South Tucannon Spring
South Tucannon Spring is a spring in Washington, at a recorded elevation of 1,821 m. Mount Misery stands 1,941 m to the east, 3.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Sheephead Spring, a spring 0.8 miles away. JCT SR 124 VIC TRI CITIES TO 24 MILES WEST OF SR 129 VIC CLARKSTON passes 23 miles off. 50 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1821 m
How to reach it
- 22.8 mi off the JCT SR 124 VIC TRI CITIES TO 24 MILES WEST OF SR 129 VIC CLARKSTON
- 16.8 mi off the OREGON BORDER TO JCT SR 12 VIC CLARKSTON
Named places within 25 miles
- Sheephead Spring: 0.8 mi
- Bear Wallow Spring: 1.2 mi
- Diamond Spring: 2.0 mi
- Clover Spring: 2.1 mi
- Bullfrog Spring: 3.2 mi
- Diamond Peak: 2.3 mi
- Bald Butte: 2.7 mi
- Mount Misery: 3.4 mi
- Halsey Butte: 4.0 mi
- Danger Point: 4.5 mi
- Grande Ronde Scenic Area: 20.2 mi
- Headgates County Park: 22.9 mi
- Flour Mill Park: 23.2 mi
- Caboose Park: 23.2 mi
- Pomeroy City Park: 24.0 mi
- Jump Off Joe Point: 8.6 mi
- Abels Point: 9.0 mi
- Jumpoff Joe: 10.3 mi
- Weeping Wall: 11.0 mi
- Mega Dike: 11.3 mi
- Hanson Ferry: 13.7 mi
- Flora: 20.4 mi
- Unfried: 22.5 mi
- Theon: 23.6 mi
- Sheep Falls: 5.3 mi
- tíkem Falls: 15.8 mi
- Rainwater Wildlife Area: 18.1 mi
- Mill Creek Watershed: 20.1 mi
- Alpowa Summit Eastbound Rest Area: 22.9 mi
- Alpowa Summit Westbound Rest Area: 22.9 mi
- Eastern Washington Agricultural Museum: 24.1 mi
- Garfield County Museum: 24.2 mi
- Kendall Monument: 11.9 mi
- Wenaha Gallery: 23.2 mi
- Columbia County Fair Grounds: 23.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of South Tucannon Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Misery | E 91° | 1,941 m | 3.4 mi |
| Diamond Peak | ESE 105° | 1,935 m | 2.3 mi |
| Oregon Butte | WSW 258° | 1,929 m | 4.6 mi |
| West Butte | W 262° | 1,909 m | 5.2 mi |
| Table Rock | WSW 248° | 1,904 m | 16.9 mi |
| Milk Shakes | WSW 241° | 1,847.7 m | 18.8 mi |
| Wenaha Peak | WSW 246° | 1,820 m | 16.0 mi |
| Round Butte | SW 231° | 1,799.5 m | 17.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:24 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:00 | 20:00 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:10 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 15:17 | 16:08 |
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 | 34 | 36 | 42 | 48 | 56 | 62 | 69 | 69 | 60 | 49 | 40 | 33 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pomeroy, 24 mi away.
- bighead clover5 obs
- western columbine2 obs
- Subalpine Fleabane2 obs
- Mountain Goat1 obs
- woodland strawberry1 obs
- northern mule's ears1 obs
- Seven-spotted Lady Beetle1 obs
- Glacier Lily1 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/7693060296
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