Nature reserve · Washington

Sedro-Woolley - Kretschmer Conservation Easement

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Sedro-Woolley - Kretschmer Conservation Easement from directly overhead

Sedro-Woolley - Kretschmer Conservation Easement is a nature reserve in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 44 m. South Twin stands 2,123 m to the northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Janicki Playfields, a park 1.2 miles away. JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP passes 1.2 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Skagit Land Trust

Getting there

How to reach it

Coordinates48.52244, -122.26184

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

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks

Janicki Playfields: 1.2 mi
Bingham Park: 1.3 mi
Harry Osborne Park and Caboose: 1.4 mi
Metcalf Park: 1.4 mi
Lions Park: 1.6 mi

Peaks

Dukes Hill: 1.9 mi
Butler Hill: 2.2 mi
Goat Hill: 2.3 mi
Sterling Hill: 2.5 mi
Burlington Hill: 3.9 mi

Nature reserves

Green Road Marsh Conservation Area: 3.2 mi
Samish River - Koetje Conservation Area: 3.5 mi
Buchannan Hill - Channing/Martin Conservation Easement: 4.7 mi
Samish River - Ochs Conservation Area: 5.2 mi
Utopia Conservation Area: 5.9 mi

Artworks

Sprouted Bumbershoot: 4.4 mi
Bikes: 6.8 mi
Maple Tree: 6.9 mi
Leaf: 6.9 mi
Marsh to Mountains: 7.1 mi

Historic sites45

Abandoned Railroad: 1.5 mi
Seattle & Northern Railroad (GN): 1.5 mi
Abandoned Railroad: 1.6 mi
Northern State Hospital Cemetery: 3.2 mi
September 11, 2001: 8.0 mi

Museums22

Children's Museum of Skagit County: 5.9 mi
Heritage Flight Museum: 8.3 mi
Lake Whatcom Steam Railway: 9.0 mi
Skagit County Historical Museum: 14.0 mi
MONA: Museum of Northwest Art: 14.0 mi

Beaches18

Chinook Swim Beach: 9.5 mi
Joe Hamel Beach: 10.3 mi
Dogfish beach south: 11.7 mi
dogfish beach: 11.7 mi
Samish Beach: 12.3 mi

Gardens17

Roozen Gaarde: 9.7 mi
White Bloom garden: 9.9 mi
Butterfly Garden: 10.0 mi
Forgotten Garden: 10.0 mi
Rose Garden: 10.0 mi

Cliffs12

Hole in the Wall: 15.4 mi
Main Wall East: 17.4 mi
Snag Buttress: 17.4 mi
Yellow Bluff: 17.8 mi
Rodger Bluff: 18.0 mi

Attractions11

Sedro Woolley Rodeo Grounds: 2.3 mi
Skagit County Fairgrounds: 8.7 mi
Tulip Town: 9.9 mi
The Old Fir Log: 14.2 mi
I-5 Sloth "Slothy": 14.6 mi

Waterfalls7

Gilligan Cree Falls: 7.3 mi
Crystal Falls: 10.0 mi
Silver Creek Falls: 13.0 mi
Chuckanut Falls: 15.5 mi
Hard Scrabble Falls: 16.5 mi

Ghost towns7

Park: 10.6 mi
Skagit City: 10.7 mi
Whitney: 10.9 mi
Ehrlich: 11.7 mi
Standard: 15.5 mi

Rest areas4

Bow Hill Northbound Rest Area: 5.6 mi
Bow Hill Southbound Rest Area: 5.8 mi
Smokey Point Southbound Rest Area: 24.6 mi
Smokey Point Northbound Rest Area: 24.6 mi

Picnic sites3

Group Picnic Area: 13.8 mi
Rosario Picnic Area: 19.3 mi
Green Point Picnic Area: 20.2 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.9 miles of Sedro-Woolley - Kretschmer Conservation Easement. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
South Twin	NE 45°	2,123 m	17.8 mi
Skookum Peak	NE 46°	2,018 m	17.7 mi
Little Sister	NE 48°	2,012 m	17.5 mi
Jaw's Tooth	NE 46°	1,981 m	17.7 mi
Kloke Peak	NE 46°	1,975 m	17.3 mi
Cinderella Peak	NE 49°	1,975 m	17.6 mi
Barbara Peak	NE 55°	1,835 m	17.0 mi
Trisolace Peak	NE 54°	1,800 m	17.0 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:13	18:41	19:22
June solstice	05:08	20:26	21:15
September equinox	06:56	18:27	19:09
December solstice	07:59	15:22	16:17

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, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap Official site

OpenStreetMap element way/996482160

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