Nature reserve · Washington
Toad Lake
Toad Lake is a nature reserve in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 241 m. South Twin stands 2,123 m to the east-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Toad Mountain, a peak 0.4 miles away. JCT SR 5 VIC BELLINGHAM TO AUSTIN PASS VIC MT BAKER passes 0.8 miles off.
What to expect
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- Washington State
How to reach it
Coordinates48.78912, -122.39723
- 0.8 mi off the JCT SR 5 VIC BELLINGHAM TO AUSTIN PASS VIC MT BAKER
- 6.2 mi off the JCT SR 530 VIC ARLINGTON TO CANADIAN BORDER
- 6.3 mi off the JCT SR 5 VIC BURLINGTON TO JCT SR 5 VIC BELLINGHAM
- 9.9 mi off the JCT BLANCHARD RD OVERCROSSING TO VIC LARABEE STATE PARK
Overlooks nearby
- Madrone Crest Viewpoint · 8 mi
- Inspiration Point · 8 mi
- Burnout knob · 11 mi
- Chuckanut Drive Heritage Marker · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Toad Mountain: 0.4 mi
- Squalicum Mountain: 1.3 mi
- King Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Slash: 5.0 mi
- Sehome Hill: 5.3 mi
Nature reserves: 60
- Neighborhood Connector: 1.4 mi
- Big Rock Park: 1.8 mi
- Peters Street Trail: 1.8 mi
- King Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Sunset Pond: 3.1 mi
Parks
- Westhills Park: 1.5 mi
- Northridge Park: 1.5 mi
- Big Rock Garden: 1.8 mi
- Highland Heights: 2.2 mi
- Bloedel Donovan Park: 2.2 mi
Artworks
- Constructing a New World: 2.4 mi
- Memorial Healing Totem Pole: 3.3 mi
- Miss Velveeta Jones: 3.9 mi
- Nootka: 4.1 mi
- The Gate: 4.3 mi
Historic sites: 50
- Whatcom County Veterans Memorial: 3.4 mi
- Softball Hall of Fame: 3.8 mi
- Grand Army of the Republic: 4.2 mi
- Healing and Reconciliation Memorial: 4.4 mi
- Worker Memorial Day Plaque: 4.4 mi
Beaches: 22
- Public Access Beach: 3.0 mi
- Cornwall Beach: 5.3 mi
- Squalicum Beach: 5.7 mi
- dogfish beach: 11.6 mi
- Dogfish beach south: 11.7 mi
Museums: 21
- Lightcatcher: 4.5 mi
- Old City Hall: 4.6 mi
- Whatcom Museum at Old City Hall: 4.6 mi
- Old Fire Station No. 1: 4.6 mi
- Spark Museum of Electrical Invention: 4.6 mi
Waterfalls: 13
- Whirlpool Falls: 2.9 mi
- Anderson Falls: 4.8 mi
- Silver Creek Falls: 6.7 mi
- Chuckanut Falls: 7.1 mi
- Hard Scrabble Falls: 7.9 mi
Gardens: 12
- Garden: 3.8 mi
- Cornwall Rose Garden: 4.0 mi
- York Community Farm: 4.2 mi
- WeGrow Garden: 4.2 mi
- Rose Garden: 5.3 mi
Attractions: 10
- I-5 Sloth "Slothy": 7.0 mi
- Stoney Ridge Farm: 8.2 mi
- Samson Estates Winery: 8.3 mi
- Dan Cramer's Western Town: 8.9 mi
- Farmville: 15.6 mi
Picnic sites: 9
- Group Picnic Area: 10.4 mi
- 6: 20.1 mi
- 5: 20.1 mi
- 4: 20.1 mi
- 3: 20.1 mi
Cliffs: 8
- Devils Slide: 14.3 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 19.6 mi
- Yellow Bluff: 21.2 mi
- The Palisades: 23.0 mi
- China Caves: 23.6 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Custer Northbound Rest Area: 13.2 mi
- Bow Hill Southbound Rest Area: 14.3 mi
- Bow Hill Northbound Rest Area: 14.6 mi
- Custer Southbound Rest Area: 14.8 mi
Springs: 1
- Cold Spring: 21.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.9 miles of Toad Lake. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Twin | ESE 107° | 2,123 m | 19.6 mi |
| North Twin | ESE 106° | 2,024 m | 18.9 mi |
| Skookum Peak | ESE 108° | 2,018 m | 19.8 mi |
| Little Sister | ESE 109° | 2,012 m | 20.3 mi |
| Jaw's Tooth | ESE 108° | 1,981 m | 19.8 mi |
| Kloke Peak | ESE 109° | 1,975 m | 19.8 mi |
| Cinderella Peak | ESE 109° | 1,975 m | 20.6 mi |
| Trisolace Peak | ESE 113° | 1,800 m | 21.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:41 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:07 | 20:27 | 21:17 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:28 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 08:01 | 15:21 | 16:16 |
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 | 4.5 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 3.8 | 5.2 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bellingham Intl AP, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/375734338
Day trips start here
- Bellingham · 5 mi
- Ferndale · 10 mi
- Lynden · 11 mi
- Lummi Island · 14 mi
- Northwest Washington · 14 mi
- Edison · 16 mi
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