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Skagit River Kahn Conservation Area

Skagit River Kahn Conservation Area from directly overhead

Skagit River Kahn Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 79 m. Perdition Peak stands 2,339 m to the east-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Riverside Park, a park 0.6 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

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates48.49792, -121.52973

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 24
  • Riverside Park: 0.6 mi
  • Howard Miller Steelhead Park: 3.8 mi
  • Hilt Creek Park: 4.5 mi
  • Pressentin County Park: 4.7 mi
  • Fisherman Access: 9.7 mi
Waterfalls: 16
Historic sites: 15
  • North Cascading: 9.6 mi
  • Fortson Mill: 18.0 mi
  • Oso Slide Memorial: 20.9 mi
  • Cascade Trail: 21.2 mi
  • Cascade Trail: 21.5 mi
Cliffs: 5
Artworks: 2
Museums: 2
  • Skagit Aero Education Museum: 10.7 mi
  • Gorge Powerhouse Visitor Gallery: 18.1 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Shadow of the Sentinels: 14.6 mi
  • "Old Number 6" Seattle City Light Locomotive: 17.7 mi
Hot springs: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Angele Cupples Community Garden: 10.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.9 miles of Skagit River Kahn Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Perdition PeakENE 75°2,339 m17.6 mi
Mount BlumN 7°2,328 m17.9 mi
The TriadE 85°2,289 m16.9 mi
Snowking MountainESE 118°2,252 m13.1 mi
Mount TriumphNNE 29°2,207 m16.5 mi
Thoracic PointENE 73°2,185.5 m17.0 mi
The SacrumENE 72°2,179 m16.8 mi
Mount ChavalSE 132°2,175.662 m12.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:3819:19
June solstice05:0520:2321:12
September equinox06:5418:2419:06
December solstice07:5615:1916:14

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F373943485559646559494137
Precip in12.88.18.75.53.52.91.61.74.09.213.711.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Darrington 21 NNE, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/995746132

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