Big Rock
Big Rock rises to 163 m in Washington. Barbara Peak stands 1,835 m to the northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Hoag Memorial Park (Big Rock), a park less than a tenth of a mile away. JCT SR 530 VIC ARLINGTON TO CANADIAN BORDER runs past it.
The story
mountain in Washington, United States of America
Wikidata Q49012731, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 163 m
How to reach it
- On the JCT SR 530 VIC ARLINGTON TO CANADIAN BORDER
- 3.3 mi off the JCT STARBIRD RD TO JCT BOW HILL RD-- SCENIC AGRICULTURAL CORRIDOR
- 4.4 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
- 5.2 mi off the JCT SR 5 VIC BURLINGTON TO JCT SR 5 VIC BELLINGHAM
Overlooks nearby
- Samish Overlook · 15 mi
- Chuckanut Drive Heritage Marker · 17 mi
- Burnout knob · 17 mi
- Madrone Crest Viewpoint · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Hoag Memorial Park (Big Rock): 0.0 mi
- Fire Station Park: 1.0 mi
- Beaver Pond Park: 1.3 mi
- Bakerview Wetlands: 1.5 mi
- Baker Court Park: 1.7 mi
- Bikes: 2.8 mi
- Maple Tree: 2.9 mi
- Leaf: 3.0 mi
- Marsh to Mountains: 3.3 mi
- Alpha Helix: 3.4 mi
- Little Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Devils Mountain: 4.3 mi
- Scott Mountain: 4.3 mi
- Burlington Hill: 4.8 mi
- Sterling Hill: 5.2 mi
- September 11, 2001: 3.5 mi
- Spanish American War Memorial: 3.5 mi
- Abandoned Railroad: 5.4 mi
- Abandoned Railroad: 5.5 mi
- Seattle & Northern Railroad (GN): 5.6 mi
- Children's Museum of Skagit County: 4.1 mi
- Heritage Flight Museum: 7.7 mi
- Skagit County Historical Museum: 10.9 mi
- MONA: Museum of Northwest Art: 11.0 mi
- La Conner Quilt and Textile Museum: 11.1 mi
- Chinook Swim Beach: 4.1 mi
- Joe Hamel Beach: 10.9 mi
- Martha's Beach: 12.5 mi
- Samish Beach: 15.6 mi
- Dewey Beach: 15.8 mi
- Rose Garden: 4.1 mi
- White Bloom garden: 4.1 mi
- Forgotten Garden: 4.1 mi
- Secret Garden: 4.1 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 4.1 mi
- Hole in the Wall: 12.0 mi
- Prestliens Bluff: 14.1 mi
- Main Wall East: 16.9 mi
- Snag Buttress: 16.9 mi
- Rodger Bluff: 16.9 mi
- Skagit County Fairgrounds: 3.8 mi
- Sedro Woolley Rodeo Grounds: 6.4 mi
- Tulip Town: 7.5 mi
- The Old Fir Log: 11.1 mi
- Anacortes Yacht Charters: 16.6 mi
- Crystal Falls: 4.7 mi
- Gilligan Cree Falls: 6.8 mi
- Silver Creek Falls: 19.2 mi
- Chuckanut Falls: 21.0 mi
- Hard Scrabble Falls: 23.0 mi
- Ehrlich: 5.2 mi
- Skagit City: 5.6 mi
- Whitney: 9.7 mi
- Alpine: 13.7 mi
- Park: 17.1 mi
- Bow Hill Northbound Rest Area: 11.3 mi
- Bow Hill Southbound Rest Area: 11.6 mi
- Smokey Point Southbound Rest Area: 18.1 mi
- Smokey Point Northbound Rest Area: 18.1 mi
- Rosario Picnic Area: 17.9 mi
- Group Picnic Area: 18.8 mi
- Green Point Picnic Area: 20.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.7 miles of Big Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barbara Peak | NE 40° | 1,835 m | 21.4 mi |
| Trisolace Peak | NE 40° | 1,800 m | 21.5 mi |
| Shirley Peak | NE 38° | 1,774 m | 21.7 mi |
| Last Sister Peak | NE 43° | 1,695 m | 21.2 mi |
| Gee Point | E 89° | 1,464 m | 19.9 mi |
| Iron Mountain | ENE 76° | 1,462 m | 15.1 mi |
| Bald Mountain | NE 35° | 1,391 m | 18.8 mi |
| Lyman Hill | NNE 22° | 1,311 m | 12.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:41 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 20:26 | 21:15 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:59 | 15:23 | 16:17 |
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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/3674121783
Day trips start here
- Mount Vernon · 3 mi
- Burlington · 4 mi
- Sedro-Woolley · 6 mi
- La Conner · 11 mi
- Edison · 12 mi
- Northwest Washington · 14 mi
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