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Lopez Hill preserve

Lopez Hill preserve from directly overhead

Lopez Hill preserve is a nature reserve in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 59 m. Mount Constitution stands 732 m to the north, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Lopez Hill, a peak 0.5 miles away. ANACORTES TO SIDNEY, BC passes 4.0 miles off. 58 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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Operated by: San Juan County Conservation Land Bank

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Coordinates48.48618, -122.87462

4.0 mi off the ANACORTES TO SIDNEY, BC
4.8 mi off the SAN JUAN ISLANDS
5.8 mi off the ANACORTES TO SAN JUAN ISLANDS
8.8 mi off the ANACORTES TO SAN JUAN ISLANDS TO SIDNEY, BC

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves

Parks

Port of Lopez public shoreline access: 2.4 mi
Howell Stewart Park: 2.8 mi
Otis Perkins Day Park: 3.1 mi
Decatur Nine: 3.7 mi
Agate Beach County Park: 4.0 mi

Peaks58

Lopez Hill: 0.5 mi
San Elmo: 3.0 mi
Decatur Head: 4.5 mi
Chadwick Hill: 4.5 mi
Watmough Head: 4.9 mi

Artworks55

Interaction: 7.3 mi
"Popeye" The Port of Friday Harbor Seal: 7.4 mi
Havekost Monument: 8.4 mi
GlassSculpture.org: 10.7 mi
The Maiden of Deception Pass: 10.8 mi

Beaches37

Historic sites30

American Camp: 6.9 mi
American Camp: 6.9 mi
World War I Memorial: 7.3 mi
Fidalgo Island Packing Company: 9.2 mi
Mrs. Hardy's Cabin: 10.3 mi

Cliffs25

White Cliffs: 3.4 mi
White Cliff: 3.6 mi
Humphrey Head: 5.2 mi
Bald Bluff: 5.3 mi
Fidalgo Head: 7.9 mi

Museums20

Whale Museum: 7.4 mi
San Juan Islands Museum of Art: 7.4 mi
San Juan Historical Museum: 7.6 mi
Moran Mansion Museum: 10.9 mi
Anacortes Museum: 11.9 mi

Attractions17

Orca Survey Outreach & Education Center: 7.3 mi
Western Prince Whale Watching: 7.3 mi
Schooners North: 7.3 mi
Crown Yacht Charters: 12.2 mi
Anacortes Yacht Charters: 12.3 mi

Gardens10

Sally's Garden: 3.1 mi
Community Garden: 8.1 mi
Overmarsh Farm Commons: 9.0 mi
Thirsty Goose: 11.1 mi
English Camp Garden: 14.4 mi

Picnic sites9

Green Point Picnic Area: 8.0 mi
Rosario Picnic Area: 11.2 mi
1: 11.7 mi
2: 11.7 mi
3: 11.7 mi

Waterfalls5

Cascade Falls: 11.2 mi
Rustic Falls: 11.3 mi
Cavern Falls: 11.4 mi
Hidden Falls: 11.5 mi
Chuckanut Falls: 23.6 mi

Lighthouses4

Smith Island Keepers House: 11.6 mi
New Dungeness Lighthouse Reservation: 23.6 mi
Admiralty Head Lighthouse: 24.2 mi
Point Wilson Lighthouse: 24.3 mi

Ghost towns2

Whitney: 18.7 mi
Skagit City: 24.5 mi

Springs1

Cold Spring: 12.5 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lopez Hill preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Mount Constitution	N 9°	732 m	13.4 mi
Chuckanut Mountain	ENE 65°	705 m	23.5 mi
False Summit	N 9°	697 m	12.6 mi
Little Summit	N 9°	613 m	12.0 mi
Mount Pickett	NNE 15°	533 m	12.9 mi
Buck Mountain	N 2°	447 m	14.7 mi
Mount Erie	E 101°	385 m	11.6 mi
Mount Woolard	N 350°	362 m	10.1 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:15	18:43	19:24
June solstice	05:10	20:28	21:18
September equinox	06:59	18:30	19:11
December solstice	08:01	15:25	16:19

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, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1532501856

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