Peak · Washington
False Summit
False Summit rises to 697 m in Washington. Lookout Mountain stands 816 m to the east, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Cold Spring, a spring 0.3 miles away. SAN JUAN ISLANDS passes 6.4 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Washington, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49028510, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 697 m
How to reach it
Coordinates48.66594, -122.83296
- 6.4 mi off the San Juan Islands
- 6.7 mi off the ANACORTES TO SAN JUAN ISLANDS
- 6.8 mi off the ANACORTES TO SIDNEY, BC
- 10.6 mi off the ANACORTES TO SAN JUAN ISLANDS TO SIDNEY, BC
Overlooks nearby
- Greg's Point · 11 mi
- Point Caution Viewpoint · 11 mi
- Overlook Park · 12 mi
- Afterglow Vista · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Little Summit: 0.5 mi
- Mount Constitution: 0.8 mi
- Mount Pickett: 1.5 mi
- Rosario Hill: 2.1 mi
- Raccoon Point: 2.2 mi
Artworks: 59
- Tribute: 3.9 mi
- Interaction: 12.3 mi
- "Popeye" The Port of Friday Harbor Seal: 12.3 mi
- Frozen Wind: 13.0 mi
- Phillips 66 Totem Pole: 13.2 mi
Parks
- Olga Community Park: 3.1 mi
- Olga Marine Park: 3.2 mi
- Stone-Bridge terrrill preserve: 3.8 mi
- Library Park: 3.9 mi
- Buck Park: 3.9 mi
Nature reserves
- Crescent Beach Preserve: 3.6 mi
- Stonebridge-Terrill Preserve: 3.7 mi
- Turtleback Mountain Preserve: 6.1 mi
- Turtle Head Preserve: 7.0 mi
- Blind Island Marine State Park: 7.3 mi
Beaches: 35
- Chin-Chin-Tse-Tung: 2.5 mi
- Crescent Beach: 3.5 mi
- Green Bank: 3.9 mi
- White Beach: 4.1 mi
- Terrill Beach: 4.2 mi
Historic sites: 32
- EV Henry Memorial Marker: 6.3 mi
- Mrs. Hardy's Cabin: 6.9 mi
- World War I Memorial: 12.3 mi
- Fidalgo Island Packing Company: 13.3 mi
- Keith Shugarts Playground: 14.4 mi
Museums: 26
- Moran Mansion Museum: 2.4 mi
- Orcas Island Historical Museum: 4.0 mi
- Orcas WILD: 4.0 mi
- Crow Valley School Museum: 5.2 mi
- Whale Museum: 12.3 mi
Cliffs: 23
- Eagle Cliff: 6.8 mi
- Humphrey Head: 7.4 mi
- Bald Bluff: 7.6 mi
- China Caves: 7.8 mi
- Lawson Bluff: 8.0 mi
Attractions: 16
- Western Prince Whale Watching: 12.3 mi
- Schooners North: 12.3 mi
- Orca Survey Outreach & Education Center: 12.3 mi
- Crown Yacht Charters: 14.6 mi
- John S. McMillan Memorial Mausoleum: 14.8 mi
Gardens: 13
- Sally's Garden: 10.4 mi
- Overmarsh Farm Commons: 12.2 mi
- Thirsty Goose: 15.3 mi
- English Camp Garden: 15.5 mi
- Fragrance Garden: 16.1 mi
Waterfalls: 8
- Cavern Falls: 1.2 mi
- Hidden Falls: 1.3 mi
- Rustic Falls: 1.3 mi
- Cascade Falls: 1.4 mi
- Chuckanut Falls: 16.7 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Custer Northbound Rest Area: 19.3 mi
- Custer Southbound Rest Area: 19.9 mi
- Bow Hill Southbound Rest Area: 22.9 mi
- Bow Hill Northbound Rest Area: 23.1 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Green Point Picnic Area: 13.0 mi
- Group Picnic Area: 15.6 mi
- Rosario Picnic Area: 19.0 mi
Springs: 1
- Cold Spring: 0.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Whitney: 22.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.6 miles of False Summit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lookout Mountain | E 86° | 816 m | 21.6 mi |
| Mount Constitution | N 6° | 732 m | 0.8 mi |
| Chuckanut Mountain | E 98° | 705 m | 19.6 mi |
| Little Summit | S 185° | 613 m | 0.5 mi |
| Mount Pickett | E 88° | 533 m | 1.5 mi |
| Squalicum Mountain | ENE 69° | 472 m | 22.6 mi |
| Buck Mountain | NNW 328° | 447 m | 2.6 mi |
| Mount Erie | SSE 147° | 385 m | 17.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:43 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 20:29 | 21:18 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:30 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 08:02 | 15:23 | 16:18 |
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 | 41 | 43 | 46 | 50 | 55 | 58 | 62 | 62 | 58 | 52 | 45 | 41 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Olga 2 SE, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356542116
Day trips start here
- Orcas Island · 3 mi
- Eastsound · 4 mi
- Orcas Village · 7 mi
- Lummi Island · 8 mi
- San Juan Islands · 9 mi
- Lopez Island · 13 mi
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