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Rock Springs

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Elevation, modelled
899 m
Tallest summit within 19.9 miles
Pikers Peak3,553 m · 19.9 mi
Nearest byway
JCT SR 14 VIC LYLE TO JCT SR 97 VIC GOLDENDALE11.8 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
21:00local time
Coordinates
45.9891, -121.1954
Rock Springs, seen from above at true elevation

Rock Springs is a spring in Washington, at a modelled 899 m. Pikers Peak stands 3,553 m to the northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Youngs Wetland (CLT), a nature reserve 1.5 miles away. JCT SR 14 VIC LYLE TO JCT SR 97 VIC GOLDENDALE passes 12 miles off.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.9 miles of Rock Springs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pikers PeakNW 316°3,553 m19.9 mi
Suksdorf RidgeNW 314°2,865.7 m18.9 mi
The SpearheadNW 319°2,538.37 m19.2 mi
South ButteNW 311°2,375.9 m18.1 mi
Goat ButteNW 324°2,256 m18.7 mi
Little Mount AdamsNW 320°2,065 m16.4 mi
Shorthorn ButteNW 307°1,898 m19.7 mi
Mulligan ButteNNW 330°1,781 m18.8 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 45
Artworks: 30
Cliffs: 16
Waterfalls: 14
Beaches: 5
Ghost towns: 2
Natural arches: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:3819:17
June solstice05:1520:1421:00
September equinox06:5218:2519:04
December solstice07:4515:3316:23

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323540445257646356463832
Precip in5.23.53.11.31.40.60.30.50.92.84.26.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Glenwood #2, 4 mi away.

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs1,3341,4661,7872,0672,3641,7511,1098417457779511,117

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Klickitat River BL Summit Creek Near Glenwood, WA, 5 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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