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Pressentin Ranch Conservation Area

Pressentin Ranch Conservation Area from directly overhead

Pressentin Ranch Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 48 m. Lahar Lookout stands 3,069 m to the north, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Burpee Hill, a peak 1.6 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

How to reach it

Coordinates48.53785, -121.80180

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Silo Park: 2.0 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 2.4 mi
  • Cascade Trail - East: 2.5 mi
  • 3M Park: 2.5 mi
  • Garden Club Park: 2.6 mi
Historic sites: 21
  • Cascade Trail: 8.7 mi
  • Cascade Trail: 9.0 mi
  • Cascade Trail: 9.3 mi
  • Cascade Trail: 9.9 mi
  • Cascade Trail: 10.1 mi
Waterfalls: 17
Cliffs: 6
Ghost towns: 5
Artworks: 4
Museums: 2
  • Skagit Aero Education Museum: 2.1 mi
  • Lake Whatcom Steam Railway: 20.3 mi
Attractions: 2
Picnic sites: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Angele Cupples Community Garden: 2.0 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Baker Hot Springs: 16.5 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Chinook Swim Beach: 20.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.3 miles of Pressentin Ranch Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lahar LookoutN 358°3,069 m16.2 mi
Sherman PeakN 358°3,020 m15.9 mi
Colfax PeakN 353°2,851 m16.3 mi
Lincoln PeakN 351°2,695 m16.1 mi
Seward PeakN 350°2,385 m15.4 mi
Bacon PeakNE 56°2,152 m15.5 mi
Crag ViewN 359°2,133 m14.7 mi
South TwinNW 324°2,123 m14.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:3919:20
June solstice05:0620:2421:14
September equinox06:5518:2619:07
December solstice07:5715:2016:15

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384044495559646560524338
Precip in10.46.77.65.13.52.71.21.53.37.311.510.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Concrete PPL Fish STN, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/995646288

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