King Mountain
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King Mountain rises to 168 m in Washington. South Twin stands 2,123 m to the east-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is VanWyck Park, a park 0.5 miles away. ANACORTES TO SIDNEY, BC passes 22 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Washington, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49041703, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 168 m
How to reach it
- 21.8 mi off the ANACORTES TO SIDNEY, BC
- 22.4 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
- 24.3 mi off the ANACORTES TO SAN JUAN ISLANDS
- 24.6 mi off the San Juan Islands
Overlooks nearby
- Inspiration Point · 7 mi
- Madrone Crest Viewpoint · 8 mi
- Burnout knob · 11 mi
- Chuckanut Drive Heritage Marker · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- VanWyck Park: 0.5 mi
- Cordata Park: 1.5 mi
- Julianna Park: 1.8 mi
- Cornwall Memorial Park: 2.1 mi
- Squiggly Park: 2.2 mi
- Toad Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Squalicum Mountain: 4.4 mi
- Sehome Hill: 4.7 mi
- Slash: 8.1 mi
- Bigfoot Hill: 8.8 mi
- Sunset Pond: 1.8 mi
- Neighborhood Connector: 2.2 mi
- Big Rock Park: 3.0 mi
- Toad Lake: 3.1 mi
- Peters Street Trail: 3.1 mi
- Grand Army of the Republic: 2.1 mi
- Whatcom County Veterans Memorial: 2.4 mi
- Willamette Meridian Marker: 3.0 mi
- Healing and Reconciliation Memorial: 3.3 mi
- Worker Memorial Day Plaque: 3.3 mi
- George E. Pickett House: 3.3 mi
- Marine Life Center: 3.4 mi
- Lightcatcher: 3.4 mi
- Old Fire Station No. 1: 3.5 mi
- Old City Hall: 3.5 mi
- Squalicum Beach: 3.6 mi
- Cornwall Beach: 4.3 mi
- Public Access Beach: 4.9 mi
- dogfish beach: 12.1 mi
- Dogfish beach south: 12.2 mi
- Whirlpool Falls: 3.8 mi
- Chuckanut Falls: 7.2 mi
- Anderson Falls: 7.8 mi
- Silver Creek Falls: 8.3 mi
- Hard Scrabble Falls: 11.0 mi
- Cornwall Rose Garden: 2.4 mi
- WeGrow Garden: 3.3 mi
- York Community Farm: 3.7 mi
- Biology garden plot: 4.8 mi
- Fragrance Garden: 5.9 mi
- I-5 Sloth "Slothy": 7.5 mi
- Dan Cramer's Western Town: 7.8 mi
- Samson Estates Winery: 8.2 mi
- Stoney Ridge Farm: 8.2 mi
- School Area: 15.8 mi
- Devils Slide: 12.6 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 18.2 mi
- Yellow Bluff: 20.5 mi
- China Caves: 20.7 mi
- Lawson Bluff: 20.7 mi
- Custer Northbound Rest Area: 10.4 mi
- Custer Southbound Rest Area: 12.0 mi
- Bow Hill Southbound Rest Area: 15.9 mi
- Bow Hill Northbound Rest Area: 16.1 mi
- Group Picnic Area: 10.4 mi
- Green Point Picnic Area: 23.6 mi
- Cold Spring: 19.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.6 miles of King Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Twin | ESE 107° | 2,123 m | 22.7 mi |
| North Twin | ESE 106° | 2,024 m | 22.0 mi |
| Skookum Peak | ESE 108° | 2,018 m | 22.9 mi |
| Little Sister | ESE 109° | 2,012 m | 23.4 mi |
| Jaw's Tooth | ESE 108° | 1,981 m | 22.9 mi |
| Kloke Peak | ESE 109° | 1,975 m | 22.9 mi |
| Cinderella Peak | ESE 109° | 1,975 m | 23.6 mi |
| Groat Mountain | E 93° | 1,703 m | 22.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:41 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:07 | 20:28 | 21:18 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:28 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 08:01 | 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 | 4.5 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 3.8 | 5.2 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bellingham Intl AP, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356540397
Day trips start here
- Bellingham · 3 mi
- Ferndale · 7 mi
- Lynden · 10 mi
- Lummi Island · 12 mi
- Sumas · 16 mi
- Edison · 17 mi
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