Cliff · Washington
White Cliffs
White Cliffs is a cliff in Washington, at a recorded elevation of 0 m. Mount Constitution stands 732 m to the north-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Channel Preserve, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. SAN JUAN ISLANDS passes 4.9 miles off. 56 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 0 m
How to reach it
Coordinates48.46815, -122.94434
- 4.9 mi off the SAN JUAN ISLANDS
- 7.1 mi off the ANACORTES TO SIDNEY, BC
- 7.6 mi off the ANACORTES TO SAN JUAN ISLANDS
- 7.9 mi off the ANACORTES TO SAN JUAN ISLANDS TO SIDNEY, BC
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook Park · 6 mi
- Greg's Point · 7 mi
- Point Caution Viewpoint · 7 mi
- Afterglow Vista · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Otis Perkins Day Park: 2.3 mi
- Fourth of July Beach: 2.7 mi
- Port of Lopez public shoreline access: 2.8 mi
- Pickett's Redoubt: 3.3 mi
- Eagle Cove County Park: 4.1 mi
Nature reserves: 57
- Channel Preserve: 0.7 mi
- 3rd Lagoon Preserve: 1.3 mi
- Cattle Point Natural Resources Conservation Area: 1.5 mi
- Lopez Hill preserve: 3.4 mi
- Island Marble butterfly reserve: 3.4 mi
Peaks: 56
- Mount Finlayson: 1.9 mi
- Lopez Hill: 2.9 mi
- Mount Little: 4.7 mi
- Chadwick Hill: 6.3 mi
- San Elmo: 6.4 mi
Beaches: 36
- South Beach: 2.7 mi
- Fourth of July Beach: 2.8 mi
- Jackson Beach: 4.7 mi
- Flint Beach: 4.8 mi
- Driftwood Beach: 10.3 mi
Attractions: 36
- Orca Survey Outreach & Education Center: 5.6 mi
- Western Prince Whale Watching: 5.7 mi
- Schooners North: 5.7 mi
- Krystal Acres Alpaca Farm: 11.7 mi
- Historic Blockhouse: 12.5 mi
Artworks: 27
- Interaction: 5.7 mi
- "Popeye" The Port of Friday Harbor Seal: 5.8 mi
- GlassSculpture.org: 8.6 mi
- Frozen Wind: 9.6 mi
- Havekost Monument: 11.7 mi
Historic sites: 26
- American Camp: 3.5 mi
- American Camp: 3.5 mi
- World War I Memorial: 5.7 mi
- Lime Kiln: 10.1 mi
- Historic Storeshouse: 12.5 mi
Cliffs: 24
- White Cliff: 7.0 mi
- Humphrey Head: 7.3 mi
- Bald Bluff: 8.1 mi
- Fidalgo Head: 11.2 mi
- Sares Head: 12.7 mi
Museums: 18
- San Juan Islands Museum of Art: 5.7 mi
- Whale Museum: 5.7 mi
- San Juan Historical Museum: 5.8 mi
- Moran Mansion Museum: 12.6 mi
- Crow Valley School Museum: 13.8 mi
Picnic sites: 9
- Green Point Picnic Area: 11.4 mi
- Rosario Picnic Area: 13.8 mi
- 1: 14.2 mi
- 2: 14.2 mi
- 3: 14.2 mi
Gardens: 7
- Sally's Garden: 4.1 mi
- Community Garden: 6.0 mi
- Overmarsh Farm Commons: 7.4 mi
- Thirsty Goose: 8.7 mi
- English Camp Garden: 12.4 mi
Lighthouses: 4
- Smith Island Keepers House: 11.3 mi
- New Dungeness Lighthouse Reservation: 21.2 mi
- Point Wilson Lighthouse: 24.0 mi
- Admiralty Head Lighthouse: 24.4 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Cascade Falls: 13.3 mi
- Rustic Falls: 13.4 mi
- Cavern Falls: 13.5 mi
- Hidden Falls: 13.6 mi
Springs: 1
- Cold Spring: 14.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Whitney: 21.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of White Cliffs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Constitution | NNE 20° | 732 m | 15.4 mi |
| False Summit | NNE 20° | 697 m | 14.6 mi |
| Little Summit | NNE 21° | 613 m | 14.1 mi |
| Mount Pickett | NNE 26° | 533 m | 15.2 mi |
| Buck Mountain | NNE 13° | 447 m | 16.3 mi |
| Mount Erie | E 94° | 385 m | 14.6 mi |
| Mount Woolard | N 8° | 362 m | 11.3 mi |
| Entrance Mountain | NNE 22° | 360 m | 12.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:43 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 20:28 | 21:18 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:30 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 08:02 | 15:25 | 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 | 42 | 43 | 46 | 49 | 54 | 58 | 61 | 62 | 58 | 51 | 45 | 42 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Friday Harbor AP, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/356548191
Day trips start here
- Lopez Island · 3 mi
- San Juan Islands · 7 mi
- Orcas Village · 9 mi
- Orcas Island · 13 mi
- Deception Pass State Park · 14 mi
- Anacortes · 15 mi
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