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Tech School Berms

Tech School Berms from directly overhead

Tech School Berms is a nature reserve in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 21 m. Bald Mountain stands 1,391 m to the east-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Squalicum Park, a park 0.1 miles away. JCT SR 5 VIC BELLINGHAM TO AUSTIN PASS VIC MT BAKER passes 2.4 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
City of Bellingham
Getting there

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Coordinates48.76566, -122.51515

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Little Squalicum Park: 0.1 mi
  • Squalicum Creek Park: 0.6 mi
  • Birchwood Neighborhood Park: 0.7 mi
  • Carl Lobe Park: 1.0 mi
  • Shuksan Meadows Neighborhood Park: 1.0 mi
Artworks
Nature reserves
Peaks
Historic sites: 43
Beaches: 25
  • Squalicum Beach: 0.1 mi
  • Cornwall Beach: 2.0 mi
  • Public Access Beach: 5.6 mi
  • dogfish beach: 9.9 mi
  • Dogfish beach south: 10.0 mi
Museums: 22
Cliffs: 15
Gardens: 14
  • Cornwall Rose Garden: 1.7 mi
  • WeGrow Garden: 2.1 mi
  • Rose Garden: 2.4 mi
  • York Community Farm: 2.6 mi
  • Biology garden plot: 2.6 mi
Waterfalls: 11
Attractions: 11
  • I-5 Sloth "Slothy": 5.8 mi
  • Dan Cramer's Western Town: 10.8 mi
  • Samson Estates Winery: 11.5 mi
  • Stoney Ridge Farm: 11.6 mi
  • Crown Yacht Charters: 18.0 mi
Picnic sites: 9
  • Group Picnic Area: 7.9 mi
  • 6: 14.7 mi
  • 5: 14.7 mi
  • 4: 14.7 mi
  • 3: 14.7 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Rest areas: 4
Springs: 1
  • Cold Spring: 16.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.7 miles of Tech School Berms. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bald MountainESE 109°1,391 m23.7 mi
Lyman HillSE 126°1,311 m20.1 mi
New York MountainESE 109°1,310 m22.8 mi
Stewart PeakE 87°1,299 m23.2 mi
Sumas MountainNE 53°1,041 m16.7 mi
Bowman MountainE 92°1,019 m20.1 mi
Bigfoot HillE 87°943 m11.0 mi
Stewart MountainE 92°941 m11.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4119:23
June solstice05:0820:2821:18
September equinox06:5718:2819:10
December solstice08:0115:2116:17

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404245505660646459514540
Precip in4.52.93.42.82.21.60.91.12.03.85.24.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bellingham Intl AP, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/375033243

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