Nature reserve · Washington

Samish River - Koetje Conservation Area

Marked no entry. Do not count on getting in.

Samish River - Koetje Conservation Area from directly overhead

Samish River - Koetje Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 55 m. South Twin stands 2,123 m to the northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Samish River - Ochs Conservation Area, a nature reserve 1.7 miles away. JCT SR 530 VIC ARLINGTON TO CANADIAN BORDER passes 0.8 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Skagit Land Trust

Getting there

How to reach it

Coordinates48.57203, -122.24275

0.8 mi off the JCT SR 530 VIC ARLINGTON TO CANADIAN BORDER
4.0 mi off the JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP
5.0 mi off the JCT STARBIRD RD TO JCT BOW HILL RD-- SCENIC AGRICULTURAL CORRIDOR
4.0 mi off the Cascade Loop, National

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves

Samish River - Ochs Conservation Area: 1.7 mi
Sedro-Woolley - Kretschmer Conservation Easement: 3.5 mi
Butler Creek Conservation Area: 4.6 mi
Green Road Marsh Conservation Area: 5.2 mi
Utopia Conservation Area: 6.4 mi

Peaks

Goat Hill: 2.9 mi
Butler Hill: 2.9 mi
Anderson Mountain: 3.1 mi
Humphrey Hill: 3.4 mi
Dukes Hill: 3.5 mi

Parks

Olmsted Park: 3.5 mi
Veterans Community Plaza: 3.7 mi
Pomona Grange Park: 4.1 mi
Cascade Trail - West: 4.2 mi
Donovan Park: 4.3 mi

Artworks

Sprouted Bumbershoot: 7.5 mi
Bikes: 10.3 mi
Maple Tree: 10.4 mi
Leaf: 10.4 mi
Marsh to Mountains: 10.6 mi

Historic sites51

Northern State Hospital Cemetery: 3.5 mi
Seattle & Northern Railroad (GN): 4.5 mi
Abandoned Railroad: 4.6 mi
Abandoned Railroad: 4.7 mi
American Legion Tribute Memorial to Saxon cemetery veterans: 8.5 mi

Museums21

Lake Whatcom Steam Railway: 5.4 mi
Children's Museum of Skagit County: 9.2 mi
Heritage Flight Museum: 11.0 mi
Whatcom Maritime Heritage Museum: 16.1 mi
Spark Museum of Electrical Invention: 16.5 mi

Gardens19

Samish Island Acres Community Garden: 11.7 mi
Roozen Gaarde: 13.0 mi
White Bloom garden: 13.5 mi
Butterfly Garden: 13.5 mi
Forgotten Garden: 13.5 mi

Beaches18

Dogfish beach south: 10.7 mi
dogfish beach: 10.8 mi
Joe Hamel Beach: 12.4 mi
Chinook Swim Beach: 12.6 mi
Samish Beach: 12.6 mi

Cliffs13

Hole in the Wall: 18.4 mi
Yellow Bluff: 18.9 mi
Main Wall East: 19.5 mi
Snag Buttress: 19.5 mi
Devils Slide: 20.1 mi

Attractions12

Sedro Woolley Rodeo Grounds: 4.3 mi
Skagit County Fairgrounds: 12.2 mi
I-5 Sloth "Slothy": 12.7 mi
Tulip Town: 13.0 mi
The Old Fir Log: 17.2 mi

Waterfalls8

Gilligan Cree Falls: 8.9 mi
Silver Creek Falls: 10.6 mi
Crystal Falls: 13.0 mi
Hard Scrabble Falls: 13.0 mi
Chuckanut Falls: 13.6 mi

Ghost towns7

Park: 7.2 mi
Standard: 12.0 mi
Whitney: 13.5 mi
Skagit City: 14.2 mi
Ehrlich: 15.1 mi

Picnic sites4

Group Picnic Area: 12.6 mi
Green Point Picnic Area: 21.6 mi
Rosario Picnic Area: 21.6 mi
Mount Baker Vista: 22.5 mi

Rest areas2

Bow Hill Northbound Rest Area: 4.7 mi
Bow Hill Southbound Rest Area: 4.8 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.5 miles of Samish River - Koetje Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
South Twin	NE 52°	2,123 m	14.8 mi
North Twin	NE 48°	2,024 m	14.9 mi
Skookum Peak	NE 53°	2,018 m	14.8 mi
Little Sister	NE 56°	2,012 m	14.7 mi
Jaw's Tooth	NE 53°	1,981 m	14.8 mi
Kloke Peak	NE 54°	1,975 m	14.4 mi
Cinderella Peak	ENE 56°	1,975 m	14.9 mi
Barbara Peak	ENE 64°	1,835 m	14.5 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:13	18:40	19:22
June solstice	05:07	20:26	21:16
September equinox	06:56	18:27	19:09
December solstice	07:59	15:22	16:16

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	40	42	45	50	56	60	64	64	59	51	45	40
Precip in	6.2	4.1	4.8	4.2	3.5	2.6	1.3	1.6	2.9	5.0	7.0	5.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sedro-woolley, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap Official site

OpenStreetMap element way/996128393

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