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Really Big Tree Trunk

Really Big Tree Trunk from directly overhead

Really Big Tree Trunk is a historic site in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 22 m. Lyman Hill stands 1,311 m to the east-northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Anacortes Viewpoint Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP passes 1.6 miles off.

What the record says

Material
wood

How to reach it

Coordinates48.48412, -122.59593

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Anacortes Viewpoint Park: 0.0 mi
  • John Storvik Playground: 1.3 mi
  • Pickett Pocket Park: 1.6 mi
  • Seafarers Memorial Park: 1.9 mi
  • Cap Sante Park: 2.1 mi
Artworks
Peaks
Historic sites: 45
Beaches: 32
Museums: 29
Gardens: 22
Cliffs: 20
Attractions: 14
  • Anacortes Yacht Charters: 1.4 mi
  • Jolly Mon Charters: 1.9 mi
  • Crown Yacht Charters: 2.2 mi
  • Beachcomber Charters: 6.2 mi
  • The Old Fir Log: 7.9 mi
Picnic sites: 9
Waterfalls: 9
  • Hidden Falls: 15.4 mi
  • Cavern Falls: 15.6 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 15.6 mi
  • Rustic Falls: 15.6 mi
  • Chuckanut Falls: 15.9 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Lighthouses: 3
Springs: 1
  • Cold Spring: 16.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.4 miles of Really Big Tree Trunk. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lyman HillENE 69°1,311 m21.4 mi
Cultus MountainE 101°1,205 m21.2 mi
Lookout MountainNE 37°816 m17.8 mi
Anderson MountainENE 59°736 m17.6 mi
Mount ConstitutionNW 321°732 m17.2 mi
Chuckanut MountainNE 41°705 m13.1 mi
False SummitNW 319°697 m16.6 mi
Little SummitNW 318°613 m16.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4219:23
June solstice05:0920:2721:17
September equinox06:5818:2919:10
December solstice08:0015:2416:18

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434447515761656561534742
Precip in3.92.62.42.11.91.50.81.41.62.84.43.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Anacortes, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13131939513

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