San Juan Islands National Monument Explained

San Juan Islands National Monument
Map:Washington#USA
Relief:1
Nearest City:Friday Harbor, WA
Coordinates:48.5319°N -123.0292°W
Governing Body:Bureau of Land Management
Website:San Juan Islands National Monument

San Juan Islands National Monument is a U.S. National Monument located in the Salish Sea in the state of Washington. The monument protects archaeological sites of the Coast Salish peoples, lighthouses and relics of early European American settlers in the Pacific Northwest, and biodiversity of the island life in the region. The monument was created from existing federal land by President Barack Obama on March 25, 2013 under the Antiquities Act.[1] [2] [3]

Geography

The national monument consists of approximately 75 separate sites totaling roughly 1000acres in area. They are managed by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management as part of the National Landscape Conservation System.[4]

NameMajor island vicinityCountyLocation/GPS CoordinatesNotes
Leo ReefLopez IslandSan Juan48.5532°N -173.25°W
Fauntleroy Rock Decatur IslandSan Juan48.5178°N -122.7956°W
Dot Rock Decatur IslandSan Juan48.4943°N -169.73°W
Reeds Bay Island Decatur IslandSan Juan48.4842°N -122.8222°W
Cape St. MaryLopez IslandSan Juan48.447°N -122.8003°W
Chadwick HillLopez IslandSan Juan48.4359°N -122.8104°W
Watmough BayLopez IslandSan Juan48.4265°N -122.8144°W
Point ColvilleLopez IslandSan Juan48.422°N -122.8139°W
Iceberg PointLopez IslandSan Juan48.4212°N -122.8893°W
Iceberg Point Rocks Lopez IslandSan Juan48.4247°N -122.8868°W
Outer Bay RocksLopez IslandSan Juan
48.4324°N -122.8836°W - 48.4309°N -122.8827°W -
Mackaye Harbor RocksLopez IslandSan Juan48.4401°N -122.8781°W
Jones Bay Rock Lopez IslandSan Juan48.4456°N -122.8918°W
Richardson Island Lopez IslandSan Juan48.4473°N -122.9034°W
Richardson Rocks Lopez IslandSan Juan
48.445°N -122.9071°W - 48.4448°N -122.9063°W - 48.4473°N -122.9034°W - 48.445°N -122.9071°W - 48.4448°N -122.9063°W -
Davis Bay Island Lopez IslandSan Juan48.4585°N -122.9301°W
Davis Bay RocksLopez IslandSan Juan48.4552°N -122.9349°W
Danger Rocks San Juan IslandSan Juan
48.521°N -122.9714°W - 48.5206°N -122.9711°W -
Pear Point Rocks San Juan IslandSan Juan
48.5181°N -122.9792°W - 48.5178°N -122.978°W - 48.518°N -122.9774°W -
Dinner Island Rocks San Juan IslandSan Juan48.5081°N -123.0117°W
Cattle Point San Juan IslandSan Juan48.451°N -122.9635°WIncludes Cattle Point Light
Unnamed Rocks (Grandmas Cove) San Juan IslandSan Juan48.4583°N -123.0242°W
Unnamed Rocks (False Bay) San Juan IslandSan Juan48.4814°N -123.0783°W
Kanaka Bay Islands San Juan IslandSan Juan
48.4827°N -123.0852°W - 48.4823°N -123.0876°W -
King Islands San Juan IslandSan Juan48.4897°N -123.1075°W
Unnamed Rocks off Lime Kiln Point San Juan IslandSan Juan48.516°N -123.1529°W
Turn PointStuart IslandSan Juan48.6888°N -123.2373°WIncludes Turn Point Light
Prevost Harbor Rock Stuart IslandSan Juan
48.6815°N -123.1981°W - 48.68°N -123.203°W -
Pudding Island Stuart IslandSan Juan48.6854°N -123.1904°W
Satellite Island Rocks Stuart IslandSan Juan
48.6777°N -123.1849°W - 48.6769°N -123.1867°W - 48.6765°N -123.1847°W - 48.6774°N -123.1831°W -
Rock Island and Johns Pass Rocks Stuart IslandSan Juan
48.6731°N -123.1683°W - 48.6756°N -123.1668°W -
Unnamed Parcel (Johns Island) Stuart IslandSan Juan48.6667°N -131.9°W
Johns Island Rock Stuart IslandSan Juan48.6576°N -123.1375°W
Posey Island San Juan IslandSan Juan48.6184°N -123.1679°W
Unnamed Island (Westcott Bay) San Juan IslandSan Juan48.6044°N -123.1461°W
Kellett BluffHenry IslandSan Juan48.5886°N -123.2021°W
Mitchell Bay Rocks (AKA Mud Rocks) San Juan IslandSan Juan
48.5726°N -123.1702°W - 48.5721°N -123.17°W - 48.5724°N -123.1708°W -
Mud Island San Juan IslandSan Juan48.572°N -123.1571°W
Little Patos Island Patos IslandSan Juan48.7841°N -122.9686°W
Patos IslandPatos IslandSan Juan48.7838°N -122.9549°WIncludes Patos Island Light[5]
Shallow Bay RocksSucia IslandSan Juan
48.7637°N -122.919°W - 48.7635°N -122.9193°W -
Rolfe Cove Island Matia IslandSan Juan
48.7498°N -122.845°W - 48.7494°N -122.8439°W -
Barnes Rocks Clark IslandSan Juan
48.7043°N -122.7751°W - 48.7032°N -122.7755°W - 48.7031°N -122.7737°W -
Clark Rocks Clark IslandSan Juan48.7086°N -122.7661°W
Indian Island Orcas IslandSan Juan48.6925°N -122.9082°W
Point Doughty Rock Orcas IslandSan Juan48.7119°N -122.9506°W
Beach Haven Rocks Orcas IslandSan Juan
48.6909°N -122.9619°W - 48.6909°N -122.9586°W -
Freeman Island Orcas IslandSan Juan48.6987°N -122.9509°W
Blind IslandsOrcas IslandSan Juan
48.6291°N -122.8779°W - 48.625°N -122.8767°W -
Twin RocksOrcas IslandSan Juan
48.6157°N -122.8668°W - 48.6156°N -122.8651°W -
Unnamed Island (Guthrie Cove)Orcas IslandSan Juan48.5941°N -122.8859°W
Foster Point RocksOrcas IslandSan Juan48.5894°N -122.8847°W
Elwha RockOrcas IslandSan Juan48.5935°N -122.9042°W
Picnic Point Rocks Shaw IslandSan Juan48.5625°N -122.922°WDoes not include privately owned Picnic Point Island
Cotton Point IslandOrcas IslandSan Juan48.5938°N -122.9369°WOne of the smallest BLM holdings in Washington, .
Blind IslandShaw IslandSan Juan48.5852°N -122.9371°W
Unnamed Island and Rocks (Blind Bay) Shaw IslandSan Juan48.5785°N -122.9417°W
Broken Point Island Shaw IslandSan Juan48.5924°N -122.9701°W
Oak Island and Rock Orcas IslandSan Juan
48.6079°N -122.9547°W - 48.6075°N -122.9532°W -
Trinka RockOrcas IslandSan Juan48.6285°N -122.9579°W
Skull Island Orcas IslandSan Juan48.6392°N -122.9862°W
Massacre Bay Rocks Orcas IslandSan Juan48.6339°N -122.9922°W
Harbor Rocks Orcas IslandSan Juan48.63°N -122.9862°W
Victim Island Orcas IslandSan Juan48.6137°N -122.9753°W
Lovers' Cove Rocks Orcas IslandSan Juan48.6683°N -122.9897°W
North Pass RockOrcas IslandSan Juan48.6022°N -123.0167°W
McConnell RocksOrcas IslandSan Juan48.5992°N -123.0256°W
Parks Bay Island Shaw IslandSan Juan48.5662°N -122.9847°W
Reservation Bay Rocks - Coffin RocksFidalgo IslandSkagit48.4131°N -122.6628°W
Reservation Bay Rocks - Urchin RocksFidalgo IslandSkagit48.4169°N -122.6661°W
Reservation Bay Rocks - Gull Rocks (Bird Rocks)Fidalgo IslandSkagit48.4147°N -122.6603°W
Chuckanut RockWhatcom48.6847°N -122.5008°W
Unnamed Rocks (Carter Point)Lummi IslandWhatcom48.6399°N -122.6081°W
Bakers ReefLummi IslandWhatcom48.6836°N -122.6783°W
Lummi RocksLummi IslandWhatcom48.6708°N -122.6672°W
Eliza RocksEliza IslandWhatcom
48.6494°N -122.5923°W - 48.6467°N -122.5784°W - 48.6609°N -122.5873°W
Tip of Eliza IslandEliza IslandWhatcom48.6453°N -122.5822°WUnsurveyed section 5

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Brunner . Jim . Obama creates San Juan Islands National Monument: read the proclamation . March 25, 2013 . . March 26, 2013.
  2. News: Obama makes it legal on San Juan Islands National Monument . . March 26, 2013.
  3. News: Richard . Terry . San Juan Islands in Washington site of new national monument by presidential proclamation . March 25, 2013 . . March 26, 2013.
  4. Web site: Frequently Asked Questions: Which lands will be protected? . Proposed San Juan Islands National Monument . March 26, 2013.
  5. https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20130419153808/http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2013/03/25/presidential-proclamation-san-juan-islands-national-monument Presidential Proclamation -- San Juan Islands National Monument

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