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Roland Point

Roland Point, seen from above at true elevation

Roland Point rises to 596 m in Washington. Jack Mountain stands 2,763 m to the east, 3.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Pumpkin Mountain, a peak 1.7 miles away. JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP passes 2.8 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
596 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.76874, -121.03484

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 12
Cliffs: 6
Historic sites: 3
  • Brown bear mine camp: 17.2 mi
  • Pacific Crest Trail Northern Terminus: 19.2 mi
  • North Cascading: 19.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Museums: 1
  • Gorge Powerhouse Visitor Gallery: 11.4 mi
Attractions: 1
  • "Old Number 6" Seattle City Light Locomotive: 11.7 mi
Artworks: 1
Springs: 1
Parks: 1
  • Pressentin County Park: 24.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.7 miles of Roland Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Jack MountainE 85°2,763 m3.6 mi
Katsuk PeakSSE 153°2,633 m14.7 mi
Kimtah PeakSSE 156°2,596 m13.9 mi
Primus PeakSSW 191°2,567 m13.1 mi
Snowfield PeakSSW 207°2,545 m10.4 mi
Austera PeakSSW 192°2,534 m14.2 mi
Luna PeakWNW 292°2,533 m11.6 mi
Mount BallardESE 114°2,512 m13.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:3519:17
June solstice05:0220:2221:12
September equinox06:5118:2219:04
December solstice08:5516:1617:11

Local time (America/Vancouver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343640475560676760494034
Precip in9.76.06.43.22.11.71.01.22.56.711.19.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ross DAM, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1525193 — Roland Point, Whatcom County, Washington.

OpenStreetMap element node/356546285

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