Cliff · Washington
Bald Bluff
Bald Bluff is a cliff in Washington, at a recorded elevation of 59 m. Lookout Mountain stands 816 m to the east-northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Spencer Spit State Park, a nature reserve 1.9 miles away. ANACORTES TO SIDNEY, BC passes 0.8 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 59 m
How to reach it
Coordinates48.55566, -122.82685
- 0.8 mi off the ANACORTES TO SIDNEY, BC
- 2.0 mi off the ANACORTES TO SAN JUAN ISLANDS
- 2.7 mi off the SAN JUAN ISLANDS
- 8.8 mi off the ANACORTES TO SAN JUAN ISLANDS TO SIDNEY, BC
Overlooks nearby
- Greg's Point · 8 mi
- Point Caution Viewpoint · 9 mi
- Overlook Park · 9 mi
- Afterglow Vista · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Spencer Spit State Park: 1.9 mi
- Hummel Lake Preserve: 3.9 mi
- Lopez Hill preserve: 5.3 mi
- Blind Island Marine State Park: 5.4 mi
- Channel Preserve: 7.6 mi
Peaks
- Blakely Peak: 1.9 mi
- San Elmo: 3.0 mi
- Upright Head: 3.0 mi
- Brown Rock: 3.5 mi
- Decatur Head: 3.6 mi
Parks
- Promontory Point: 2.8 mi
- Odlin County Park: 3.0 mi
- Obstruction Pass State Park: 3.4 mi
- Decatur Nine: 3.9 mi
- Howell Stewart Park: 4.1 mi
Artworks
- Havekost Monument: 7.6 mi
- Interaction: 8.8 mi
- "Popeye" The Port of Friday Harbor Seal: 8.8 mi
- Driftwood Giraffes: 10.3 mi
- Tribute: 10.4 mi
Beaches: 37
- Driftwood Beach: 2.3 mi
- Obstruction Pass Beach: 3.2 mi
- White Beach: 4.2 mi
- Green Bank: 4.2 mi
- Chin-Chin-Tse-Tung: 5.6 mi
Historic sites: 35
- Mrs. Hardy's Cabin: 5.5 mi
- Fidalgo Island Packing Company: 7.8 mi
- World War I Memorial: 8.7 mi
- Keith Shugarts Playground: 10.1 mi
- Altair - Americus Memorial: 10.3 mi
Museums: 27
- Moran Mansion Museum: 6.5 mi
- Whale Museum: 8.8 mi
- San Juan Islands Museum of Art: 9.0 mi
- San Juan Historical Museum: 9.2 mi
- Crow Valley School Museum: 9.5 mi
Cliffs: 24
- Humphrey Head: 2.0 mi
- White Cliff: 4.3 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 5.8 mi
- Fidalgo Head: 7.2 mi
- White Cliffs: 8.1 mi
Attractions: 17
- Western Prince Whale Watching: 8.7 mi
- Schooners North: 8.8 mi
- Orca Survey Outreach & Education Center: 8.8 mi
- Crown Yacht Charters: 10.3 mi
- Jolly Mon Charters: 10.5 mi
Gardens: 15
- Sally's Garden: 4.5 mi
- Overmarsh Farm Commons: 9.8 mi
- Community Garden: 10.1 mi
- Thirsty Goose: 12.8 mi
- English Camp Garden: 14.9 mi
Picnic sites: 9
- 1: 6.4 mi
- 2: 6.4 mi
- 3: 6.4 mi
- 4: 6.4 mi
- 5: 6.4 mi
Waterfalls: 7
- Cascade Falls: 6.3 mi
- Rustic Falls: 6.3 mi
- Cavern Falls: 6.4 mi
- Hidden Falls: 6.4 mi
- Chuckanut Falls: 19.0 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Whitney: 17.9 mi
- Skagit City: 24.4 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Bow Hill Southbound Rest Area: 22.0 mi
- Bow Hill Northbound Rest Area: 22.1 mi
Springs: 1
- Cold Spring: 7.7 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Smith Island Keepers House: 16.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.3 miles of Bald Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lookout Mountain | ENE 66° | 816 m | 23.2 mi |
| Mount Constitution | N 359° | 732 m | 8.4 mi |
| Chuckanut Mountain | ENE 75° | 705 m | 19.8 mi |
| False Summit | N 358° | 697 m | 7.6 mi |
| Little Summit | N 357° | 613 m | 7.1 mi |
| Mount Pickett | N 9° | 533 m | 7.8 mi |
| Buck Mountain | N 351° | 447 m | 10.0 mi |
| Mount Erie | SE 127° | 385 m | 11.6 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, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/356539661
Day trips start here
- Lopez Island · 6 mi
- Orcas Village · 6 mi
- San Juan Islands · 6 mi
- Orcas Island · 7 mi
- Anacortes · 10 mi
- Eastsound · 10 mi
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