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Ben Nevis

Ben Nevis, seen from above at true elevation

Ben Nevis rises to 100 m in Washington. Mount Constitution stands 732 m to the northeast, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Blind Island, a park 1.7 miles away. SAN JUAN ISLANDS passes 0.9 miles off. 55 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in Washington, United States of America

Wikidata Q49012026, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
100 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.58066, -122.97407

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Blind Island: 1.7 mi
  • Shaw County Park: 2.0 mi
  • Shaw County Park: 2.0 mi
  • Shaw Island County Park: 2.1 mi
  • Channel Vista Water Access: 3.6 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks: 55
Artworks: 53
Beaches: 35
Cliffs: 23
Historic sites: 21
Museums: 13
Attractions: 12
Gardens: 10
Picnic sites: 9
  • 1: 9.9 mi
  • 2: 9.9 mi
  • 3: 9.9 mi
  • 4: 9.9 mi
  • 5: 9.9 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Cascade Falls: 7.9 mi
  • Rustic Falls: 8.0 mi
  • Cavern Falls: 8.1 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 8.3 mi
  • Chuckanut Falls: 24.4 mi
Springs: 1
  • Cold Spring: 8.5 mi
Lighthouses: 1
  • Smith Island Keepers House: 19.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ben Nevis. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ConstitutionNE 44°732 m9.4 mi
False SummitNE 48°697 m8.7 mi
Little SummitNE 50°613 m8.3 mi
Mount PickettNE 53°533 m9.9 mi
Buck MountainNNE 32°447 m9.6 mi
Mount ErieESE 119°385 m18.2 mi
Mount WoolardNE 39°362 m4.5 mi
Entrance MountainENE 60°360 m6.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4319:25
June solstice05:1020:2921:19
September equinox06:5918:3019:12
December solstice08:0215:2416:19

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424346495458616258514542
Precip in2.71.51.41.01.10.70.50.71.02.33.02.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Friday Harbor AP, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356542524

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