Obstruction Pass Beach
Obstruction Pass Beach is a beach in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Lookout Mountain stands 816 m to the east-northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Obstruction Pass State Park, a park 0.2 miles away. ANACORTES TO SAN JUAN ISLANDS passes 2.8 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 2.8 mi off the ANACORTES TO SAN JUAN ISLANDS
- 2.8 mi off the ANACORTES TO SIDNEY, BC
- 3.0 mi off the San Juan Islands
- 8.9 mi off the ANACORTES TO SAN JUAN ISLANDS TO SIDNEY, BC
Overlooks nearby
- Greg's Point · 9 mi
- Point Caution Viewpoint · 9 mi
- Overlook Park · 10 mi
- Afterglow Vista · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Brown Rock: 0.8 mi
- Entrance Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Blakely Peak: 2.4 mi
- Diamond Hill: 2.8 mi
- Upright Head: 3.6 mi
- Tribute: 7.4 mi
- Interaction: 9.7 mi
- "Popeye" The Port of Friday Harbor Seal: 9.7 mi
- Havekost Monument: 9.8 mi
- Driftwood Giraffes: 11.7 mi
- Obstruction Pass State Park: 0.2 mi
- Olga Marine Park: 1.2 mi
- Olga Community Park: 1.4 mi
- Promontory Point: 3.3 mi
- Odlin County Park: 4.2 mi
- Spencer Spit State Park: 4.6 mi
- Blind Island Marine State Park: 5.1 mi
- Hummel Lake Preserve: 6.4 mi
- Turtleback Mountain Preserve: 7.2 mi
- Crescent Beach Preserve: 7.2 mi
- Driftwood Beach: 1.4 mi
- Green Bank: 1.7 mi
- White Beach: 1.8 mi
- Chin-Chin-Tse-Tung: 2.6 mi
- Crescent Beach: 7.1 mi
- Mrs. Hardy's Cabin: 4.8 mi
- World War I Memorial: 9.7 mi
- Fidalgo Island Packing Company: 9.7 mi
- EV Henry Memorial Marker: 10.5 mi
- Keith Shugarts Playground: 11.4 mi
- Moran Mansion Museum: 3.6 mi
- Crow Valley School Museum: 7.1 mi
- Orcas Island Historical Museum: 7.4 mi
- Orcas WILD: 7.5 mi
- Whale Museum: 9.8 mi
- Bald Bluff: 3.2 mi
- Humphrey Head: 3.3 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 4.9 mi
- White Cliff: 7.4 mi
- Devils Slide: 9.3 mi
- Western Prince Whale Watching: 9.7 mi
- Schooners North: 9.7 mi
- Orca Survey Outreach & Education Center: 9.7 mi
- Crown Yacht Charters: 11.7 mi
- Jolly Mon Charters: 11.9 mi
- Sally's Garden: 6.6 mi
- Overmarsh Farm Commons: 10.3 mi
- Thirsty Goose: 13.4 mi
- English Camp Garden: 14.7 mi
- Samish Island Acres Community Garden: 15.2 mi
- Cascade Falls: 3.1 mi
- Rustic Falls: 3.1 mi
- Cavern Falls: 3.2 mi
- Hidden Falls: 3.2 mi
- Chuckanut Falls: 17.6 mi
- Bow Hill Southbound Rest Area: 22.0 mi
- Bow Hill Northbound Rest Area: 22.2 mi
- Custer Northbound Rest Area: 23.2 mi
- Custer Southbound Rest Area: 24.0 mi
- Green Point Picnic Area: 9.2 mi
- Rosario Picnic Area: 15.0 mi
- Group Picnic Area: 15.8 mi
- Cold Spring: 4.5 mi
- Whitney: 19.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.4 miles of Obstruction Pass Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lookout Mountain | ENE 74° | 816 m | 22.2 mi |
| Mount Constitution | N 359° | 732 m | 5.2 mi |
| Chuckanut Mountain | E 85° | 705 m | 19.3 mi |
| False Summit | N 357° | 697 m | 4.4 mi |
| Little Summit | N 356° | 613 m | 3.9 mi |
| Mount Pickett | NNE 16° | 533 m | 4.7 mi |
| Buck Mountain | NNW 347° | 447 m | 6.8 mi |
| Mount Erie | SE 138° | 385 m | 13.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:43 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 20:28 | 21:18 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:30 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 08:02 | 15:24 | 16:19 |
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 | 41 | 43 | 46 | 50 | 55 | 58 | 62 | 62 | 58 | 52 | 45 | 41 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Olga 2 SE, 1 mi away.
The nearest NOAA station publishes daily tide predictions.
NOAA CO-OPS station Peavine Pass, 1 mi away — today’s predictions live there.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/593941581
Day trips start here
- Orcas Island · 4 mi
- Orcas Village · 5 mi
- San Juan Islands · 6 mi
- Eastsound · 7 mi
- Lopez Island · 9 mi
- Lummi Island · 10 mi
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