Turtleback Mountain
Turtleback Mountain rises to 343 m in Washington. Mount Constitution stands 732 m to the east, 6.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Turtleback Mountain Preserve, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. SAN JUAN ISLANDS passes 4.5 miles off. 53 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Mountain in Washington, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49085693, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 343 m
How to reach it
- 4.5 mi off the San Juan Islands
- 5.7 mi off the ANACORTES TO SIDNEY, BC
- 6.1 mi off the ANACORTES TO SAN JUAN ISLANDS TO SIDNEY, BC
- 7.5 mi off the ANACORTES TO SAN JUAN ISLANDS
Overlooks nearby
- Point Caution Viewpoint · 7 mi
- Greg's Point · 7 mi
- Afterglow Vista · 9 mi
- Overlook Park · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Tribute: 3.7 mi
- Frozen Wind: 7.9 mi
- Eagle: 8.7 mi
- Raven: 8.7 mi
- "Popeye" The Port of Friday Harbor Seal: 9.0 mi
- Eastsound Waterfront County Park: 3.5 mi
- Eastsound Village Green County Park: 3.7 mi
- Library Park: 3.8 mi
- Buck Park: 4.2 mi
- Stone-Bridge terrrill preserve: 5.0 mi
- Orcas Knob: 0.9 mi
- Osprey Hill: 2.4 mi
- Lookout Hill: 2.7 mi
- Double Hill: 3.1 mi
- Mount Disney: 3.2 mi
- Turtleback Mountain Preserve: 0.7 mi
- Turtle Head Preserve: 0.7 mi
- Deer Harbor Waterfront Preserve: 3.1 mi
- Crescent Beach Preserve: 4.1 mi
- Stonebridge-Terrill Preserve: 4.9 mi
- Kimple Beach: 1.8 mi
- North Beach: 3.9 mi
- Crescent Beach: 4.1 mi
- Terrill Beach: 5.1 mi
- Chin-Chin-Tse-Tung: 5.5 mi
- EV Henry Memorial Marker: 6.8 mi
- World War I Memorial: 9.0 mi
- Historic Storeshouse: 9.7 mi
- Mrs. Hardy's Cabin: 12.1 mi
- Lime Kiln: 12.9 mi
- Round Cliff: 3.3 mi
- Face Cliff: 3.4 mi
- China Caves: 7.5 mi
- Lawson Bluff: 7.8 mi
- The Notch: 8.3 mi
- Crow Valley School Museum: 1.2 mi
- Orcas Island Historical Museum: 3.7 mi
- Orcas WILD: 3.8 mi
- Moran Mansion Museum: 4.6 mi
- Whale Museum: 9.0 mi
- Overmarsh Farm Commons: 8.1 mi
- English Camp Garden: 9.7 mi
- Sally's Garden: 9.9 mi
- Thirsty Goose: 10.6 mi
- Ferndale Friendship Community Garden: 21.1 mi
- John S. McMillan Memorial Mausoleum: 8.7 mi
- Western Prince Whale Watching: 9.0 mi
- Schooners North: 9.0 mi
- Orca Survey Outreach & Education Center: 9.1 mi
- Historic Hospital: 9.7 mi
- Cascade Falls: 6.4 mi
- Rustic Falls: 6.5 mi
- Cavern Falls: 6.6 mi
- Hidden Falls: 6.8 mi
- Chuckanut Falls: 22.9 mi
- Green Point Picnic Area: 16.7 mi
- Group Picnic Area: 21.9 mi
- Rosario Picnic Area: 22.3 mi
- Custer Northbound Rest Area: 23.3 mi
- Custer Southbound Rest Area: 23.5 mi
- Cold Spring: 6.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Turtleback Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Constitution | E 81° | 732 m | 6.5 mi |
| False Summit | E 88° | 697 m | 6.3 mi |
| Little Summit | E 93° | 613 m | 6.3 mi |
| Mount Pickett | E 88° | 533 m | 7.8 mi |
| Buck Mountain | ENE 63° | 447 m | 5.5 mi |
| Mount Erie | SE 132° | 385 m | 21.4 mi |
| Mount Woolard | SE 129° | 362 m | 3.5 mi |
| Entrance Mountain | ESE 111° | 360 m | 6.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:43 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 20:29 | 21:19 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:30 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 08:03 | 15:24 | 16:19 |
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, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1509136 — Turtleback Mountain, San Juan County, Washington.
OpenStreetMap element node/356541432
Day trips start here
- Eastsound · 4 mi
- Orcas Island · 4 mi
- Orcas Village · 5 mi
- San Juan Islands · 6 mi
- Lopez Island · 13 mi
- Lummi Island · 14 mi
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