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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: 31
Artworks: 25
Attractions: 15
  • 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 PeakSW2,695 m11.4 mi
Pandora's BoxSW2,658 m11.7 mi
Colchuck PeakSW2,653 m11.9 mi
Cannon MountainSW2,637 m9.3 mi
Enchantment PeakSW2,597 m9.9 mi
Witches TowerSW2,597 m11.3 mi
Cashmere MountainWSW2,595 m9.2 mi
Little AnnapurnaSW2,578 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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