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Foulweather Bluff

Foulweather Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Foulweather Bluff is a cliff in Washington, at a recorded elevation of 71 m. Buckhorn Mountain stands 2,130 m to the west-southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is foulweather Bluff Nature Preserve, a nature reserve 1.3 miles away. JCT SR 101 VIC DISCOVERY BAY TO KINGSTON FERRY ZONE passes 5.1 miles off. 45 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
71 m
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Coordinates47.93987, -122.61174

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Buck Lake Access Site: 3.2 mi
  • Point No Point Access Site: 4.2 mi
  • Frank D. Robinson Beach: 4.9 mi
  • Hicks Shine Park: 5.6 mi
  • Trinity Luthrean Park: 5.9 mi
Historic sites
  • Power Pole 1: 5.3 mi
  • Viewpoint: 5.3 mi
  • Old Cabin: 5.3 mi
  • Gate 2: 5.3 mi
  • Road T to lot 3?: 5.3 mi
Artworks
Gardens
Nature reserves: 57
Peaks: 45
  • Jorgenson Hill: 8.5 mi
  • Strawberry Hill: 12.8 mi
  • Little Skidder Hill: 14.2 mi
  • Big Skidder Hill: 14.4 mi
  • Morgan Hill: 14.6 mi
Museums: 39
  • Of Sea and Shore Museum: 6.0 mi
  • My Girl Drive-In & Museum: 10.7 mi
  • Fort Flagler Museum: 11.4 mi
  • South Whidbey Historical Museum: 11.6 mi
  • Whidbey Island Historical Museum: 11.6 mi
Beaches: 36
  • Foulweather Bluff Beach: 1.4 mi
  • Double Bluff County Park: 4.8 mi
  • Double Bluff Beach: 5.2 mi
  • Portage Beach: 8.4 mi
  • Dabob Broad Spit: 13.0 mi
Attractions: 31
Lighthouses: 13
Cliffs: 11
Picnic sites: 6
Waterfalls: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 2
  • Licton Springs: 20.9 mi
  • Ravenna Park Sulfur Spring: 23.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buckhorn MountainWSW 252°2,129.9 m24.9 mi
Buckhorn Mountain - Northeast PeakWSW 252°2,120.2 m24.6 mi
Mount WorthingtonWSW 253°2,114.7 m23.7 mi
Mount Worthington-Northeast PeakWSW 253°2,103 m23.5 mi
Iron MountainWSW 252°2,080.6 m24.3 mi
Hawk PeakWSW 253°1,995 m22.8 mi
Mount TownsendWSW 257°1,914.1 m21.3 mi
Mount Townsend-North PeakWSW 258°1,893 m21.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4219:23
June solstice05:1220:2521:14
September equinox06:5818:2919:10
December solstice07:5815:2716:21

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424346505559636360524642
Precip in2.21.61.91.51.51.40.70.51.11.62.42.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Port Townsend, 14 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/1464382808

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