Cliff · Washington
Yellow Bluff
Yellow Bluff is a cliff in Washington, at a recorded elevation of 18 m. Lookout Mountain stands 816 m to the northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Dog Woods, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. ANACORTES TO SIDNEY, BC passes 1.5 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 18 m
How to reach it
Coordinates48.53181, -122.65128
- 1.5 mi off the ANACORTES TO SIDNEY, BC
- 5.7 mi off the JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP
- 5.7 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
- 10.1 mi off the ANACORTES TO SAN JUAN ISLANDS
Overlooks nearby
- Chuckanut Drive Heritage Marker · 11 mi
- Burnout knob · 12 mi
- Samish Overlook · 12 mi
- Inspiration Point · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Dog Woods: 0.5 mi
- Fidalgo Bay - Graber Conservation Area: 4.6 mi
- Fidalgo Bay - Carsten Conservation Area: 4.7 mi
- Anacortes -Tursi Conservation Easement: 4.9 mi
- Samish Island - Goldston Conservation Easement: 5.8 mi
Parks
- Anacortes Waterfront Park: 1.6 mi
- Roadside Park: 1.6 mi
- Roadside Park: 1.6 mi
- Guemes Island School House Park: 1.7 mi
- Q'elech'ilhch Park: 1.8 mi
Peaks
- Olivine Hill: 2.1 mi
- Guemes Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Little Round Top: 4.5 mi
- Sugarloaf: 4.8 mi
- Sugar Cube: 5.1 mi
Artworks
- Driftwood Giraffes: 2.2 mi
- Havekost Monument: 3.3 mi
- Public Art: 4.3 mi
- The Maiden of Deception Pass: 8.0 mi
- The Native Plants of Deception Pass: 9.2 mi
Historic sites: 44
- Keith Shugarts Playground: 2.0 mi
- Fidalgo Island Packing Company: 2.2 mi
- Altair - Americus Memorial: 2.2 mi
- Anne Curtis Sculpture: 2.3 mi
- Seafarers Memorial: 2.5 mi
Beaches: 33
- Tugboat Beach: 3.1 mi
- Anaco Beach: 3.2 mi
- West Beach: 3.3 mi
- Alexander Beach: 4.1 mi
- Sunset Beach: 5.8 mi
Museums: 29
- Anacortes Museum: 1.9 mi
- W.T. Preston Museum: 2.2 mi
- Heritage Flight Museum: 11.5 mi
- MONA: Museum of Northwest Art: 12.0 mi
- La Conner Volunteer Firefighter Museum: 12.1 mi
Gardens: 23
- Samish Island Acres Community Garden: 7.6 mi
- Sally's Garden: 11.9 mi
- Roozen Gaarde: 14.0 mi
- Biology garden plot: 15.9 mi
- Rose Garden: 16.1 mi
Cliffs: 19
- Fidalgo Head: 3.6 mi
- Main Wall East: 5.6 mi
- Snag Buttress: 5.6 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 5.8 mi
- Rodger Bluff: 6.8 mi
Attractions: 18
- Crown Yacht Charters: 2.2 mi
- Jolly Mon Charters: 2.5 mi
- Anacortes Yacht Charters: 2.9 mi
- Beachcomber Charters: 9.4 mi
- The Old Fir Log: 12.1 mi
Waterfalls: 11
- Hidden Falls: 11.2 mi
- Cavern Falls: 11.4 mi
- Cascade Falls: 11.5 mi
- Rustic Falls: 11.5 mi
- Chuckanut Falls: 14.1 mi
Picnic sites: 9
- Green Point Picnic Area: 3.2 mi
- Rosario Picnic Area: 7.9 mi
- 6: 9.7 mi
- 5: 9.7 mi
- 4: 9.7 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Whitney: 10.1 mi
- Skagit City: 16.7 mi
- Park: 20.2 mi
- Ehrlich: 22.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Bow Hill Southbound Rest Area: 14.4 mi
- Bow Hill Northbound Rest Area: 14.5 mi
Springs: 1
- Cold Spring: 12.7 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Smith Island Keepers House: 17.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.5 miles of Yellow Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lookout Mountain | NE 51° | 816 m | 17.1 mi |
| Anderson Mountain | ENE 72° | 736 m | 18.5 mi |
| Mount Constitution | NW 321° | 732 m | 13.0 mi |
| Chuckanut Mountain | ENE 59° | 705 m | 12.9 mi |
| False Summit | NW 318° | 697 m | 12.4 mi |
| Little Summit | NW 316° | 613 m | 12.1 mi |
| Mount Pickett | NW 324° | 533 m | 11.5 mi |
| Scott Mountain | SE 124° | 496 m | 20.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:42 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 20:27 | 21:17 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:29 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 08:01 | 15:24 | 16:18 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 43 | 44 | 47 | 51 | 57 | 61 | 65 | 65 | 61 | 53 | 47 | 42 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 4.4 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Anacortes, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/1471817870
Day trips start here
- Anacortes · 2 mi
- Deception Pass State Park · 9 mi
- Edison · 10 mi
- Lummi Island · 11 mi
- La Conner · 12 mi
- Lopez Island · 12 mi
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