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Roche Harbor Highlands Watershed

Roche Harbor Highlands Watershed from directly overhead

Roche Harbor Highlands Watershed is a nature reserve in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 130 m. Mount Constitution stands 732 m to the east-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Mitchell Hill, a peak 0.4 miles away. ANACORTES TO SIDNEY, BC passes 3.0 miles off. 50 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

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ROCHE HARBOR INVESTMENTS INC
Access
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Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates48.58138, -123.12333

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • San Juan County Park: 3.2 mi
  • Lime Kiln Point State Park: 4.6 mi
  • John O. Linde Community Park: 5.1 mi
  • Fairweather Park: 5.8 mi
  • Overlook Park: 5.8 mi
Peaks: 50
Nature reserves: 43
Beaches: 27
  • North Beach: 3.1 mi
  • Haida Canoe Cove: 6.1 mi
  • Madrona Beach: 6.2 mi
  • The Landing: 6.4 mi
  • Cottonwood Cove: 6.4 mi
Cliffs: 23
Historic sites: 13
Artworks: 11
Attractions: 10
Museums: 10
Picnic sites: 8
  • 1: 16.3 mi
  • 2: 16.3 mi
  • 3: 16.3 mi
  • 4: 16.3 mi
  • 5: 16.3 mi
Gardens: 5
Waterfalls: 4
  • Cascade Falls: 14.0 mi
  • Rustic Falls: 14.1 mi
  • Cavern Falls: 14.2 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 14.5 mi
Springs: 1
  • Cold Spring: 14.2 mi
Lighthouses: 1
  • Smith Island Keepers House: 22.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Roche Harbor Highlands Watershed. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ConstitutionENE 63°732 m14.9 mi
False SummitENE 66°697 m14.5 mi
Little SummitENE 68°613 m14.2 mi
Mount PickettENE 68°533 m15.9 mi
Buck MountainNE 56°447 m14.4 mi
Mount ErieESE 111°385 m24.4 mi
Mount WoolardENE 71°362 m10.2 mi
Entrance MountainENE 75°360 m13.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4419:25
June solstice05:1120:3021:19
September equinox07:0018:3119:12
December solstice08:0315:2516:20

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, 6 mi away.

Sources

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Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

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