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Sares Head

Sares Head, seen from above at true elevation

Sares Head is a cliff in Washington, at a recorded elevation of 11 m. Mount Constitution stands 732 m to the north-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Rosario Beach, a beach 0.6 miles away. JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP passes 1.5 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
11 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates48.42544, -122.67401

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • The Maiden of Deception Pass: 0.7 mi
  • Water Quality of Cranberry Lake: 2.1 mi
  • The Eco-System of Deception Pass: 2.1 mi
  • The Native Plants of Deception Pass: 2.2 mi
  • The Old Growth Forests of Deception Pass: 2.2 mi
Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Campbell Lake Boat Launch: 2.8 mi
  • Mount Erie Park: 2.9 mi
  • Mount Erie Park: 3.2 mi
  • Anacortes Community Forest Lands: 3.3 mi
  • Tugboat Park: 4.5 mi
Historic sites: 55
Beaches: 34
Museums: 31
Gardens: 24
Cliffs: 18
Attractions: 18
  • Beachcomber Charters: 2.9 mi
  • Corn Maze: 5.7 mi
  • Anacortes Yacht Charters: 6.2 mi
  • Jolly Mon Charters: 6.6 mi
  • Crown Yacht Charters: 6.7 mi
Picnic sites: 9
Waterfalls: 7
  • Hidden Falls: 16.8 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 16.9 mi
  • Rustic Falls: 16.9 mi
  • Cavern Falls: 17.0 mi
  • Chuckanut Falls: 21.0 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Lighthouses: 3
Rest areas: 2
Springs: 1
  • Cold Spring: 18.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.3 miles of Sares Head. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ConstitutionNNW 338°732 m18.8 mi
Chuckanut MountainNE 41°705 m18.5 mi
False SummitNNW 336°697 m18.1 mi
Little SummitNNW 336°613 m17.7 mi
Mount PickettNNW 341°533 m17.6 mi
Devils MountainESE 102°520 m19.1 mi
Scott MountainESE 103°496 m18.5 mi
Buck MountainNNW 335°447 m20.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4219:24
June solstice05:1020:2721:17
September equinox06:5818:2919:10
December solstice08:0015:2416:19

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444447515559626259534743
Precip in2.41.61.71.71.71.10.60.91.12.03.12.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Whidbey Island NAS, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/1467356994

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