Mount Constitution
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Mount Constitution rises to 732 m in Washington. Lookout Mountain stands 816 m to the east, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is False Summit, a peak 0.8 miles away. SAN JUAN ISLANDS passes 7.2 miles off.
The story
Mount Constitution is a mountain on Orcas Island, the highest point in the San Juan Islands and the second highest mountain on an ocean island in the contiguous 48 states. Only Devils Peak in the Channel Islands of California is higher.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q6920229, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 732 m
How to reach it
- 7.2 mi off the San Juan Islands
- 7.5 mi off the ANACORTES TO SAN JUAN ISLANDS
- 7.6 mi off the ANACORTES TO SIDNEY, BC
- 11.2 mi off the ANACORTES TO SAN JUAN ISLANDS TO SIDNEY, BC
Overlooks nearby
- Greg's Point · 12 mi
- Point Caution Viewpoint · 12 mi
- Overlook Park · 13 mi
- Afterglow Vista · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- False Summit: 0.8 mi
- Little Summit: 1.4 mi
- Raccoon Point: 1.4 mi
- Mount Pickett: 1.6 mi
- Buck Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Tribute: 3.7 mi
- Phillips 66 Totem Pole: 12.5 mi
- Interaction: 12.9 mi
- "Popeye" The Port of Friday Harbor Seal: 12.9 mi
- Frozen Wind: 13.5 mi
- Stone-Bridge terrrill preserve: 3.3 mi
- Buck Park: 3.6 mi
- Library Park: 3.6 mi
- Eastsound Village Green County Park: 3.7 mi
- Eastsound Waterfront County Park: 3.8 mi
- Crescent Beach Preserve: 3.3 mi
- Stonebridge-Terrill Preserve: 3.3 mi
- Turtleback Mountain Preserve: 6.4 mi
- Curry Preserve: 7.1 mi
- Turtle Head Preserve: 7.2 mi
- Crescent Beach: 3.2 mi
- Chin-Chin-Tse-Tung: 3.2 mi
- Terrill Beach: 3.7 mi
- North Beach: 4.3 mi
- Green Bank: 4.7 mi
- EV Henry Memorial Marker: 5.7 mi
- Mrs. Hardy's Cabin: 7.4 mi
- World War I Memorial: 12.9 mi
- Fidalgo Island Packing Company: 13.9 mi
- Keith Shugarts Playground: 14.9 mi
- China Caves: 7.1 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 7.3 mi
- Lawson Bluff: 7.4 mi
- Devils Slide: 8.0 mi
- Humphrey Head: 8.2 mi
- Moran Mansion Museum: 3.0 mi
- Orcas Island Historical Museum: 3.7 mi
- Orcas WILD: 3.7 mi
- Crow Valley School Museum: 5.3 mi
- Whale Museum: 13.0 mi
- Sally's Garden: 11.2 mi
- Overmarsh Farm Commons: 12.8 mi
- Fragrance Garden: 15.5 mi
- Ferndale Friendship Community Garden: 15.6 mi
- Thirsty Goose: 15.8 mi
- Western Prince Whale Watching: 12.9 mi
- Schooners North: 13.0 mi
- Orca Survey Outreach & Education Center: 13.0 mi
- John S. McMillan Memorial Mausoleum: 15.1 mi
- Crown Yacht Charters: 15.1 mi
- Cavern Falls: 2.0 mi
- Hidden Falls: 2.1 mi
- Rustic Falls: 2.1 mi
- Cascade Falls: 2.2 mi
- Chuckanut Falls: 16.5 mi
- Custer Northbound Rest Area: 18.6 mi
- Custer Southbound Rest Area: 19.2 mi
- Bow Hill Southbound Rest Area: 23.0 mi
- Bow Hill Northbound Rest Area: 23.2 mi
- Green Point Picnic Area: 13.7 mi
- Group Picnic Area: 15.6 mi
- Rosario Picnic Area: 19.7 mi
- Cold Spring: 0.9 mi
- Whitney: 22.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.3 miles of Mount Constitution. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lookout Mountain | E 88° | 816 m | 21.5 mi |
| Chuckanut Mountain | E 100° | 705 m | 19.7 mi |
| False Summit | S 186° | 697 m | 0.8 mi |
| Little Summit | S 186° | 613 m | 1.4 mi |
| Mount Pickett | ESE 118° | 533 m | 1.6 mi |
| Squalicum Mountain | ENE 71° | 472 m | 22.2 mi |
| Buck Mountain | NW 314° | 447 m | 2.0 mi |
| Mount Erie | SSE 149° | 385 m | 18.1 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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356543213
Day trips start here
- Orcas Island · 3 mi
- Eastsound · 4 mi
- Lummi Island · 7 mi
- Orcas Village · 8 mi
- San Juan Islands · 9 mi
- Lopez Island · 14 mi
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