Turtleback Mountain Preserve
Turtleback Mountain Preserve is a nature reserve in San Juan, Washington. Turtleback Mountain Preserve is situated nearby to the hamlet West Sound, as well as near West Beach.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Skull Island and Westsound Seaplane Base.
Skull Island
Islet
Skull Island is the name of two small islands in the San Juan Archipelago in the U.S. state of Washington. The northernmost Skull Island is located off the coast of Orcas Island in Massacre Bay, the most northern extension of the island's West Sound.
Westsound Seaplane Base
Aerodrome
Westsound Seaplane Base is a seaplane base located adjacent to West Sound on Orcas Island in San Juan County, Washington, United States. It is owned by the Westsound Marina.
Victim Island
Islet
Victim Island is an island in San Juan County the U.S. state of Washington. The island lies just east of the Canadian maritime border between the City of Bellingham and Vancouver Island It is home to the Victim Island State Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Orcas Village and Eastsound.
Orcas Village
Photo: Lumpytrout, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Orcas Village is on the southern tip of Orcas Island in the San Juan Islands of Washington State. The village is built around the island's only Washington State Ferries dock, making it the primary entrance to the largest of the San Juan Islands, as well as a pleasant place to wait for the outgoing ferry.
Eastsound
Photo: Lumpytrout, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Eastsound is the commercial hub and largest population center on Orcas Island, in the San Juan Islands of Washington State. Artists, craftspeople and chefs from across the island operate shops along its short waterfront and lively main street, while those seeking the quiet island life come here to outfit their stay.
Waldron Island
Photo: Lumpytrout, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Waldron Island is in San Juan Islands of Washington State. It is off the beaten path, even by San Juan Island standards. Although the dock and roads are public, islanders do not generally greet tourists with open arms and there are no facilities on the island.
Turtleback Mountain Preserve
- Opening hours: sunrise—sunset
- Type: Nature reserve
- Category: recreation area
- Location: San Juan, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
48.6535° or 48° 39′ 13″ northLongitude
-122.9634° or 122° 57′ 48″ westOperator
San Juan County Conservation Land BankOpen location code
84WVM23P+9MOpenStreetMap ID
way 371949411OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserve
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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