Dungeness Spit, the San Juan Islands and Mt Baker by byrdlip

Dungeness Spit, the San Juan Islands and Mt Baker

Dungeness Spit is a 6.8-mile (10.9 km) long sand spit jutting out from the northern edge of the Olympic Peninsula in northeastern Clallam County, Washington, USA, into the Strait of Juan de Fuca. It is the longest natural sand spit in the United States. The body of water it encloses is called Dungeness Bay. The Dungeness Spit is entirely within the Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge and home of the New Dungeness Lighthouse. Its land area, according to the United States Census Bureau, is 1,271,454 square meters (0.4909 sq mi, or 314.18 acres). The lighthouse once was run by United States Coast Guard, but in 1976 the agency installed an automatic light. Since 1994 the lighthouse has been staffed and maintained by the volunteer "New Dungeness Light Station Association".[4] The spit is open to the public year around.

Way in the distance is Mt Baker, Washington. San Juan Islands and maybe, Vancouver Island to the left in the picture.
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