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Cascade River South 1

Cascade River South 1 from directly overhead

Cascade River South 1 is a nature reserve in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 102 m. Eldorado Peak stands 2,703 m to the east, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Cascade River South 2, a nature reserve 1.1 miles away. JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP passes 1.0 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Skagit Land Trust

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates48.52691, -121.40917

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 22
  • Pressentin County Park: 1.2 mi
  • Riverside Park: 6.5 mi
  • Howard Miller Steelhead Park: 9.7 mi
  • Hilt Creek Park: 9.7 mi
  • Lake Shannon Recreation Area: 14.8 mi
Cliffs: 3
Historic sites: 2
  • North Cascading: 4.8 mi
  • Fortson Mill: 22.9 mi
Artworks: 2
Attractions: 2
  • "Old Number 6" Seattle City Light Locomotive: 12.6 mi
  • Shadow of the Sentinels: 17.1 mi
Museums: 2
  • Gorge Powerhouse Visitor Gallery: 12.9 mi
  • Skagit Aero Education Museum: 16.0 mi
Hot springs: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Angele Cupples Community Garden: 16.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.2 miles of Cascade River South 1. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Eldorado PeakE 87°2,703 m12.6 mi
Klawatti PeakE 82°2,586 m14.1 mi
Primus PeakENE 75°2,567 m15.0 mi
Marble NeedleE 82°2,560.6 m12.4 mi
Snowfield PeakENE 59°2,545 m14.5 mi
Austera PeakENE 78°2,534 m14.4 mi
The NeedleENE 57°2,485 m13.9 mi
Johannesburg MountainESE 106°2,469 m15.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:3719:19
June solstice05:0420:2221:12
September equinox06:5318:2419:05
December solstice07:5615:1916:13

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F373943485559646559494137
Precip in12.88.18.75.53.52.91.61.74.09.213.711.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Darrington 21 NNE, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/995914756

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