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Orcas Knob

Orcas Knob, a peak in Washington
Orcas Knob, a peak in WashingtonBalakrishnanc · CC BY 3.0

Orcas Knob rises to 309 m in Washington. Mount Constitution stands 732 m to the east, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Turtle Head Preserve, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. SAN JUAN ISLANDS passes 4.6 miles off. 52 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in Washington, United States of America

Wikidata Q49058783, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
309 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.66124, -122.99045

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Eastsound Waterfront County Park: 4.3 mi
  • Eastsound Village Green County Park: 4.5 mi
  • Library Park: 4.6 mi
  • Buck Park: 5.0 mi
  • Stone-Bridge terrrill preserve: 5.8 mi
Artworks
Peaks: 52
Beaches: 34
Historic sites: 29
Cliffs: 24
  • Round Cliff: 2.6 mi
  • Face Cliff: 2.6 mi
  • The Notch: 7.4 mi
  • Rocky Top: 7.6 mi
  • Spieden Bluff: 7.7 mi
Museums: 21
Gardens: 15
Attractions: 13
Picnic sites: 9
  • 1: 9.7 mi
  • 2: 9.7 mi
  • 3: 9.7 mi
  • 4: 9.7 mi
  • 5: 9.7 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Cascade Falls: 7.3 mi
  • Rustic Falls: 7.3 mi
  • Cavern Falls: 7.4 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 7.7 mi
  • Chuckanut Falls: 23.8 mi
Springs: 1
  • Cold Spring: 6.9 mi
Lighthouses: 1
  • Smith Island Keepers House: 24.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Orcas Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ConstitutionE 81°732 m7.4 mi
False SummitE 87°697 m7.2 mi
Little SummitE 92°613 m7.1 mi
Mount PickettE 87°533 m8.7 mi
Buck MountainENE 66°447 m6.4 mi
Mount ErieSE 131°385 m22.0 mi
Mount WoolardESE 120°362 m4.2 mi
Entrance MountainESE 108°360 m7.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4319:25
June solstice05:1020:2921:19
September equinox06:5918:3019:12
December solstice08:0315:2416:19

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414346505558626258524541
Precip in3.92.62.62.11.71.30.71.01.63.24.63.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Olga 2 SE, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1507197 — Orcas Knob, San Juan County, Washington.

OpenStreetMap element node/356540781

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