by CoastView | Nov 1, 2022 | 2022, Beaches, Best of 2022, Biodiversity, Coastal Features, Historical, Land Use, Natural History, Oregon, Parks, Rivers
Pistol River starts at an elevation of 3,179 feet (970 m) on the southern flank of Sugarloaf Mountain and drains a watershed of 67,200 acres (27,195 ha) in the Siskiyou National Forest while flowing generally southwest for 21 miles (34 km) to the Pacific Ocean near...
by CoastView | Oct 30, 2022 | 2022, British Columbia, Coastal Features, Historical, Islands, Land Use, Natural History, Parks
D’Arcy Island is one of the Southern Gulf Islands in Haro Strait with about 205 acres (83 ha), situated 2.3 miles (3.7 km) west-southwest of the international border and part of the Gulf Islands National Park Reserve, about 30 miles (48 km) west of Anacortes and...
by CoastView | Oct 29, 2022 | 2022, Alaska, Biodiversity, Coastal Features, Embayments, Islands, Natural History, Parks
Shakun Islets is a group of grass-covered islands and submerged reefs that extend north to south for 1.8 miles (2.9 km) at the entrance of Swikshak Bay in Shelikof Strait on the northeast coast of the Alaska Peninsula in Katmai National Park and Preserve, about 108...
by CoastView | Oct 26, 2022 | 2022, Alaska, Coastal Features, Communities, Developments, Historical, Land Use, Mines, Parks, Rivers
Rainbow Valley is a watershed between Rainbow Peak to the west and Indianhouse Mountain to the east, drained by Rainbow Creek that starts from snowfields at an elevation of 5,000 feet (1,526 m) on the southern flank of Suicide Peak and flows southwest for 3 miles (4.8...
by CoastView | Oct 25, 2022 | 2022, Beaches, Biodiversity, Coastal Features, Communities, Historical, Land Use, Natural History, Parks, Rivers, Washington
Queets River originates from a group of cirque basins at an elevation of about 5,000 feet (1500 m) on the south flank of the Olympic Mountains, with tributaries emanating from the Humes Glacier to the north and the Queets Glacier to the south, and drains a watershed...
by CoastView | Oct 20, 2022 | 2022, Beaches, Best of 2024, Biodiversity, California, Coastal Features, Communities, Developments, Historical, Land Use, Lighthouses, Natural History, Parks, Rivers
Border Field State Park is within the Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve situated adjacent to the urban neighborhood of Playas de Tijuana, Mexico, about 12 miles (19 km) south of San Diego and within the city limits of Imperial Beach, California. Playas...
