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Diobsud Creek Abel Conservation Area

Diobsud Creek Abel Conservation Area from directly overhead

Diobsud Creek Abel Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 109 m. Eldorado Peak stands 2,703 m to the east, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Diobsud Creek Barbien/Jordan Conservation Easement, a nature reserve 1.0 miles away. JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP runs past it.

What to expect

Operated by
Skagit Land Trust

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates48.56194, -121.41942

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 21
  • Pressentin County Park: 2.7 mi
  • Riverside Park: 7.3 mi
  • Howard Miller Steelhead Park: 10.2 mi
  • Hilt Creek Park: 11.0 mi
  • Lake Shannon Recreation Area: 14.1 mi
Cliffs: 5
Historic sites: 2
  • North Cascading: 2.9 mi
  • Fortson Mill: 24.5 mi
Artworks: 2
Attractions: 2
  • "Old Number 6" Seattle City Light Locomotive: 11.0 mi
  • Shadow of the Sentinels: 15.5 mi
Museums: 2
  • Gorge Powerhouse Visitor Gallery: 11.3 mi
  • Skagit Aero Education Museum: 15.6 mi
Hot springs: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Angele Cupples Community Garden: 15.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.2 miles of Diobsud Creek Abel Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Eldorado PeakE 97°2,703 m13.1 mi
Klawatti PeakE 92°2,586 m14.4 mi
Primus PeakE 85°2,567 m15.0 mi
Marble NeedleE 93°2,560.6 m12.8 mi
Snowfield PeakENE 68°2,545 m13.8 mi
Austera PeakE 88°2,534 m14.5 mi
The NeedleENE 67°2,485 m13.2 mi
The HorsemanENE 68°2,443 m13.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:3719:19
June solstice05:0420:2321:12
September equinox06:5318:2419:05
December solstice07:5615:1816:13

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/995923121

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