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South Beach

South Beach from directly overhead

South Beach is a beach in Washington, at a recorded elevation of 42 m. Mount Constitution stands 732 m to the north-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Finlayson, a peak 0.8 miles away. SAN JUAN ISLANDS passes 5.6 miles off. 57 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
42 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.45557, -122.99965

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Fourth of July Beach: 0.9 mi
  • Pickett's Redoubt: 0.9 mi
  • Eagle Cove County Park: 1.6 mi
  • Otis Perkins Day Park: 4.3 mi
  • Jackson Beach Park: 4.5 mi
Nature reserves: 58
Peaks: 57
Attractions: 37
Beaches: 33
Historic sites: 25
Cliffs: 25
Museums: 17
Picnic sites: 8
Gardens: 7
Waterfalls: 4
  • Cascade Falls: 15.2 mi
  • Rustic Falls: 15.3 mi
  • Cavern Falls: 15.4 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 15.6 mi
Lighthouses: 3
Springs: 1
  • Cold Spring: 16.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of South Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ConstitutionNNE 27°732 m17.2 mi
False SummitNNE 28°697 m16.4 mi
Little SummitNNE 28°613 m15.9 mi
Mount PickettNNE 32°533 m17.2 mi
Buck MountainNNE 20°447 m17.9 mi
Mount ErieE 90°385 m17.1 mi
Mount WoolardNNE 18°362 m12.7 mi
Entrance MountainNNE 30°360 m13.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4419:25
June solstice05:1120:2921:18
September equinox06:5918:3019:12
December solstice08:0215:2516:20

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424346495458616258514542
Precip in2.71.51.41.01.10.70.50.71.02.33.02.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Friday Harbor AP, 5 mi away.

Mean tidal range 4.53 ft at the nearest NOAA station.

NOAA CO-OPS station Kanaka Bay, San Juan Island, WA, 4 miaway — today’s predictions live there.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/356543279

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