Cliff · Washington
Fidalgo Head
Fidalgo Head is a cliff in Washington, at a recorded elevation of 2 m. Lookout Mountain stands 816 m to the northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Washington Park, a park 0.3 miles away. ANACORTES TO SIDNEY, BC passes 1.5 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2 m
How to reach it
Coordinates48.49209, -122.70231
- 1.5 mi off the ANACORTES TO SIDNEY, BC
- 5.6 mi off the JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP
- 5.5 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
- 9.2 mi off the ANACORTES TO SAN JUAN ISLANDS
Overlooks nearby
- Chuckanut Drive Heritage Marker · 14 mi
- Overlook Park · 15 mi
- Greg's Point · 15 mi
- Samish Overlook · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Washington Park: 0.3 mi
- Cabana Park: 0.6 mi
- Skyline Home Owners Association: 0.8 mi
- Tugboat Park: 1.2 mi
- Tugboat Park: 1.3 mi
Artworks
- Havekost Monument: 0.5 mi
- Driftwood Giraffes: 4.5 mi
- Public Art: 5.1 mi
- The Maiden of Deception Pass: 5.5 mi
- Water Quality of Cranberry Lake: 6.9 mi
Peaks
- Sugarloaf: 4.0 mi
- Decatur Head: 4.0 mi
- Olivine Hill: 4.0 mi
- Little Round Top: 4.2 mi
- Mount Erie: 4.4 mi
Nature reserves
- Dog Woods: 4.0 mi
- Campbell Lake - Ham/Alexandra Conservation Easement: 5.0 mi
- Fidalgo Bay - Graber Conservation Area: 5.1 mi
- Fidalgo Bay - Carsten Conservation Area: 5.2 mi
- Anacortes -Tursi Conservation Easement: 5.3 mi
Historic sites: 48
- Fidalgo Island Packing Company: 1.5 mi
- Keith Shugarts Playground: 4.2 mi
- Anne Curtis Sculpture: 4.5 mi
- Altair - Americus Memorial: 4.6 mi
- Seafarers Memorial: 4.6 mi
Beaches: 40
- West Beach: 0.4 mi
- Tugboat Beach: 1.2 mi
- Anaco Beach: 1.6 mi
- Alexander Beach: 2.4 mi
- Rosario Beach: 5.3 mi
Museums: 30
- Anacortes Museum: 4.2 mi
- W.T. Preston Museum: 4.6 mi
- MONA: Museum of Northwest Art: 11.7 mi
- La Conner Volunteer Firefighter Museum: 11.7 mi
- La Conner Quilt and Textile Museum: 11.8 mi
Cliffs: 24
- Yellow Bluff: 3.6 mi
- White Cliff: 4.4 mi
- Snag Buttress: 4.4 mi
- Main Wall East: 4.4 mi
- Sares Head: 4.8 mi
Gardens: 24
- Sally's Garden: 9.8 mi
- Samish Island Acres Community Garden: 11.0 mi
- Roozen Gaarde: 14.8 mi
- Community Garden: 15.7 mi
- Overmarsh Farm Commons: 16.1 mi
Attractions: 19
- Crown Yacht Charters: 4.4 mi
- Anacortes Yacht Charters: 4.5 mi
- Jolly Mon Charters: 4.5 mi
- Beachcomber Charters: 7.4 mi
- Corn Maze: 10.4 mi
Picnic sites: 9
- Green Point Picnic Area: 0.5 mi
- Rosario Picnic Area: 5.6 mi
- 6: 11.0 mi
- 5: 11.0 mi
- 4: 11.0 mi
Waterfalls: 7
- Hidden Falls: 12.1 mi
- Cascade Falls: 12.2 mi
- Rustic Falls: 12.2 mi
- Cavern Falls: 12.3 mi
- Chuckanut Falls: 17.7 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Whitney: 11.0 mi
- Skagit City: 17.3 mi
- Ehrlich: 23.5 mi
- Park: 23.6 mi
Lighthouses: 3
- Smith Island Keepers House: 13.6 mi
- Admiralty Head Lighthouse: 22.9 mi
- Point Wilson Lighthouse: 24.2 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Bow Hill Southbound Rest Area: 17.5 mi
- Bow Hill Northbound Rest Area: 17.5 mi
Springs: 1
- Cold Spring: 13.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.7 miles of Fidalgo Head. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lookout Mountain | NE 49° | 816 m | 20.7 mi |
| Mount Constitution | NNW 335° | 732 m | 14.1 mi |
| Chuckanut Mountain | NE 55° | 705 m | 16.4 mi |
| False Summit | NNW 334° | 697 m | 13.4 mi |
| Little Summit | NNW 332° | 613 m | 13.0 mi |
| Mount Pickett | NNW 340° | 533 m | 12.9 mi |
| Buck Mountain | NNW 333° | 447 m | 16.0 mi |
| Mount Erie | SE 127° | 385 m | 4.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:42 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 20:28 | 21:17 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:29 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 08:01 | 15:24 | 16:19 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 43 | 44 | 47 | 51 | 57 | 61 | 65 | 65 | 61 | 53 | 47 | 42 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 4.4 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Anacortes, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/1467619388
Day trips start here
- Anacortes · 4 mi
- Deception Pass State Park · 7 mi
- Lopez Island · 9 mi
- La Conner · 12 mi
- Edison · 13 mi
- Orcas Village · 13 mi
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