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Olsen Creek State Forest

Olsen Creek State Forest from directly overhead

Olsen Creek State Forest is a nature reserve in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 350 m. South Twin stands 2,123 m to the east-southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Slash, a peak 1.9 miles away. JCT SR 5 VIC BELLINGHAM TO AUSTIN PASS VIC MT BAKER passes 3.3 miles off.

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State of Washington Department of Natural Resources
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Coordinates48.75867, -122.32484

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Sofield Park: 2.4 mi
  • Euclid Park: 3.9 mi
  • Ted Edwards Park: 4.2 mi
  • Bloedel Donovan Park: 4.3 mi
  • Big Rock Garden: 4.4 mi
Nature reserves
Artworks
  • Evolution: 4.6 mi
  • Scorpion: 4.6 mi
  • Double vision: 4.7 mi
  • Red Rock: 4.7 mi
  • Huff and Puff: 4.7 mi
Historic sites: 52
Museums: 17
Waterfalls: 13
Beaches: 13
  • Public Access Beach: 3.3 mi
  • Cornwall Beach: 7.6 mi
  • Squalicum Beach: 8.7 mi
  • dogfish beach: 11.1 mi
  • Dogfish beach south: 11.2 mi
Attractions: 12
  • I-5 Sloth "Slothy": 7.3 mi
  • Stoney Ridge Farm: 10.5 mi
  • Samson Estates Winery: 10.8 mi
  • Dan Cramer's Western Town: 11.9 mi
  • Farmville: 17.3 mi
Gardens: 11
  • York Community Farm: 6.4 mi
  • WeGrow Garden: 6.7 mi
  • Cornwall Rose Garden: 7.0 mi
  • Rose Garden: 7.4 mi
  • Garden: 7.5 mi
Picnic sites: 9
  • Group Picnic Area: 10.6 mi
  • Mount Baker Vista: 19.4 mi
  • 6: 22.2 mi
  • 5: 22.2 mi
  • 4: 22.2 mi
Cliffs: 7
Ghost towns: 4
Rest areas: 4
Springs: 1
  • Cold Spring: 24.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.3 miles of Olsen Creek State Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
South TwinESE 103°2,123 m15.8 mi
North TwinE 101°2,024 m15.2 mi
Skookum PeakESE 104°2,018 m16.1 mi
Little SisterESE 106°2,012 m16.5 mi
Jaw's ToothESE 104°1,981 m16.1 mi
Kloke PeakESE 106°1,975 m16.0 mi
Cinderella PeakESE 106°1,975 m16.8 mi
Barbara PeakESE 111°1,835 m18.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4119:22
June solstice05:0720:2721:17
September equinox06:5718:2719:09
December solstice08:0015:2116:16

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414246515660646459524641
Precip in4.63.13.42.82.31.71.01.12.03.95.74.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bellingham 3 SSW, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1417065903

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