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Sanford Spring

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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, seen from above at true elevation

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DefianceWSW 259°1,504 m11.4 mi
Mill Creek ButtesS 185°1,497.48 m16.3 mi
Green Point MountainWSW 254°1,443.8 m14.1 mi
Chinidere MountainWSW 247°1,416 m16.8 mi
Tomlike MountainWSW 252°1,387 m15.8 mi
Shellrock MountainS 187°1,354.5 m15.1 mi
Monte CristoNNW 345°1,271.3 m16.0 mi
Monte CarloNNW 344°1,224 m13.7 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks: 34
Cliffs: 27
Ghost towns: 3
Natural arches: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:3919:19
June solstice05:1720:1421:00
September equinox06:5418:2619:05
December solstice07:4515:3516:25

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363944505762696962514135
Precip in5.23.53.21.81.30.80.20.20.72.64.85.9

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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs1,5401,4251,3261,3141,2168795263673404899831,333

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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