Big Rock Park
Big Rock Park is a nature reserve in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 153 m. South Twin stands 2,123 m to the east-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Rock Garden, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. JCT SR 5 VIC BELLINGHAM TO AUSTIN PASS VIC MT BAKER passes 1.0 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- City of Bellingham
How to reach it
- 1.0 mi off the JCT SR 5 VIC BELLINGHAM TO AUSTIN PASS VIC MT BAKER
- 4.5 mi off the JCT SR 5 VIC BURLINGTON TO JCT SR 5 VIC BELLINGHAM
- 7.9 mi off the JCT SR 530 VIC ARLINGTON TO CANADIAN BORDER
- 8.2 mi off the JCT BLANCHARD RD OVERCROSSING TO VIC LARABEE STATE PARK
Overlooks nearby
- Inspiration Point · 6 mi
- Madrone Crest Viewpoint · 6 mi
- Burnout knob · 9 mi
- Chuckanut Drive Heritage Marker · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Big Rock Garden: 0.0 mi
- Northridge Park: 0.5 mi
- Highland Heights: 0.5 mi
- Bloedel Donovan Park: 0.6 mi
- Westhills Park: 0.8 mi
- Peters Street Trail: 0.1 mi
- Neighborhood Connector: 0.9 mi
- Toad Lake: 1.8 mi
- Sunset Pond: 2.0 mi
- Salmon Woods Open Space: 2.0 mi
- Constructing a New World: 1.1 mi
- Memorial Healing Totem Pole: 1.5 mi
- Miss Velveeta Jones: 2.3 mi
- Risorgimento: 2.8 mi
- Delilah: 2.8 mi
- Toad Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Squalicum Mountain: 2.5 mi
- King Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Sehome Hill: 3.6 mi
- Slash: 5.9 mi
- Whatcom County Veterans Memorial: 1.9 mi
- Softball Hall of Fame: 2.1 mi
- Healing and Reconciliation Memorial: 2.8 mi
- Worker Memorial Day Plaque: 2.8 mi
- Grand Army of the Republic: 3.0 mi
- Public Access Beach: 1.9 mi
- Cornwall Beach: 3.7 mi
- Squalicum Beach: 4.4 mi
- dogfish beach: 10.0 mi
- Dogfish beach south: 10.1 mi
- Lightcatcher: 2.9 mi
- Spark Museum of Electrical Invention: 3.0 mi
- Old City Hall: 3.0 mi
- Whatcom Museum at Old City Hall: 3.0 mi
- Old Fire Station No. 1: 3.0 mi
- Whirlpool Falls: 1.2 mi
- Chuckanut Falls: 5.4 mi
- Silver Creek Falls: 5.5 mi
- Anderson Falls: 6.2 mi
- Hard Scrabble Falls: 8.7 mi
- York Community Farm: 2.5 mi
- WeGrow Garden: 2.6 mi
- Cornwall Rose Garden: 2.7 mi
- Garden: 3.3 mi
- Rose Garden: 3.6 mi
- I-5 Sloth "Slothy": 5.4 mi
- Stoney Ridge Farm: 9.7 mi
- Samson Estates Winery: 9.8 mi
- Dan Cramer's Western Town: 10.1 mi
- Farmville: 17.3 mi
- Devils Slide: 12.6 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 17.9 mi
- Yellow Bluff: 19.5 mi
- China Caves: 22.5 mi
- Lawson Bluff: 22.5 mi
- Group Picnic Area: 8.7 mi
- 6: 18.5 mi
- 5: 18.5 mi
- 4: 18.5 mi
- 3: 18.5 mi
- Bow Hill Southbound Rest Area: 13.2 mi
- Custer Northbound Rest Area: 13.3 mi
- Bow Hill Northbound Rest Area: 13.4 mi
- Custer Southbound Rest Area: 15.0 mi
- Cold Spring: 20.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.8 miles of Big Rock Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Twin | ESE 102° | 2,123 m | 20.2 mi |
| North Twin | E 101° | 2,024 m | 19.6 mi |
| Skookum Peak | ESE 103° | 2,018 m | 20.5 mi |
| Little Sister | ESE 104° | 2,012 m | 20.9 mi |
| Jaw's Tooth | ESE 103° | 1,981 m | 20.5 mi |
| Kloke Peak | ESE 104° | 1,975 m | 20.4 mi |
| Cinderella Peak | ESE 105° | 1,975 m | 21.2 mi |
| Twin Crest Peak | ESE 106° | 1,792 m | 21.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:41 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:07 | 20:27 | 21:17 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:28 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 08:01 | 15:21 | 16:16 |
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 | 41 | 42 | 46 | 51 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 64 | 59 | 52 | 46 | 41 |
| Precip in | 4.6 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 3.9 | 5.7 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bellingham 3 SSW, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/375113154
Day trips start here
- Bellingham · 3 mi
- Ferndale · 9 mi
- Lynden · 12 mi
- Lummi Island · 13 mi
- Edison · 14 mi
- Northwest Washington · 14 mi
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