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Sand Bar

Sand Bar from directly overhead

Sand Bar is a beach in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 334 m. Dragontail Peak stands 2,695 m to the southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is E. Lorene Young Community Garden, a garden 0.2 miles away. Stevens Pass Greenway runs past it.

Sand Bar accessible for boats in the summer

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Coordinates47.59412, -120.65666

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 36
Springs: 32
Artworks: 25
Attractions: 16
  • Willkommen in Leavenworth: 0.3 mi
  • Maibaum: 0.3 mi
  • Kestrel Vintners: 0.5 mi
  • Rocky Pond Estate Winery Leavenworth Tasting Room: 0.9 mi
  • Alpine Ascent Climbing Wall: 1.0 mi
Cliffs: 14
  • Upper Castle Rock: 2.6 mi
  • Lower Castle Rock: 2.6 mi
  • Central Park: 4.7 mi
  • Snow Creek Wall: 5.3 mi
  • Icicle Buttress: 5.4 mi
Gardens: 8
Beaches: 8
  • Marble Rock Beach: 0.2 mi
  • Hot Sand Beach: 0.4 mi
  • Enchantment Beach: 0.5 mi
  • Rafters Beach: 0.6 mi
  • Deer Beach: 0.6 mi
Museums: 8
  • Nutcracker Museum & Store: 0.3 mi
  • Greater Leavenworth Museum: 0.3 mi
  • Cashmere Museum and Pioneer Village: 10.6 mi
  • Rocky Reach Discovery Center: 17.2 mi
  • Rocky Reach Dam Discovery Center: 17.2 mi
Historic sites: 7
Waterfalls: 6
Nature reserves: 5
Ghost towns: 4
Picnic sites: 2
  • Swiftwater Picnic Area: 5.4 mi
  • Day Use Area: 13.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
Hot springs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.4 miles of Sand Bar. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dragontail PeakSW 226°2,695 m11.4 mi
Pandora's BoxSW 226°2,658 m11.7 mi
Colchuck PeakSW 228°2,653 m11.9 mi
Cannon MountainSW 227°2,637 m9.3 mi
Enchantment PeakSW 223°2,597 m9.9 mi
Witches TowerSW 224°2,597 m11.3 mi
Cashmere MountainWSW 255°2,595 m9.2 mi
Little AnnapurnaSW 220°2,578 m11.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3519:15
June solstice05:0620:1621:05
September equinox06:5018:2219:02
December solstice07:4915:2116:14

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F263239475562696960483527
Precip in4.12.92.51.21.41.00.40.40.82.44.14.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Leavenworth 3 S, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1385637335

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