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Lawson Bluff

Lawson Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Lawson Bluff is a cliff in Washington, at a recorded elevation of 25 m. Mount Constitution stands 732 m to the south-southeast, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is China Caves, a cliff 0.3 miles away. SAN JUAN ISLANDS passes 12 miles off. 48 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
25 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates48.76872, -122.91519

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Stone-Bridge terrrill preserve: 4.4 mi
  • Buck Park: 4.7 mi
  • Library Park: 5.0 mi
  • Eastsound Village Green County Park: 5.0 mi
  • Eastsound Waterfront County Park: 5.1 mi
Nature reserves
Artworks
Peaks: 48
Historic sites: 36
Beaches: 32
Museums: 22
  • Orcas WILD: 4.9 mi
  • Orcas Island Historical Museum: 5.0 mi
  • Crow Valley School Museum: 7.1 mi
  • Moran Mansion Museum: 8.8 mi
  • Stuart Island Teacherage Museum: 15.1 mi
Cliffs: 19
  • China Caves: 0.3 mi
  • Round Cliff: 8.1 mi
  • Face Cliff: 8.5 mi
  • The Notch: 12.8 mi
  • Rocky Top: 12.9 mi
Gardens: 18
Attractions: 13
Waterfalls: 8
  • Cavern Falls: 9.2 mi
  • Rustic Falls: 9.2 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 9.3 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 9.3 mi
  • Artificial Waterfall: 18.0 mi
Picnic sites: 8
  • 1: 10.6 mi
  • 2: 10.6 mi
  • 3: 10.6 mi
  • 4: 10.6 mi
  • 5: 10.6 mi
Rest areas: 2
Springs: 1
  • Cold Spring: 7.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ConstitutionSSE 149°732 m7.4 mi
False SummitSSE 152°697 m8.0 mi
Little SummitSSE 154°613 m8.5 mi
Mount PickettSE 143°533 m8.8 mi
Squalicum MountainE 88°472 m24.9 mi
Buck MountainSSE 154°447 m5.4 mi
Mount WoolardS 179°362 m9.5 mi
Entrance MountainSSE 162°360 m10.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4319:25
June solstice05:0920:2921:19
September equinox06:5918:3019:11
December solstice08:0315:2316:18

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414346505558626258524541
Precip in3.92.62.62.11.71.30.71.01.63.24.63.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Olga 2 SE, 12 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356540444

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