Bacus Hill
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
- 0.3 mi off the JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP
- 0.3 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
- 4.8 mi off the JCT SR 530 VIC ARLINGTON TO CANADIAN BORDER
- 10.1 mi off the JCT STARBIRD RD TO JCT BOW HILL RD-- SCENIC AGRICULTURAL CORRIDOR
Overlooks nearby
- Samish Overlook · 15 mi
- Chuckanut Drive Heritage Marker · 17 mi
- Burnout knob · 17 mi
- Viewpoint Dam · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Minkler Lake Conversation Area: 0.5 mi
- Utopia Conservation Area: 1.4 mi
- Lyman Slough Conservation Area: 2.4 mi
- Skiyou Slough: 2.9 mi
- Day Creek Conservation Area: 4.5 mi
- 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
- Goat Hill: 4.3 mi
- Dukes Hill: 4.6 mi
- Lyman Hill: 4.8 mi
- Talc Mountain: 5.4 mi
- Little Haystack Mountain: 6.0 mi
- Sprouted Bumbershoot: 10.4 mi
- Bikes: 11.5 mi
- Maple Tree: 11.6 mi
- Leaf: 11.6 mi
- Marsh to Mountains: 11.9 mi
- Cascade Trail: 3.2 mi
- Cascade Trail: 3.3 mi
- Cascade Trail: 3.3 mi
- Northern State Hospital Cemetery: 3.3 mi
- Cascade Trail: 3.5 mi
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Lee Promontory: 19.5 mi
- Hole in the Wall: 20.9 mi
- Oso Mudslide: 21.0 mi
- Roman Wall: 21.7 mi
- Prestliens Bluff: 22.1 mi
- Gilligan Cree Falls: 4.3 mi
- Crystal Falls: 10.1 mi
- Silver Creek Falls: 16.5 mi
- Hard Scrabble Falls: 16.6 mi
- Chuckanut Falls: 19.8 mi
- 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
- Park: 12.0 mi
- Ehrlich: 13.2 mi
- Skagit City: 15.1 mi
- Standard: 15.2 mi
- Alpine: 15.4 mi
- Bow Hill Northbound Rest Area: 10.8 mi
- Bow Hill Southbound Rest Area: 11.0 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Twin | NNE 27° | 2,123 m | 13.5 mi |
| North Twin | NNE 24° | 2,024 m | 13.9 mi |
| Skookum Peak | NNE 28° | 2,018 m | 13.3 mi |
| Little Sister | NNE 30° | 2,012 m | 13.0 mi |
| Jaw's Tooth | NNE 28° | 1,981 m | 13.3 mi |
| Kloke Peak | NNE 28° | 1,975 m | 12.9 mi |
| Cinderella Peak | NNE 31° | 1,975 m | 13.0 mi |
| Barbara Peak | NE 39° | 1,835 m | 11.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| 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 | 15:21 | 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 | 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, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356547106
Day trips start here
- Sedro-Woolley · 6 mi
- Northwest Washington · 8 mi
- Burlington · 10 mi
- Mount Vernon · 12 mi
- Edison · 15 mi
- La Conner · 20 mi
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