Rock Spring
Rock Spring is a spring in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 1,389 m. Mount Adams stands 3,743 m to the north-northeast, 6.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Lower Butte, a peak 0.8 miles away. JCT SR 14 VIC BINGEN TO SKAMANIA COUNTY LINE passes 8.8 miles off.
How to reach it
- 8.8 mi off the JCT SR 14 VIC BINGEN TO SKAMANIA COUNTY LINE
- 27.5 mi off the JCT CROSSING OF GIBBONS CREEK VIC WASHOUGAL TO JCT PLYMOUTH INDUSTRIAL RD
- 28.6 mi off the JCT SR 14 VIC LYLE TO JCT SR 97 VIC GOLDENDALE
- 29.9 mi off the JCT KOSMOS RD VIC MORTON TO JCT SR 410 VIC NACHES
Overlooks nearby
- Mitchell Point Overlook · 29 mi
- Puppy Dog viewpoint · 29 mi
- Wygant Lower Viewpoint · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Lower Butte: 0.8 mi
- Crofton Butte: 1.1 mi
- Grassy Hill: 2.6 mi
- Shorthorn Butte: 2.7 mi
- Eckhart Point: 3.4 mi
- Crooked Creek Falls: 5.1 mi
- Little Goose Creek Falls: 7.1 mi
- Upper Little Goose Creek Falls: 7.2 mi
- Cultus Falls: 7.6 mi
- Langfield Falls: 8.0 mi
- Bear Spring: 7.7 mi
- Island Spring: 8.1 mi
- Cold Spring: 8.3 mi
- McCumber Spring: 12.6 mi
- Willard Spring: 14.3 mi
- Suksdorf Ridge: 5.0 mi
- Roosevelt Cliff: 6.5 mi
- Miller Point: 15.9 mi
- Windy Point: 16.8 mi
- Breezy Point: 18.1 mi
- Basket Tree Interpretive Site: 7.9 mi
- Berry Fields Interpretive Site: 10.4 mi
- Little Huckleberry Trail No 47 Trailhead: 16.9 mi
- Elk Pass / Boundary Trailhead: 22.6 mi
- Wet Planet Rafting: 23.1 mi
- Guler Mount Adams County Park: 9.2 mi
- Cedar Flats Natural Area: 22.0 mi
- Eagle Cliff Park Recreation Area: 22.6 mi
- Big Cedars County Park: 22.9 mi
- Trout Lake Big Tree Interpretive Site: 4.9 mi
- Youngs Wetland (CLT): 19.5 mi
- Ice Cave Picnic Area: 12.0 mi
- Lower Falls Day Use Area: 15.6 mi
- Natural Bridges: 12.6 mi
- Gilmer: 18.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.8 miles of Rock Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Adams | NNE 32° | 3,743.4 m | 6.1 mi |
| The Pinnacle | NNE 27° | 3,683 m | 6.0 mi |
| Pikers Peak | NE 36° | 3,553 m | 5.8 mi |
| The Castle | NE 35° | 3,487 m | 6.3 mi |
| Suksdorf Ridge | NE 47° | 2,865.7 m | 5.1 mi |
| The Spearhead | NE 44° | 2,538.37 m | 6.9 mi |
| South Butte | ENE 58° | 2,375.9 m | 4.4 mi |
| Goat Butte | NE 49° | 2,256 m | 8.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:39 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 20:15 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:26 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 15:33 | 16:24 |
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 | 32 | 35 | 39 | 46 | 54 | 59 | 67 | 66 | 59 | 48 | 38 | 31 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Adams RS, 9 mi away.
- Scarlet Gilia7 obs
- common beargrass4 obs
- Bloomer's goldenbush4 obs
- Glaucous Beardtongue4 obs
- Lewis' monkeyflower4 obs
- western columbine3 obs
- California Jacob's ladder3 obs
- Great Arctic3 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/5079792357
Day trips start here
- Hood River · 30 mi
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