Rest area · Washington
Bow Hill Northbound Rest Area
Bow Hill Northbound Rest Area is a rest area in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 88 m. South Twin stands 2,123 m to the east-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Bow Hill Southbound Rest Area, a rest area 0.3 miles away. Cascade Loop passes 6.7 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Washington State Department of Transportation
How to reach it
Coordinates48.58147, -122.34414
- 6.7 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
- 15.7 mi off the ANACORTES TO SIDNEY, BC
- 23.8 mi off the ANACORTES TO SAN JUAN ISLANDS
- 24.5 mi off the San Juan Islands
Overlooks nearby
- Samish Overlook · 4 mi
- Chuckanut Drive Heritage Marker · 6 mi
- Burnout knob · 7 mi
- Madrone Crest Viewpoint · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Donovan Park: 1.1 mi
- Pomona Grange Park: 1.4 mi
- Squires Lake Park: 4.4 mi
- Smith & Vallee Sculpture Park: 4.7 mi
- Allen Community Park: 5.0 mi
Peaks
- Humphrey Hill: 1.2 mi
- Butler Hill: 3.3 mi
- Anderson Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Chuckanut Mountain: 4.3 mi
- Sterling Hill: 6.1 mi
Nature reserves
Artworks: 59
- Sprouted Bumbershoot: 6.8 mi
- Yellow Rock: 8.9 mi
- Unemployment Line: 9.0 mi
- Scorpion: 9.0 mi
- Evolution: 9.1 mi
Historic sites: 37
- Abandoned Railroad: 7.1 mi
- Seattle & Northern Railroad (GN): 7.1 mi
- Northern State Hospital Cemetery: 7.7 mi
- American Legion Tribute Memorial to Saxon cemetery veterans: 10.5 mi
- September 11, 2001: 11.3 mi
Beaches: 23
- Dogfish beach south: 6.2 mi
- dogfish beach: 6.3 mi
- Samish Beach: 8.0 mi
- Joe Hamel Beach: 9.0 mi
- Public Access Beach: 11.6 mi
Museums: 22
- Lake Whatcom Steam Railway: 7.6 mi
- Children's Museum of Skagit County: 8.7 mi
- Heritage Flight Museum: 8.8 mi
- Whatcom Maritime Heritage Museum: 12.4 mi
- W.T. Preston Museum: 12.9 mi
Gardens: 14
- Samish Island Acres Community Garden: 7.1 mi
- Roozen Gaarde: 11.7 mi
- Biology garden plot: 12.3 mi
- York Community Farm: 12.8 mi
- WeGrow Garden: 13.3 mi
Attractions: 13
- Sedro Woolley Rodeo Grounds: 7.6 mi
- I-5 Sloth "Slothy": 9.1 mi
- Tulip Town: 11.3 mi
- Skagit County Fairgrounds: 12.0 mi
- Jolly Mon Charters: 13.0 mi
Waterfalls: 12
- Silver Creek Falls: 7.9 mi
- Chuckanut Falls: 9.9 mi
- Whirlpool Falls: 12.4 mi
- Gilligan Cree Falls: 12.7 mi
- Hard Scrabble Falls: 13.4 mi
Cliffs: 12
- Yellow Bluff: 14.5 mi
- Devils Slide: 15.6 mi
- Main Wall East: 15.8 mi
- Snag Buttress: 15.8 mi
- Hole in the Wall: 16.3 mi
Ghost towns: 7
- Park: 7.4 mi
- Whitney: 10.9 mi
- Standard: 13.0 mi
- Skagit City: 13.7 mi
- Ehrlich: 16.5 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Group Picnic Area: 8.3 mi
- Green Point Picnic Area: 17.3 mi
- Rosario Picnic Area: 18.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Bow Hill Southbound Rest Area: 0.3 mi
Springs: 1
- Cold Spring: 23.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.6 miles of Bow Hill Northbound Rest Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Twin | ENE 62° | 2,123 m | 18.4 mi |
| North Twin | ENE 59° | 2,024 m | 18.3 mi |
| Skookum Peak | ENE 63° | 2,018 m | 18.4 mi |
| Little Sister | ENE 65° | 2,012 m | 18.5 mi |
| Jaw's Tooth | ENE 63° | 1,981 m | 18.4 mi |
| Kloke Peak | ENE 64° | 1,975 m | 18.1 mi |
| Barbara Peak | ENE 72° | 1,835 m | 18.6 mi |
| Trisolace Peak | ENE 71° | 1,800 m | 18.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:41 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 20:26 | 21:16 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:28 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 08:00 | 15:22 | 16:17 |
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 | 6.2 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 5.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sedro-woolley, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/160674962
Day trips start here
- Edison · 5 mi
- Northwest Washington · 7 mi
- Sedro-Woolley · 7 mi
- Burlington · 8 mi
- Mount Vernon · 11 mi
- Anacortes · 14 mi
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