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Bacus Hill

Bacus Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Bacus Hill rises to 179 m in Washington. South Twin stands 2,123 m to the north-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Minkler Lake Conversation Area, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP passes 0.3 miles off.

The story

mountain in Washington, United States of America

Wikidata Q49009462, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
179 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.53039, -122.12043

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Ann Wolford River Edge Park: 1.5 mi
  • Lyman City Park: 2.4 mi
  • Veterans Community Plaza: 3.5 mi
  • Olmsted Park: 4.1 mi
  • Cascade Trail - West: 4.3 mi
Peaks
Artworks
  • Sprouted Bumbershoot: 10.4 mi
  • Bikes: 11.5 mi
  • Maple Tree: 11.6 mi
  • Leaf: 11.6 mi
  • Marsh to Mountains: 11.9 mi
Historic sites: 43
Museums: 21
  • Lake Whatcom Steam Railway: 9.2 mi
  • Children's Museum of Skagit County: 11.3 mi
  • Heritage Flight Museum: 14.5 mi
  • Skagit Aero Education Museum: 16.6 mi
  • Skagit County Historical Museum: 19.6 mi
Gardens: 17
  • Rose Garden: 13.7 mi
  • White Bloom garden: 13.7 mi
  • Forgotten Garden: 13.7 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 13.7 mi
  • Secret Garden: 13.7 mi
Beaches: 12
  • Chinook Swim Beach: 10.0 mi
  • Joe Hamel Beach: 16.8 mi
  • Dogfish beach south: 17.0 mi
  • dogfish beach: 17.1 mi
  • Samish Beach: 18.5 mi
Cliffs: 11
Waterfalls: 10
Attractions: 9
  • Sedro Woolley Rodeo Grounds: 4.4 mi
  • Skagit County Fairgrounds: 13.1 mi
  • Tulip Town: 15.7 mi
  • I-5 Sloth "Slothy": 18.8 mi
  • The Old Fir Log: 19.8 mi
Ghost towns: 8
Picnic sites: 2
  • Group Picnic Area: 18.9 mi
  • Mount Baker Vista: 21.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.6 miles of Bacus Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
South TwinNNE 27°2,123 m13.5 mi
North TwinNNE 24°2,024 m13.9 mi
Skookum PeakNNE 28°2,018 m13.3 mi
Little SisterNNE 30°2,012 m13.0 mi
Jaw's ToothNNE 28°1,981 m13.3 mi
Kloke PeakNNE 28°1,975 m12.9 mi
Cinderella PeakNNE 31°1,975 m13.0 mi
Barbara PeakNE 39°1,835 m11.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4019:21
June solstice05:0720:2521:15
September equinox06:5618:2719:08
December solstice07:5915:2116:16

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °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, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356547106

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