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Soda Spring

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Elevation, modelled: 510 m
Tallest summit within 17.9 miles: Mount Saint Helens2,549 m · 13.4 mi
Nearest byway: JCT SR 5 VIC CASTLE ROCK TO JOHNSON RIDGE4.7 mi off
Sunset, June solstice: 21:06local time
Coordinates: 46.3789, -122.2660

Soda Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Soda Spring is a spring in Washington, at a modelled 510 m. Mount Saint Helens stands 2,549 m to the south-southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Black Mountain, a peak 4.0 miles away. JCT SR 5 VIC CASTLE ROCK TO JOHNSON RIDGE passes 4.7 miles off.

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.9 miles of Soda Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Mount Saint Helens	SSE 165°	2,549 m	13.4 mi
Dogs Head Peak	SSE 161°	2,481 m	13.1 mi
Lava Dome	SSE 163°	2,180 m	12.9 mi
Mount Whittier	ESE 120°	1,792.5 m	7.3 mi
Mount Teragram	SE 125°	1,786.4 m	7.8 mi
Mount Margaret	SE 126°	1,785.8 m	7.8 mi
Strawberry Mountain	E 88°	1,749.2 m	11.0 mi
Coldwater Peak	SE 143°	1,743 m	6.8 mi

On the road

4.7 mi off the JCT SR 5 VIC CASTLE ROCK TO JOHNSON RIDGE
9.5 mi off the JCT SR 5 VIC MORTON TO JCT SR 410 VIC NACHES
9.5 mi off the White Pass Scenic BywayNational
9.7 mi off the JCT KOSMOS RD VIC MORTON TO JCT SR 410 VIC NACHES

Overlooks nearby

Castle Lake Viewpoint Observation Site · 6 mi
Castle Lake Viewpoint · 6 mi
North Fork Toutle River Viewpoint · 7 mi
Loowit Viewpoint · 7 mi

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks

Black Mountain: 4.0 mi
Minnie Peak: 5.1 mi
Winters Mountain: 5.3 mi
Mount Venus: 5.5 mi
Vanson Peak: 5.8 mi

Waterfalls33

Parks18

Attractions11

Coldwater Ridge Visitor Center Interpretive Site: 5.3 mi
Windy Ridge Interpretive Site: 10.9 mi
Monument Entry Road 99 Interpretive Site: 11.7 mi
Elk Pass / Boundary Trailhead: 15.5 mi
Ape Canyon Trailhead: 16.9 mi

Picnic sites4

Coldwater Lake Picnic And Boating Site: 6.0 mi
Smith Creek Interpretive Site: 11.2 mi
Iron Creek Picnic Area: 13.8 mi
Lower Falls Day Use Area: 24.0 mi

Cliffs4

Mineral Rock: 21.4 mi
Ladd Rock: 21.8 mi
Breezy Point: 22.5 mi
Eagle Cliffs: 24.7 mi

Historic sites3

Mount St. Helens Eruption Memorial: 7.5 mi
Kosmos Bridge: 8.6 mi
Gravel Pit: 20.2 mi

Rest areas2

Elk Rock Viewpoint: 6.8 mi
Forest Learning Center Rest Area: 7.9 mi

Museums2

Johnston Ridge Observatory: 7.5 mi
Mount Rainier Railroad and Logging Museum: 23.8 mi

Ghost towns1

Lindberg: 14.3 mi

Springs1

Kalama Spring: 16.2 mi

Light

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:13	18:42	19:22
June solstice	05:17	20:19	21:06
September equinox	06:57	18:29	19:08
December solstice	07:50	15:35	16:26

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg °F	38	40	44	48	55	59	64	64	58	50	42	38

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Glenoma, 11 mi away.

Streamflow

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean cfs	6,037	5,626	4,874	5,732	7,831	6,949	3,645	1,803	1,438	2,123	5,050	6,057

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Cowlitz River Near Kosmos, WA, 10 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Sources

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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