Nature reserve · Washington

Utopia Conservation Area

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Elevation, modelled: 18 m
Tallest summit within 18.1 miles: South Twin2,123 m · 14.9 mi
Nearest byway: JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP1.1 mi off
Sunset, June solstice: 21:15local time
Coordinates: 48.5128, -122.1339

Utopia Conservation Area from directly overhead

Utopia Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Washington, at a modelled 18 m. South Twin stands 2,123 m to the north-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Minkler Lake Conversation Area, a nature reserve 1.2 miles away. JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP passes 1.1 miles off.

The record

Operated by: Skagit Land Trust

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.1 miles of Utopia Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
South Twin	NNE 27°	2,123 m	14.9 mi
North Twin	NNE 24°	2,024 m	15.3 mi
Skookum Peak	NNE 28°	2,018 m	14.6 mi
Little Sister	NNE 30°	2,012 m	14.3 mi
Jaw's Tooth	NNE 28°	1,981 m	14.7 mi
Kloke Peak	NNE 28°	1,975 m	14.2 mi
Cinderella Peak	NNE 31°	1,975 m	14.4 mi
Barbara Peak	NE 38°	1,835 m	13.1 mi

On the road

1.1 mi off the JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP
1.0 mi off the Cascade LoopNational
4.2 mi off the JCT SR 530 VIC ARLINGTON TO CANADIAN BORDER
9.3 mi off the JCT STARBIRD RD TO JCT BOW HILL RD-- SCENIC AGRICULTURAL CORRIDOR

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves

Minkler Lake Conversation Area: 1.2 mi
Skiyou Slough: 1.6 mi
Lyman Slough Conservation Area: 3.0 mi
Day Creek Conservation Area: 4.6 mi
Day Creek Forest Conservation Area: 4.8 mi

Peaks

Bacus Hill: 1.4 mi
Goat Hill: 4.0 mi
Dukes Hill: 4.0 mi
Talc Mountain: 4.8 mi
Little Haystack Mountain: 5.3 mi

Parks

Artworks

Sprouted Bumbershoot: 9.5 mi
Bikes: 10.3 mi
Maple Tree: 10.4 mi
Leaf: 10.5 mi
Marsh to Mountains: 10.8 mi

Historic sites45

Northern State Hospital Cemetery: 3.0 mi
Cascade Trail: 3.9 mi
Cascade Trail: 4.0 mi
Cascade Trail: 4.1 mi
Cascade Trail: 4.2 mi

Museums21

Lake Whatcom Steam Railway: 10.0 mi
Children's Museum of Skagit County: 10.2 mi
Heritage Flight Museum: 13.5 mi
Skagit Aero Education Museum: 17.3 mi
Skagit County Historical Museum: 18.5 mi

Beaches16

Gardens16

Attractions12

Cliffs11

Hole in the Wall: 19.8 mi
Oso Mudslide: 20.4 mi
Prestliens Bluff: 20.8 mi
Lee Promontory: 20.9 mi
Main Wall East: 23.0 mi

Waterfalls10

Ghost towns7

Ehrlich: 11.9 mi
Park: 12.8 mi
Skagit City: 13.8 mi
Alpine: 14.5 mi
Whitney: 16.1 mi

Rest areas4

Bow Hill Northbound Rest Area: 10.7 mi
Bow Hill Southbound Rest Area: 10.9 mi
Smokey Point Northbound Rest Area: 23.9 mi
Smokey Point Southbound Rest Area: 23.9 mi

Picnic sites3

Light

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:12	18:40	19:21
June solstice	05:07	20:25	21:15
September equinox	06:56	18:27	19:08
December solstice	07:59	15:22	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	6.2	4.1	4.8	4.2	3.5	2.6	1.3	1.6	2.9	5.0	7.0	5.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sedro-woolley, 5 mi away.

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