Nature reserve · Washington

White Creek Conservation Area

White Creek Conservation Area from directly overhead

White Creek Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 378 m. Mount Misch stands 2,266 m to the east-southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Suiattle Mountain, a peak 1.8 miles away. JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP passes 6.0 miles off.

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Operated by: Skagit Land Trust

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Coordinates48.40430, -121.54119

6.0 mi off the JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP
6.0 mi off the Cascade Loop, National

Overlooks nearby

Viewpoint Dam · 13 mi
Diablo Lake Overlook · 29 mi

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks

Suiattle Mountain: 1.8 mi
Rinker Point: 3.5 mi
Illabot Peaks: 3.7 mi
Bettys Jugs: 6.5 mi
North Mountain: 6.6 mi

Parks24

Hilt Creek Park: 2.9 mi
Riverside Park: 6.2 mi
Howard Miller Steelhead Park: 6.4 mi
Pressentin County Park: 9.6 mi
Whitehorse Community Park: 9.7 mi

Nature reserves20

Barr Creek Conservation Area: 6.2 mi
Skagit River Kahn Conservation Area: 6.5 mi
Marblemount Conservation Area: 7.5 mi
Suiattle River Grandy Conservation Easement: 8.6 mi
Douglas Island Convservation Area: 9.5 mi

Historic sites16

Fortson Mill: 12.5 mi
North Cascading: 15.1 mi
Oso Slide Memorial: 16.4 mi
Cascade Trail: 22.2 mi
Cascade Trail: 22.5 mi

Waterfalls16

Asbestos Falls: 15.1 mi
Meditation Falls: 17.0 mi
Boulder Falls: 17.1 mi
Feature Show Falls: 17.2 mi
Bacon Lake Falls: 19.4 mi

Attractions3

Shadow of the Sentinels: 20.0 mi
"Old Number 6" Seattle City Light Locomotive: 23.0 mi
Cut Log: 24.3 mi

Ghost towns2

Sauk City: 6.2 mi
Alpine: 22.2 mi

Museums2

Skagit Aero Education Museum: 13.2 mi
Gorge Powerhouse Visitor Gallery: 23.3 mi

Artworks2

Lumberjack Mural: 13.2 mi
Temple of Power: 22.9 mi

Cliffs2

Oso Mudslide: 16.4 mi
Grassy Point: 24.1 mi

Gardens1

Angele Cupples Community Garden: 13.6 mi

Hot springs1

Sulphur Creek Hot Springs: 19.5 mi

Picnic sites1

Hemple Creek Day Use Area: 24.4 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.7 miles of White Creek Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Mount Misch	ESE 105°	2,266 m	16.2 mi
Snowking Mountain	E 89°	2,252 m	12.1 mi
Mount Buckindy	ESE 103°	2,231 m	15.8 mi
Mount Chaval	E 101°	2,175.662 m	10.1 mi
Bacon Peak	N 3°	2,152 m	17.9 mi
Hidden Lake Peaks	ENE 67°	2,140 m	17.1 mi
White Chuck Mountain	SSE 157°	2,130.2 m	14.7 mi
Little Devil Peak	NE 46°	2,111 m	17.2 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:10	18:38	19:19
June solstice	05:05	20:23	21:12
September equinox	06:54	18:25	19:06
December solstice	07:56	15:20	16:14

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg °F	35	38	42	48	56	60	66	66	60	49	40	35
Precip in	12.8	8.6	9.3	5.6	3.7	2.9	1.3	1.7	3.4	8.5	13.2	12.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Darrington RS, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap Official site

OpenStreetMap element way/995656602

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