Richards Mountain
Richards Mountain rises to 101 m in Washington. Bigfoot Hill stands 943 m to the east, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Curry Preserve, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. ANACORTES TO SAN JUAN ISLANDS passes 14 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Washington, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49068431, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 101 m
How to reach it
- 13.7 mi off the ANACORTES TO SAN JUAN ISLANDS
- 13.7 mi off the ANACORTES TO SIDNEY, BC
- 13.7 mi off the San Juan Islands
- 18.3 mi off the ANACORTES TO SAN JUAN ISLANDS TO SIDNEY, BC
Overlooks nearby
- Inspiration Point · 10 mi
- Madrone Crest Viewpoint · 11 mi
- Burnout knob · 13 mi
- Chuckanut Drive Heritage Marker · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Lummi Island Beach Access: 1.4 mi
- Lummi Nation Community Park: 6.4 mi
- Lockwood Open Space: 7.7 mi
- Stone-Bridge terrrill preserve: 8.6 mi
- Marine Park: 8.6 mi
- Lovers Bluff: 1.6 mi
- Raccoon Point: 6.5 mi
- Mount Pickett: 6.6 mi
- Mount Constitution: 7.2 mi
- False Summit: 7.7 mi
- Phillips 66 Totem Pole: 6.7 mi
- Seabird: 8.7 mi
- It's Mine: Coast Salish Story Pole: 8.7 mi
- Ichthyornial Probe: 8.9 mi
- Bellingham Technical College Refridgerated Sign: 8.9 mi
- Curry Preserve: 0.7 mi
- Cottonwood Open Space: 8.6 mi
- Alderwood Open Space: 8.7 mi
- Stonebridge-Terrill Preserve: 8.7 mi
- Tech School Berms: 8.8 mi
- EV Henry Memorial Marker: 8.9 mi
- Peace Pole: 9.0 mi
- Cornerstone Marker - 10th Street: 9.0 mi
- William "Billy" Clark: 9.1 mi
- Carnation Condensery Smokestack: 9.1 mi
- Squalicum Beach: 8.7 mi
- Terrill Beach: 8.7 mi
- Crescent Beach: 9.3 mi
- North Beach: 9.4 mi
- Sunrise Beach: 9.5 mi
- Hovander House: 8.2 mi
- Whatcom Maritime Heritage Museum: 8.7 mi
- Marine Life Center: 9.5 mi
- Orcas WILD: 9.7 mi
- Orcas Island Historical Museum: 9.7 mi
- Devils Slide: 4.9 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 9.4 mi
- China Caves: 9.8 mi
- Lawson Bluff: 9.9 mi
- Bald Bluff: 13.8 mi
- I-5 Sloth "Slothy": 11.9 mi
- Crown Yacht Charters: 16.0 mi
- Jolly Mon Charters: 16.2 mi
- Anacortes Yacht Charters: 16.7 mi
- Dan Cramer's Western Town: 17.1 mi
- Fragrance Garden: 8.5 mi
- Ferndale Friendship Community Garden: 8.7 mi
- Biology garden plot: 9.9 mi
- Cornwall Rose Garden: 10.4 mi
- WeGrow Garden: 10.5 mi
- Hidden Falls: 8.2 mi
- Cavern Falls: 8.4 mi
- Rustic Falls: 8.6 mi
- Cascade Falls: 8.6 mi
- Chuckanut Falls: 10.9 mi
- Custer Northbound Rest Area: 12.4 mi
- Custer Southbound Rest Area: 13.4 mi
- Bow Hill Southbound Rest Area: 19.3 mi
- Bow Hill Northbound Rest Area: 19.6 mi
- Group Picnic Area: 11.3 mi
- Green Point Picnic Area: 16.5 mi
- Rosario Picnic Area: 22.2 mi
- Cold Spring: 7.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.6 miles of Richards Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bigfoot Hill | E 82° | 943 m | 19.7 mi |
| Stewart Mountain | E 85° | 941 m | 19.9 mi |
| Bigfoot Hill Northeast Peak | E 81° | 940 m | 20.1 mi |
| Slash | E 82° | 935 m | 18.9 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | ESE 102° | 816 m | 15.9 mi |
| Anderson Mountain | ESE 113° | 736 m | 21.6 mi |
| Mount Constitution | SW 235° | 732 m | 7.2 mi |
| Chuckanut Mountain | ESE 119° | 705 m | 15.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:42 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 20:28 | 21:18 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:29 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 08:02 | 15:22 | 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 | 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, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356540972
Day trips start here
- Lummi Island · 3 mi
- Ferndale · 9 mi
- Bellingham · 10 mi
- Eastsound · 10 mi
- Orcas Island · 10 mi
- Orcas Village · 15 mi
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