle ChiwaukumW 273°2,263 m18.5 mi
Frigid MountainWSW 250°2,248.5 m17.6 mi
Jay PeakWSW 246°2,240 m15.8 mi
Edward PeakSW 218°2,219.5 m18.2 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks: 30
Attractions: 18
Cliffs: 14
Beaches: 10
Waterfalls: 9
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3419:15
June solstice05:0520:1621:05
September equinox06:5018:2119:02
December solstice07:4915:2016:13

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283137455359666658463527
Precip in4.62.92.41.21.30.90.50.40.82.64.65.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Plain, 7 mi away.

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs40.446.970.214234225975.231.122.926.238.138.9

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Mad River AT Ardenvoir, WA, 7 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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