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False Bay Creek Preserve

False Bay Creek Preserve from directly overhead

False Bay Creek Preserve is a nature reserve in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 6 m. Mount Constitution stands 732 m to the northeast, 16 miles off. SAN JUAN ISLANDS passes 3.2 miles off. 56 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
San Juan County Conservation Land Bank
Access
Permitted
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates48.50256, -123.06258

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Jackson Beach Park: 2.7 mi
  • Cahail Park: 2.8 mi
  • Lafarge Open Space: 3.0 mi
  • Eagle Cove County Park: 3.1 mi
  • Sunken Park: 3.1 mi
Peaks: 56
Nature reserves: 50
Beaches: 29
Cliffs: 23
Artworks: 19
Historic sites: 17
Attractions: 12
Museums: 11
Picnic sites: 8
  • 1: 16.2 mi
  • 2: 16.2 mi
  • 3: 16.2 mi
  • 4: 16.2 mi
  • 5: 16.2 mi
Gardens: 5
Waterfalls: 4
  • Cascade Falls: 14.5 mi
  • Rustic Falls: 14.5 mi
  • Cavern Falls: 14.7 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 14.9 mi
Lighthouses: 2
Springs: 1
  • Cold Spring: 15.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of False Bay Creek Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ConstitutionNE 41°732 m16.1 mi
False SummitNE 43°697 m15.4 mi
Little SummitNE 44°613 m15.0 mi
Mount PickettNE 47°533 m16.5 mi
Buck MountainNE 34°447 m16.3 mi
Mount ErieE 99°385 m20.3 mi
Mount WoolardNE 38°362 m11.2 mi
Entrance MountainNE 48°360 m13.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4419:25
June solstice05:1120:2921:19
September equinox07:0018:3119:12
December solstice08:0215:2516:20

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424346495458616258514542
Precip in2.71.51.41.01.10.70.50.71.02.33.02.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Friday Harbor AP, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1442740548

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