Samish River - Ochs Conservation Area
Samish River - Ochs Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 73 m. South Twin stands 2,123 m to the east-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Samish River - Koetje Conservation Area, a nature reserve 1.7 miles away. JCT SR 530 VIC ARLINGTON TO CANADIAN BORDER passes 0.4 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Skagit Land Trust
How to reach it
- 0.4 mi off the JCT SR 530 VIC ARLINGTON TO CANADIAN BORDER
- 5.4 mi off the JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP
- 5.7 mi off the JCT STARBIRD RD TO JCT BOW HILL RD-- SCENIC AGRICULTURAL CORRIDOR
- 5.3 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
Overlooks nearby
- Samish Overlook · 9 mi
- Burnout knob · 10 mi
- Chuckanut Drive Heritage Marker · 10 mi
- Madrone Crest Viewpoint · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Anderson Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Lyman Hill: 3.6 mi
- Humphrey Hill: 3.8 mi
- Butler Hill: 4.3 mi
- Goat Hill: 4.4 mi
- Donovan Park: 4.2 mi
- Pomona Grange Park: 4.8 mi
- Olmsted Park: 5.0 mi
- Veterans Community Plaza: 5.1 mi
- Gordon Carter Conservation Site: 5.6 mi
- Sprouted Bumbershoot: 9.1 mi
- Scorpion: 10.5 mi
- Evolution: 10.5 mi
- Yellow Rock: 10.5 mi
- Unemployment Line: 10.6 mi
- Northern State Hospital Cemetery: 4.8 mi
- Seattle & Northern Railroad (GN): 6.2 mi
- Abandoned Railroad: 6.2 mi
- Abandoned Railroad: 6.3 mi
- American Legion Tribute Memorial to Saxon cemetery veterans: 6.9 mi
- Lake Whatcom Steam Railway: 3.7 mi
- Children's Museum of Skagit County: 10.8 mi
- Heritage Flight Museum: 12.4 mi
- Whatcom Maritime Heritage Museum: 15.2 mi
- Spark Museum of Electrical Invention: 15.4 mi
- Dogfish beach south: 10.5 mi
- dogfish beach: 10.6 mi
- Public Access Beach: 12.6 mi
- Samish Beach: 12.9 mi
- Joe Hamel Beach: 13.4 mi
- Samish Island Acres Community Garden: 12.0 mi
- Roozen Gaarde: 14.5 mi
- York Community Farm: 14.7 mi
- Biology garden plot: 14.7 mi
- Rose Garden: 14.9 mi
- Sedro Woolley Rodeo Grounds: 5.8 mi
- I-5 Sloth "Slothy": 11.8 mi
- Skagit County Fairgrounds: 13.8 mi
- Tulip Town: 14.5 mi
- Jolly Mon Charters: 17.9 mi
- Yellow Bluff: 19.4 mi
- Devils Slide: 19.8 mi
- Hole in the Wall: 19.9 mi
- Main Wall East: 20.4 mi
- Snag Buttress: 20.4 mi
- Silver Creek Falls: 9.5 mi
- Gilligan Cree Falls: 10.2 mi
- Hard Scrabble Falls: 11.3 mi
- Chuckanut Falls: 12.7 mi
- Whirlpool Falls: 13.8 mi
- Park: 5.6 mi
- Standard: 10.3 mi
- Whitney: 14.8 mi
- Skagit City: 15.8 mi
- Ehrlich: 16.8 mi
- Group Picnic Area: 12.2 mi
- Mount Baker Vista: 21.1 mi
- Green Point Picnic Area: 22.2 mi
- Rosario Picnic Area: 22.6 mi
- Bow Hill Northbound Rest Area: 5.0 mi
- Bow Hill Southbound Rest Area: 5.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.2 miles of Samish River - Ochs Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Twin | ENE 57° | 2,123 m | 13.7 mi |
| North Twin | NE 53° | 2,024 m | 13.7 mi |
| Skookum Peak | ENE 58° | 2,018 m | 13.6 mi |
| Little Sister | ENE 61° | 2,012 m | 13.7 mi |
| Jaw's Tooth | ENE 58° | 1,981 m | 13.7 mi |
| Kloke Peak | ENE 59° | 1,975 m | 13.3 mi |
| Cinderella Peak | ENE 62° | 1,975 m | 13.8 mi |
| Barbara Peak | ENE 70° | 1,835 m | 13.6 mi |
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 | 15:21 | 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, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/996125479
Day trips start here
- Northwest Washington · 2 mi
- Sedro-Woolley · 6 mi
- Burlington · 10 mi
- Edison · 10 mi
- Mount Vernon · 13 mi
- Bellingham · 16 mi
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