Spencer Spit State Park
Spencer Spit State Park is a nature reserve in Washington, at a recorded elevation of 47 m. Mount Constitution stands 732 m to the north, 9.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Humphrey Head, a cliff 1.6 miles away. ANACORTES TO SIDNEY, BC passes 1.0 miles off. 60 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 47 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission
How to reach it
- 1.0 mi off the ANACORTES TO SIDNEY, BC
- 2.2 mi off the ANACORTES TO SAN JUAN ISLANDS
- 2.5 mi off the SAN JUAN ISLANDS
- 7.6 mi off the ANACORTES TO SAN JUAN ISLANDS TO SIDNEY, BC
Overlooks nearby
- Greg's Point · 7 mi
- Overlook Park · 7 mi
- Point Caution Viewpoint · 7 mi
- Afterglow Vista · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Hummel Lake Preserve: 2.0 mi
- Lopez Hill preserve: 3.7 mi
- Blind Island Marine State Park: 4.8 mi
- Channel Preserve: 5.7 mi
- Argyle Lagoon Biological Preserve: 7.1 mi
- Odlin County Park: 2.0 mi
- Promontory Point: 2.5 mi
- Howell Stewart Park: 3.5 mi
- Port of Lopez public shoreline access: 3.6 mi
- Decatur Nine: 3.7 mi
- San Elmo: 2.5 mi
- Upright Head: 2.5 mi
- Blakely Peak: 3.8 mi
- Decatur Head: 3.9 mi
- Lopez Hill: 4.1 mi
- Interaction: 7.2 mi
- "Popeye" The Port of Friday Harbor Seal: 7.2 mi
- Havekost Monument: 8.3 mi
- Frozen Wind: 10.5 mi
- GlassSculpture.org: 10.6 mi
- Driftwood Beach: 4.0 mi
- Obstruction Pass Beach: 4.6 mi
- White Beach: 4.9 mi
- Green Bank: 5.1 mi
- Chin-Chin-Tse-Tung: 6.6 mi
- World War I Memorial: 7.2 mi
- Mrs. Hardy's Cabin: 7.4 mi
- Fidalgo Island Packing Company: 8.7 mi
- American Camp: 9.0 mi
- American Camp: 9.0 mi
- Whale Museum: 7.3 mi
- Moran Mansion Museum: 7.3 mi
- San Juan Islands Museum of Art: 7.5 mi
- San Juan Historical Museum: 7.6 mi
- Crow Valley School Museum: 9.8 mi
- Humphrey Head: 1.6 mi
- Bald Bluff: 1.9 mi
- White Cliff: 4.0 mi
- White Cliffs: 6.3 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 7.6 mi
- Western Prince Whale Watching: 7.2 mi
- Orca Survey Outreach & Education Center: 7.2 mi
- Schooners North: 7.2 mi
- Crown Yacht Charters: 11.5 mi
- Jolly Mon Charters: 11.7 mi
- Sally's Garden: 2.6 mi
- Overmarsh Farm Commons: 8.4 mi
- Community Garden: 8.5 mi
- Thirsty Goose: 11.2 mi
- English Camp Garden: 13.7 mi
- Green Point Picnic Area: 7.7 mi
- 1: 8.1 mi
- 2: 8.1 mi
- 3: 8.1 mi
- 4: 8.1 mi
- Cascade Falls: 7.5 mi
- Rustic Falls: 7.6 mi
- Cavern Falls: 7.7 mi
- Hidden Falls: 7.7 mi
- Chuckanut Falls: 20.8 mi
- Bow Hill Southbound Rest Area: 23.6 mi
- Bow Hill Northbound Rest Area: 23.7 mi
- Cold Spring: 8.8 mi
- Smith Island Keepers House: 15.2 mi
- Whitney: 18.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Spencer Spit State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Constitution | N 7° | 732 m | 9.7 mi |
| Chuckanut Mountain | ENE 73° | 705 m | 21.5 mi |
| False Summit | N 8° | 697 m | 8.9 mi |
| Little Summit | N 8° | 613 m | 8.3 mi |
| Mount Pickett | NNE 17° | 533 m | 9.2 mi |
| Buck Mountain | N 359° | 447 m | 11.0 mi |
| Mount Erie | ESE 119° | 385 m | 12.2 mi |
| Mount Woolard | NNW 339° | 362 m | 6.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:43 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 20:28 | 21:18 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:30 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 08:02 | 15:24 | 16:19 |
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 | 41 | 43 | 46 | 50 | 55 | 58 | 62 | 62 | 58 | 52 | 45 | 41 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Olga 2 SE, 6 mi away.
- Pale Beauty43 obs
- Brown-lined Looper41 obs
- Gray Rivulet38 obs
- Silver-spotted Tiger Moth31 obs
- Gray Scoopwing29 obs
- Northwestern Phoenix Moth27 obs
- Common Emerald20 obs
- Omnivorous Looper19 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/757909879
Day trips start here
- Lopez Island · 4 mi
- San Juan Islands · 5 mi
- Orcas Village · 6 mi
- Orcas Island · 8 mi
- Anacortes · 11 mi
- Eastsound · 11 mi
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