Nature reserve · Washington

Cascade River South 2

Cascade River South 2 from directly overhead

Cascade River South 2 is a nature reserve in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 119 m. Eldorado Peak stands 2,703 m to the east, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Cascade River South 1, a nature reserve 1.1 miles away. JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP passes 2.1 miles off.

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Operated by: Skagit Land Trust

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Coordinates48.52179, -121.38625

2.1 mi off the JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP
2.1 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
26.2 mi off the JCT SR 5 VIC BELLINGHAM TO AUSTIN PASS VIC MT BAKER

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks

Lookout Mountain: 3.3 mi
Razorback Mountain: 4.2 mi
Bacon Point: 5.7 mi
Mount Tommy Thompson: 6.1 mi
Helen Buttes: 6.2 mi

Parks22

Pressentin County Park: 2.2 mi
Riverside Park: 7.4 mi
Hilt Creek Park: 10.3 mi
Howard Miller Steelhead Park: 10.6 mi
Lake Shannon Recreation Area: 15.8 mi

Nature reserves15

Cascade River South 1: 1.1 mi
Douglas Island Convservation Area: 2.2 mi
Diobsud Creek Abel Conservation Area: 3.2 mi
Diobsud Creek Barbien/Jordan Conservation Easement: 4.1 mi
Marblemount Conservation Area: 4.4 mi

Waterfalls15

Historic sites2

North Cascading: 4.9 mi
Fortson Mill: 23.3 mi

Artworks2

Temple of Power: 12.2 mi
Lumberjack Mural: 16.5 mi

Attractions2

"Old Number 6" Seattle City Light Locomotive: 12.3 mi
Shadow of the Sentinels: 18.2 mi

Museums2

Gorge Powerhouse Visitor Gallery: 12.6 mi
Skagit Aero Education Museum: 17.0 mi

Cliffs2

Rock Cabin Avalanche: 18.5 mi
Winnies Slide: 23.8 mi

Hot springs2

Sulphur Creek Hot Springs: 20.7 mi
Baker Hot Springs: 21.1 mi

Ghost towns1

Sauk City: 11.5 mi

Gardens1

Angele Cupples Community Garden: 17.1 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.6 miles of Cascade River South 2. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Eldorado Peak	E 85°	2,703 m	11.6 mi
Klawatti Peak	E 80°	2,586 m	13.1 mi
Primus Peak	ENE 73°	2,567 m	14.1 mi
Marble Needle	E 79°	2,560.6 m	11.4 mi
Snowfield Peak	NE 55°	2,545 m	13.8 mi
Austera Peak	ENE 76°	2,534 m	13.4 mi
The Needle	NE 53°	2,485 m	13.3 mi
Johannesburg Mountain	ESE 106°	2,469 m	14.0 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:09	18:37	19:18
June solstice	05:04	20:22	21:12
September equinox	06:53	18:24	19:05
December solstice	07:56	15:19	16:13

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg °F	37	39	43	48	55	59	64	65	59	49	41	37
Precip in	12.8	8.1	8.7	5.5	3.5	2.9	1.6	1.7	4.0	9.2	13.7	11.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Darrington 21 NNE, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap Official site

OpenStreetMap element way/995917157

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