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Anderson Mountain

Anderson Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Anderson Mountain rises to 736 m in Washington. South Twin stands 2,123 m to the east-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Samish River - Ochs Conservation Area, a nature reserve 1.8 miles away. JCT SR 530 VIC ARLINGTON TO CANADIAN BORDER passes 1.7 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Skagit County, Washington, United States

Wikidata Q49008764, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
736 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates48.61455, -122.26627

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Donovan Park: 3.2 mi
  • Gordon Carter Conservation Site: 4.0 mi
  • Squires Lake Park: 4.5 mi
  • Pomona Grange Park: 4.6 mi
  • Dittrich Park: 5.5 mi
Peaks
Artworks
  • Scorpion: 8.7 mi
  • Evolution: 8.7 mi
  • Yellow Rock: 8.7 mi
  • Unemployment Line: 8.8 mi
  • Pump Track: 8.9 mi
Historic sites: 51
  • American Legion Tribute Memorial to Saxon cemetery veterans: 6.4 mi
  • Northern State Hospital Cemetery: 6.6 mi
  • Seattle & Northern Railroad (GN): 7.6 mi
  • Abandoned Railroad: 7.6 mi
  • Historic Galbraith Barn Ruins: 7.7 mi
Museums: 20
Beaches: 19
  • Dogfish beach south: 9.0 mi
  • dogfish beach: 9.1 mi
  • Public Access Beach: 10.8 mi
  • Samish Beach: 11.8 mi
  • Joe Hamel Beach: 13.2 mi
Gardens: 18
Attractions: 13
  • Sedro Woolley Rodeo Grounds: 7.4 mi
  • I-5 Sloth "Slothy": 10.0 mi
  • Skagit County Fairgrounds: 14.7 mi
  • Tulip Town: 14.8 mi
  • Jolly Mon Charters: 17.2 mi
Cliffs: 12
Picnic sites: 10
  • Group Picnic Area: 10.6 mi
  • Mount Baker Vista: 21.3 mi
  • Green Point Picnic Area: 21.4 mi
  • Rosario Picnic Area: 22.3 mi
  • 6: 23.5 mi
Waterfalls: 9
Ghost towns: 7
Rest areas: 2
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.4 miles of Anderson Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
South TwinENE 64°2,123 m14.2 mi
North TwinENE 60°2,024 m14.1 mi
Skookum PeakENE 65°2,018 m14.2 mi
Little SisterENE 68°2,012 m14.3 mi
Jaw's ToothENE 65°1,981 m14.2 mi
Kloke PeakENE 66°1,975 m13.9 mi
Cinderella PeakENE 68°1,975 m14.5 mi
Barbara PeakENE 77°1,835 m14.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4119:22
June solstice05:0720:2621:16
September equinox06:5618:2719:09
December solstice08:0015:2116:16

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404245505660646459514540
Precip in6.24.14.84.23.52.61.31.62.95.07.05.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sedro-woolley, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1515883 — Anderson Mountain, Skagit County, Washington.

OpenStreetMap element node/356544094

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