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. JCT SR 5 VIC BURLINGTON TO JCT SR 5 VIC BELLINGHAM passes 9.2 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
- 9.2 mi off the JCT SR 5 VIC BURLINGTON TO JCT SR 5 VIC BELLINGHAM
- 11.0 mi off the JCT BLANCHARD RD OVERCROSSING TO VIC LARABEE STATE PARK
- 11.1 mi off the JCT SR 5 VIC BELLINGHAM TO AUSTIN PASS VIC MT BAKER
- 13.7 mi off the ANACORTES TO SAN JUAN ISLANDS
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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Fragrance Garden: 8.5 mi
- Ferndale Friendship Community Garden: 8.7 mi
- Biology garden plot: 9.9 mi
- Rose Garden: 9.9 mi
- Cornwall Rose Garden: 10.4 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
- 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
- 6: 7.4 mi
- 5: 7.4 mi
- 4: 7.4 mi
- 3: 7.4 mi
- 2: 7.4 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
- 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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