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Tamanowas Rock Sanctuary

Tamanowas Rock Sanctuary from directly overhead

Tamanowas Rock Sanctuary is a nature reserve in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 84 m. Mount Constance stands 2,364 m to the southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Chimacum Park, a park 0.6 miles away. JCT SR 104 TO JCT SR 20 VIC CHIMACUM passes 0.6 miles off.

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What to expect

Operated by
Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe
Getting there

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Coordinates48.01891, -122.79130

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Chimacum Park: 0.6 mi
  • H. J. Carroll Park: 0.7 mi
  • Irondale Community Park: 1.6 mi
  • Irondale Beach Park: 2.1 mi
  • Oak Bay Park: 2.8 mi
Peaks
  • Jorgenson Hill: 3.3 mi
  • Morgan Hill: 7.4 mi
  • Big Skidder Hill: 7.7 mi
  • Little Skidder Hill: 8.7 mi
  • Strawberry Hill: 9.7 mi
Artworks: 39
Historic sites: 36
Attractions: 35
  • Sunshine Herb & Lavender Farm: 8.1 mi
  • Memory's Vault: 8.4 mi
  • Ancient Cedar: 9.6 mi
  • 7 Cedars Casino: 10.1 mi
  • Purple Haze Lavender Farm: 13.2 mi
Nature reserves: 25
Museums: 24
  • Port Townsend Aero Museum: 2.7 mi
  • Bell Tower: 6.8 mi
  • Fort Flagler Museum: 6.9 mi
  • Jefferson County Museum: 6.9 mi
  • Coast Artillery Museum: 8.1 mi
Beaches: 15
  • Portage Beach: 3.0 mi
  • Glass Beach: 8.4 mi
  • North Beach: 8.6 mi
  • Foulweather Bluff Beach: 11.1 mi
  • Double Bluff County Park: 12.9 mi
Gardens: 12
  • Master Gardener Park: 6.1 mi
  • Rhododendron Gardens: 8.0 mi
  • Meerkerk Gardens: 11.4 mi
  • Meerkerk Rhododendron Gardens: 11.5 mi
  • Educational Gardens: 11.7 mi
Lighthouses: 12
Cliffs: 10
Waterfalls: 2
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.9 miles of Tamanowas Rock Sanctuary. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ConstanceSW 223°2,364 m23.1 mi
Inner ConstanceSW 224°2,338 m23.8 mi
Adelaide PeakWSW 239°2,238 m23.8 mi
Warrior PeakSW 224°2,231 m22.7 mi
SundialWSW 238°2,197 m23.9 mi
Gray WolfWSW 244°2,193 m21.4 mi
Mount FricabaSW 233°2,164 m23.9 mi
Mount WalkinshawWSW 240°2,157 m23.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4319:24
June solstice05:1220:2621:15
September equinox06:5918:3019:11
December solstice07:5915:2716:21

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424346505559636360524642
Precip in2.21.61.91.51.51.40.70.51.11.62.42.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Port Townsend, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1313063403

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