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Goose Rock

Goose Rock, a peak in Washington
Goose Rock, a peak in WashingtonWalter Siegmund (talk) · CC BY-SA 3.0
Goose Rock, a peak in Washington
Walter Siegmund (talk) · CC BY-SA 3.0
Goose Rock, a peak in Washington
Walter Siegmund (talk) · CC BY-SA 3.0
Goose Rock, a peak in Washington
Walter Siegmund (talk) · CC BY-SA 3.0
Goose Rock, a peak in Washington
Walter Siegmund (talk) · CC BY-SA 3.0
Goose Rock, a peak in Washington
Walter Siegmund (talk) · CC BY-SA 3.0

Goose Rock rises to 146 m in Washington. Cultus Mountain stands 1,205 m to the east, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Little North Beach, a beach 0.4 miles away. JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP runs past it.

About

The story

highest point on Whidbey Island, Washington, United States of America

Wikidata Q49032349, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
146 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates48.40177, -122.63989

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • The Old Growth Forests of Deception Pass: 0.5 mi
  • The Native Plants of Deception Pass: 0.5 mi
  • The Eco-System of Deception Pass: 0.6 mi
  • Water Quality of Cranberry Lake: 0.8 mi
  • The Maiden of Deception Pass: 1.5 mi
Peaks
  • Bowman Hill: 0.8 mi
  • Rosario Head: 1.5 mi
  • Hoypus Hill: 1.6 mi
  • Mount High-G: 1.8 mi
  • Rodger Hill: 1.8 mi
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Campbell Lake Boat Launch: 3.1 mi
  • Mount Erie Park: 3.7 mi
  • Mount Erie Park: 3.9 mi
  • Hyde Park: 4.1 mi
  • Anacortes Community Forest Lands: 4.2 mi
Historic sites: 48
Beaches: 31
Museums: 24
Gardens: 21
Cliffs: 17
Attractions: 16
  • Beachcomber Charters: 0.7 mi
  • Corn Maze: 3.6 mi
  • The Old Fir Log: 6.6 mi
  • Anacortes Yacht Charters: 7.2 mi
  • Jolly Mon Charters: 7.7 mi
Picnic sites: 9
Waterfalls: 8
  • Hidden Falls: 19.0 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 19.1 mi
  • Rustic Falls: 19.1 mi
  • Cavern Falls: 19.1 mi
  • Crystal Falls: 21.3 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Lighthouses: 3
Rest areas: 2
Springs: 1
  • Cold Spring: 20.4 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.0 miles of Goose Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cultus MountainE 86°1,205 m22.9 mi
Lookout MountainNNE 33°816 m23.6 mi
Anderson MountainNE 49°736 m22.6 mi
Mount ConstitutionNNW 335°732 m21.0 mi
Chuckanut MountainNE 34°705 m18.8 mi
False SummitNNW 334°697 m20.3 mi
Little SummitNNW 333°613 m19.8 mi
Mount PickettNNW 338°533 m19.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4219:23
June solstice05:1020:2721:16
September equinox06:5818:2919:10
December solstice08:0015:2416:19

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444447515559626259534743
Precip in2.41.61.71.71.71.10.60.91.12.03.12.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Whidbey Island NAS, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356542378

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