- Elevation, modelled
- 226 m
- Tallest summit within 17.4 miles
- Mount Defiance1,504 m · 11.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- JCT CROSSING OF GIBBONS CREEK VIC WASHOUGAL TO JCT PLYMOUTH INDUSTRIAL RD2.7 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 21:00local time
- Coordinates
- 45.6814, -121.4911
Sanford Spring is a spring in Oregon, at a modelled 226 m. Mount Defiance stands 1,504 m to the west-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Thomsen Orchard Community Garden, a garden 0.5 miles away. JCT CROSSING OF GIBBONS CREEK VIC WASHOUGAL TO JCT PLYMOUTH INDUSTRIAL RD passes 2.7 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.4 miles of Sanford Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Defiance | WSW 259° | 1,504 m | 11.4 mi |
| Mill Creek Buttes | S 185° | 1,497.48 m | 16.3 mi |
| Green Point Mountain | WSW 254° | 1,443.8 m | 14.1 mi |
| Chinidere Mountain | WSW 247° | 1,416 m | 16.8 mi |
| Tomlike Mountain | WSW 252° | 1,387 m | 15.8 mi |
| Shellrock Mountain | S 187° | 1,354.5 m | 15.1 mi |
| Monte Cristo | NNW 345° | 1,271.3 m | 16.0 mi |
| Monte Carlo | NNW 344° | 1,224 m | 13.7 mi |
- 2.7 mi off the JCT CROSSING OF GIBBONS CREEK VIC WASHOUGAL TO JCT PLYMOUTH INDUSTRIAL RD
- 4.4 mi off the Historic Columbia RiverNational
- 2.6 mi off the JCT SR 14 VIC BINGEN TO SKAMANIA COUNTY LINE
- 0.8 mi off the Mount HoodNational
Overlooks nearby
- Panorama Point Vista House · 1 mi
- Kodak Point · 1 mi
- Mitchell Point Overlook · 6 mi
- Memaloose Overlook · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Panorama Point Park: 0.5 mi
- Culbertson Park: 1.6 mi
- Eliot Park: 1.8 mi
- Memory Garden: 1.9 mi
- Wilson Park: 1.9 mi
- Panorama Point Vista House: 0.6 mi
- Mark Zanmiller: 1.8 mi
- Clyde F. Wilson: 1.9 mi
- The Sheppard Building: 2.1 mi
- City of Hood River State Street Urban Renewal Project: 2.1 mi
- Panorama Point: 0.6 mi
- Hood River Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Van Horn Butte: 2.0 mi
- Davidson Hill: 3.1 mi
- Strawberry Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Bachelor Spring: 3.1 mi
- Burlingame Spring: 3.3 mi
- Rhoades Spring: 4.1 mi
- Shelley Spring: 4.4 mi
- Lelliot Spring: 4.4 mi
- Wah Gwin Gwin Falls: 3.7 mi
- Mosier Creek Falls: 4.9 mi
- Little Maui Falls: 4.9 mi
- Labyrinth Falls: 5.1 mi
- Lower Labyrinth Falls: 5.3 mi
- Swan Song: 2.1 mi
- Wined: 2.1 mi
- Reflections of a Cultural Landscape: 2.1 mi
- Hood River Housing: 2.1 mi
- Mama Bear: 2.1 mi
- Coyote Wall: 4.6 mi
- Wankers Columns: 5.2 mi
- Rowland Wall: 6.0 mi
- Rowland Wall: 6.1 mi
- Rowland Wall: 6.3 mi
- The History Museum: 2.2 mi
- Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum: 2.5 mi
- Twin Bridges Historical Museum: 10.0 mi
- Hutson Museum: 12.3 mi
- Columbia Gorge Discovery Center: 13.7 mi
- Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail: 3.8 mi
- Mosier Plateau Preserve: 5.1 mi
- Toll Bridge County Park: 11.7 mi
- Four Sisters Natural Area: 12.3 mi
- Mill Creek Ridge Preserve: 12.7 mi
- Thomsen Orchard Community Garden: 0.5 mi
- Scott Johnson Community Garden: 1.9 mi
- Westside Community Garden: 2.5 mi
- Tom's Learning Garden: 2.6 mi
- Clara's Garden: 3.2 mi
- The Henderson Monument: 2.2 mi
- Wet Planet Rafting: 8.0 mi
- SA Kitesurf Adventures: 9.7 mi
- Oxbow Fish Hatchery: 17.8 mi
- Little Huckleberry Trail No 47 Trailhead: 18.6 mi
- Koberg Beach: 1.8 mi
- Marina Beach: 2.4 mi
- Slackwater Beach: 2.5 mi
- Windboarding Beachhead: 3.6 mi
- Rock Creek Beach: 4.2 mi
- Kodak Point Highway Pullout: 1.1 mi
- Memaloose Park Rest Area Eastbound: 7.2 mi
- Memaloose Park Rest Area Westbound: 7.4 mi
- Chamberlain Lake Safety Rest Area: 8.2 mi
- Columbia Hills State Park Day Use Area: 18.8 mi
- Ice Cave Picnic Area: 20.5 mi
- Eagle Creek Day Use Area: 21.2 mi
- Hemlock Picnic Area: 23.0 mi
- Natural Bridges: 20.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:39 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 20:14 | 21:00 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:26 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:45 | 15:35 | 16:25 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 39 | 44 | 50 | 57 | 62 | 69 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 41 | 35 |
| Precip in | 5.2 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 2.6 | 4.8 | 5.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hood RVR EXP STN, 1 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Nov–May — fullest in Jan, leanest in Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 1,540 | 1,425 | 1,326 | 1,314 | 1,216 | 879 | 526 | 367 | 340 | 489 | 983 | 1,333 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Hood River AT Tucker Bridge, Near Hood River, OR, 3 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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- Hood River · 2 mi
- Mount Hood · 11 mi
- Mount Hood and Columbia Gorge · 14 mi
- The Dalles · 16 mi
- Cascade Locks · 18 mi
- Stevenson · 19 mi
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