Channel Preserve
Channel Preserve is a nature reserve in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 25 m. Mount Constitution stands 732 m to the north-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is White Cliffs, a cliff 0.7 miles away. SAN JUAN ISLANDS passes 4.3 miles off. 56 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- San Juan County Conservation Land Bank
How to reach it
- 4.3 mi off the SAN JUAN ISLANDS
- 6.7 mi off the ANACORTES TO SIDNEY, BC
- 7.0 mi off the ANACORTES TO SAN JUAN ISLANDS
- 7.4 mi off the ANACORTES TO SAN JUAN ISLANDS TO SIDNEY, BC
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook Park · 5 mi
- Greg's Point · 6 mi
- Point Caution Viewpoint · 7 mi
- Afterglow Vista · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Otis Perkins Day Park: 1.7 mi
- Port of Lopez public shoreline access: 2.2 mi
- Fourth of July Beach: 2.8 mi
- Pickett's Redoubt: 3.5 mi
- Channel Vista Water Access: 3.9 mi
- 3rd Lagoon Preserve: 1.7 mi
- Cattle Point Natural Resources Conservation Area: 2.0 mi
- Lopez Hill preserve: 3.2 mi
- Island Marble butterfly reserve: 3.6 mi
- Hummel Lake Preserve: 3.7 mi
- Mount Finlayson: 2.2 mi
- Lopez Hill: 2.7 mi
- Mount Little: 4.6 mi
- San Elmo: 6.1 mi
- Chadwick Hill: 6.5 mi
- Fourth of July Beach: 2.9 mi
- South Beach: 3.0 mi
- Jackson Beach: 4.3 mi
- Flint Beach: 5.2 mi
- Driftwood Beach: 9.7 mi
- Interaction: 5.2 mi
- "Popeye" The Port of Friday Harbor Seal: 5.3 mi
- GlassSculpture.org: 8.3 mi
- Frozen Wind: 9.2 mi
- Havekost Monument: 11.6 mi
- White Cliffs: 0.7 mi
- Humphrey Head: 6.7 mi
- White Cliff: 6.8 mi
- Bald Bluff: 7.6 mi
- Fidalgo Head: 11.1 mi
- American Camp: 3.7 mi
- American Camp: 3.7 mi
- World War I Memorial: 5.2 mi
- Lime Kiln: 9.9 mi
- Historic Storeshouse: 12.1 mi
- San Juan Islands Museum of Art: 5.2 mi
- Whale Museum: 5.3 mi
- San Juan Historical Museum: 5.3 mi
- Moran Mansion Museum: 12.0 mi
- Crow Valley School Museum: 13.1 mi
- Orca Survey Outreach & Education Center: 5.1 mi
- Western Prince Whale Watching: 5.2 mi
- Schooners North: 5.2 mi
- Krystal Acres Alpaca Farm: 11.4 mi
- Historic Blockhouse: 12.1 mi
- Green Point Picnic Area: 11.2 mi
- 1: 13.7 mi
- 2: 13.7 mi
- 3: 13.7 mi
- 4: 13.7 mi
- Sally's Garden: 3.5 mi
- Community Garden: 5.6 mi
- Overmarsh Farm Commons: 7.0 mi
- Thirsty Goose: 8.4 mi
- English Camp Garden: 12.1 mi
- Cascade Falls: 12.7 mi
- Rustic Falls: 12.8 mi
- Cavern Falls: 12.9 mi
- Hidden Falls: 13.0 mi
- Smith Island Keepers House: 11.9 mi
- New Dungeness Lighthouse Reservation: 21.8 mi
- Point Wilson Lighthouse: 24.6 mi
- Cold Spring: 13.9 mi
- Whitney: 21.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Channel Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Constitution | NNE 20° | 732 m | 14.7 mi |
| False Summit | NNE 21° | 697 m | 13.9 mi |
| Little Summit | NNE 22° | 613 m | 13.4 mi |
| Mount Pickett | NNE 27° | 533 m | 14.6 mi |
| Buck Mountain | NNE 14° | 447 m | 15.7 mi |
| Mount Erie | E 96° | 385 m | 14.7 mi |
| Mount Woolard | N 8° | 362 m | 10.7 mi |
| Entrance Mountain | NNE 23° | 360 m | 11.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:43 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 20:28 | 21:18 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:30 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 08:02 | 15:25 | 16:20 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 42 | 43 | 46 | 49 | 54 | 58 | 61 | 62 | 58 | 51 | 45 | 42 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Friday Harbor AP, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1533137887
Day trips start here
- Lopez Island · 2 mi
- San Juan Islands · 6 mi
- Orcas Village · 8 mi
- Orcas Island · 12 mi
- Anacortes · 15 mi
- Deception Pass State Park · 15 mi
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