Cliff · Washington
Scatchet Head
Scatchet Head is a cliff in Washington, at a recorded elevation of 8 m. Mount Walker stands 844 m to the west-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Site U, a park 0.3 miles away. Cascade Loop passes 4.9 miles off. 25 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 8 m
How to reach it
Coordinates47.91440, -122.41959
- 4.9 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
- 4.9 mi off the CLINTON FERRY ZONE VIC WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 20 VIC KEYSTON FERRY ZONE
- 5.2 mi off the MUKILTEO TO CLINTON
- 6.8 mi off the EDMONDS TO KINGSTON
Overlooks nearby
- Ralph E. White Memorial Obsercation Deck · 9 mi
- Agate Street Road End · 15 mi
- Sanwick Place Road End · 15 mi
- Whitty Way Public Road End · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Site U: 0.3 mi
- Sandy Hook Playground: 1.1 mi
- Keith Gould Park: 1.2 mi
- Dave Mackie Park: 2.0 mi
- Glendale Trust Land: 2.0 mi
Nature reserves
- Possession Point State Park: 2.0 mi
- Glendale Trust Land: 2.1 mi
- Maxwelton Outdoor Classroom: 3.0 mi
- Mukilteo Natural Reserve: 5.1 mi
- Deer Lagoon Preserve: 6.5 mi
Gardens
- Kitchen Garden: 5.4 mi
- Willow Creek Habitat Demonstration Garden: 7.8 mi
- Rob Shouten Gallery Sculpture Garden: 8.7 mi
- Heronswood Garden: 8.8 mi
- Bog, Alpine Rock, Crevice, and Cactus Garden: 9.4 mi
Historic sites
- Point Elliott Treaty Monument: 5.8 mi
- Veterans' Memorial Flagpole: 8.3 mi
- Korean War: 8.6 mi
- Eisenhower White Ash Tree: 8.6 mi
- Gold Star Families Memorial Monument: 8.6 mi
Museums
- Future of Flight Aviation Center & Boeing Tour: 6.0 mi
- Flying Heritage & Combat Armor Museum: 6.5 mi
- Edmonds Historical Museum: 7.4 mi
- Of Sea and Shore Museum: 8.6 mi
- South Whidbey Historical Museum: 8.7 mi
Artworks
- Landing Zone: 6.8 mi
- Beach Landing: 7.2 mi
- Standing Wave: 7.3 mi
- Friendship Tree: 7.3 mi
- Kayə’s Gift: 7.3 mi
Attractions
- Flying Squirrel Trampoline Park: 9.4 mi
- AR Workshop Mill Creek: 9.9 mi
- The Washington State Corn Maze: 11.8 mi
- Ancient Cedar: 13.0 mi
- Lake Stevens Monster: 15.2 mi
Beaches: 49
- Double Bluff County Park: 6.3 mi
- Double Bluff Beach: 6.3 mi
- Sunset Beach: 7.1 mi
- Olympic Beach: 7.3 mi
- Marina Beach: 7.6 mi
Peaks: 25
- Norway Hill: 15.4 mi
- Jorgenson Hill: 16.4 mi
- Lord Hill: 16.9 mi
- Devils Butte: 16.9 mi
- Getchell Hill: 17.2 mi
Lighthouses: 13
- Point No Point Lighthouse: 5.0 mi
- Office: 5.0 mi
- Oil House: 5.0 mi
- Ladder Storage: 5.7 mi
- Oil House: 5.7 mi
Cliffs: 12
- Double Bluff: 7.2 mi
- White Bluff: 8.0 mi
- Top of bluff: 8.5 mi
- Foulweather Bluff: 9.1 mi
- Teekalet Bluff: 9.1 mi
Picnic sites: 12
- Richmond Beach Saltwater Park: 10.4 mi
- Lion's Centennial Pavilion: 15.6 mi
- The Clearing: 17.8 mi
- Picnic Shelter 2: 18.0 mi
- Site #2: 19.3 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Silver Lake Rest Area (closed): 9.5 mi
- Smokey Point Southbound Rest Area: 20.5 mi
- Smokey Point Northbound Rest Area: 20.6 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Ludlow Falls: 13.4 mi
- Waterwall: 23.9 mi
- McCauley Falls: 24.0 mi
Springs: 2
- Licton Springs: 15.3 mi
- Ravenna Park Sulfur Spring: 17.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Scatchet Head. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Walker | WSW 249° | 844 m | 24.0 mi |
| Big Skidder Hill | W 276° | 646 m | 23.5 mi |
| Little Skidder Hill | W 272° | 371 m | 23.1 mi |
| Bald Hill | ESE 107° | 217 m | 18.7 mi |
| Ring Hill | ESE 122° | 179 m | 21.2 mi |
| Devils Butte | ESE 104° | 174 m | 16.9 mi |
| Mount Forest | ESE 116° | 174 m | 20.8 mi |
| Queen Anne Hill | S 171° | 144 m | 19.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:42 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 20:25 | 21:13 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:28 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:57 | 15:26 | 16:20 |
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 | 42 | 45 | 49 | 55 | 59 | 64 | 64 | 60 | 52 | 45 | 40 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 3.3 | 5.0 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Everett Snohomish CO AP, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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