Upright Head
Upright Head rises to 86 m in Washington. Mount Constitution stands 732 m to the north-northeast, 8.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Promontory Point, a park 0.2 miles away. SAN JUAN ISLANDS passes 0.3 miles off. 57 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
mountain in Washington, United States of America
Wikidata Q49086714, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 86 m
How to reach it
- 0.3 mi off the SAN JUAN ISLANDS
- 0.3 mi off the ANACORTES TO SAN JUAN ISLANDS
- 1.1 mi off the ANACORTES TO SIDNEY, BC
- 5.9 mi off the ANACORTES TO SAN JUAN ISLANDS TO SIDNEY, BC
Overlooks nearby
- Greg's Point · 6 mi
- Point Caution Viewpoint · 6 mi
- Overlook Park · 6 mi
- Afterglow Vista · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Promontory Point: 0.2 mi
- Odlin County Park: 0.8 mi
- Shaw County Park: 2.2 mi
- Blind Island: 2.5 mi
- Shaw County Park: 2.5 mi
- Blind Island Marine State Park: 2.5 mi
- Spencer Spit State Park: 2.5 mi
- Hummel Lake Preserve: 3.6 mi
- Lopez Hill preserve: 5.8 mi
- Deer Harbor Waterfront Preserve: 6.3 mi
- Interaction: 6.2 mi
- "Popeye" The Port of Friday Harbor Seal: 6.2 mi
- Frozen Wind: 8.8 mi
- Tribute: 8.8 mi
- GlassSculpture.org: 9.3 mi
- Diamond Hill: 3.4 mi
- Ben Nevis: 4.0 mi
- Blakely Peak: 4.3 mi
- Brown Rock: 4.3 mi
- Mount Woolard: 4.4 mi
- White Beach: 3.1 mi
- Green Bank: 3.2 mi
- Obstruction Pass Beach: 3.6 mi
- Driftwood Beach: 3.9 mi
- Chin-Chin-Tse-Tung: 4.7 mi
- World War I Memorial: 6.2 mi
- Mrs. Hardy's Cabin: 7.8 mi
- American Camp: 9.4 mi
- American Camp: 9.4 mi
- Fidalgo Island Packing Company: 10.8 mi
- Humphrey Head: 1.1 mi
- Bald Bluff: 3.0 mi
- White Cliff: 6.5 mi
- White Cliffs: 7.4 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 8.0 mi
- Moran Mansion Museum: 5.3 mi
- Whale Museum: 6.3 mi
- San Juan Islands Museum of Art: 6.6 mi
- San Juan Historical Museum: 6.7 mi
- Crow Valley School Museum: 7.3 mi
- Sally's Garden: 3.3 mi
- Overmarsh Farm Commons: 7.0 mi
- Community Garden: 7.6 mi
- Thirsty Goose: 10.1 mi
- English Camp Garden: 12.0 mi
- Western Prince Whale Watching: 6.2 mi
- Schooners North: 6.2 mi
- Orca Survey Outreach & Education Center: 6.3 mi
- Krystal Acres Alpaca Farm: 11.6 mi
- Historic Hospital: 12.0 mi
- 1: 7.2 mi
- 2: 7.2 mi
- 3: 7.2 mi
- 4: 7.2 mi
- 5: 7.2 mi
- Cascade Falls: 5.9 mi
- Rustic Falls: 6.0 mi
- Cavern Falls: 6.1 mi
- Hidden Falls: 6.3 mi
- Chuckanut Falls: 21.1 mi
- Cold Spring: 7.1 mi
- Smith Island Keepers House: 17.4 mi
- Whitney: 20.9 mi
- Bow Hill Southbound Rest Area: 24.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Upright Head. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Constitution | NNE 19° | 732 m | 8.0 mi |
| Chuckanut Mountain | E 80° | 705 m | 22.4 mi |
| False Summit | NNE 21° | 697 m | 7.2 mi |
| Little Summit | NNE 22° | 613 m | 6.7 mi |
| Mount Pickett | NNE 31° | 533 m | 7.9 mi |
| Buck Mountain | N 8° | 447 m | 9.0 mi |
| Mount Erie | ESE 123° | 385 m | 14.5 mi |
| Mount Woolard | NNW 346° | 362 m | 4.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:43 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 20:29 | 21:18 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:30 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 08:02 | 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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356542305
Day trips start here
- Orcas Village · 3 mi
- San Juan Islands · 3 mi
- Lopez Island · 6 mi
- Orcas Island · 6 mi
- Eastsound · 9 mi
- Anacortes · 13 mi
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