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False Bay Marine Preserve

False Bay Marine Preserve from directly overhead

False Bay Marine Preserve is a nature reserve in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 5 m. Mount Constitution stands 732 m to the northeast, 17 miles off. SAN JUAN ISLANDS passes 4.0 miles off. 56 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

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UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
Getting there

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Coordinates48.49111, -123.06911

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Eagle Cove County Park: 2.6 mi
  • Pickett's Redoubt: 3.1 mi
  • Fourth of July Beach: 3.4 mi
  • Jackson Beach Park: 3.4 mi
  • Cahail Park: 3.6 mi
Peaks: 56
Nature reserves: 50
Attractions: 32
Beaches: 29
Cliffs: 23
Artworks: 19
Historic sites: 18
Museums: 11
Picnic sites: 8
Gardens: 5
Waterfalls: 4
  • Cascade Falls: 15.2 mi
  • Rustic Falls: 15.3 mi
  • Cavern Falls: 15.4 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 15.7 mi
Lighthouses: 2
Springs: 1
  • Cold Spring: 16.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ConstitutionNE 40°732 m16.9 mi
False SummitNE 42°697 m16.2 mi
Little SummitNE 43°613 m15.8 mi
Mount PickettNE 45°533 m17.3 mi
Buck MountainNNE 33°447 m17.1 mi
Mount ErieE 97°385 m20.5 mi
Mount WoolardNE 37°362 m12.0 mi
Entrance MountainNE 47°360 m14.0 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, 3 mi away.

Sources

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Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1201565751

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