San Juan Islands National Monument

For the national historical park, see San Juan Island National Historical Park.

San Juan Islands National Monument
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Location	San Juan, Whatcom, and Skagit Counties, Washington, USA
Nearest city	Friday Harbor, WA
Coordinates	48°31′55″N123°1′45″W / 48.53194°N 123.02917°W / 48.53194; -123.02917
Area	1,000 acres (400 ha)
Created	March 25, 2013 (2013-March-25)
Governing body	Bureau of Land Management
Website	San Juan Islands National Monument
U.S. 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 1,000 acres (4 km²) in area. They are managed by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management as part of the National Landscape Conservation System. ^{[4] [ unreliable source? ]}

Name	Major island vicinity	County	Location/GPS Coordinates	Notes
Leo Reef	Lopez Island	San Juan	48°33.19′N122°51.25′W / 48.55317°N 122.85417°W / 48.55317; -122.85417 (Leo Reef)
Fauntleroy Rock	Decatur Island	San Juan	48°31′04″N122°47′44″W / 48.51778°N 122.79556°W / 48.51778; -122.79556 (Fauntleroy Rock)
Dot Rock	Decatur Island	San Juan	48°29.66′N122°47.73′W / 48.49433°N 122.79550°W / 48.49433; -122.79550 (Dot Rock)
Reeds Bay Island	Decatur Island	San Juan	48°29′03″N122°49′20″W / 48.48417°N 122.82222°W / 48.48417; -122.82222 (Reeds Bay Island)
Cape St. Mary	Lopez Island	San Juan	48°26′49″N122°48′01″W / 48.446967°N 122.80026°W / 48.446967; -122.80026 (Cape St. Mary)
Chadwick Hill	Lopez Island	San Juan	48°26′09″N122°48′37″W / 48.435864°N 122.810369°W / 48.435864; -122.810369 (Chadwick Hill)
Watmough Bay	Lopez Island	San Juan	48°25′36″N122°48′52″W / 48.42653°N 122.81436°W / 48.42653; -122.81436 (Watmough Bay)
Point Colville	Lopez Island	San Juan	48°25′19″N122°48′50″W / 48.421967°N 122.813888°W / 48.421967; -122.813888 (Point Colville)
Iceberg Point	Lopez Island	San Juan	48°25′16″N122°53′21″W / 48.421227°N 122.88929°W / 48.421227; -122.88929 (Iceberg Point)
Iceberg Point Rocks	Lopez Island	San Juan	48°25′28.751″N122°53′12.45″W / 48.42465306°N 122.8867917°W / 48.42465306; -122.8867917 (Iceberg Point Rocks)
Outer Bay Rocks	Lopez Island	San Juan	48°25′56.46″N122°53′0.89″W / 48.4323500°N 122.8835806°W / 48.4323500; -122.8835806 (Outer Bay Rocks) 48°25′51.37″N122°52′57.69″W / 48.4309361°N 122.8826917°W / 48.4309361; -122.8826917 (Outer Bay Rocks)
Mackaye Harbor Rocks	Lopez Island	San Juan	48°26′24.32″N122°52′41.10″W / 48.4400889°N 122.8780833°W / 48.4400889; -122.8780833 (Mackaye Harbor Rocks)
Jones Bay Rock	Lopez Island	San Juan	48°26′44″N122°53′31″W / 48.445629°N 122.891833°W / 48.445629; -122.891833 (Jones Bay Rock)
Richardson Island	Lopez Island	San Juan	48°26′50.16″N122°54′12.14″W / 48.4472667°N 122.9033722°W / 48.4472667; -122.9033722 (Richardson Island)
Richardson Rocks	Lopez Island	San Juan	48°26′42.01″N122°54′25.66″W / 48.4450028°N 122.9071278°W / 48.4450028; -122.9071278 (Richardson Rocks) 48°26′41.32″N122°54′22.55″W / 48.4448111°N 122.9062639°W / 48.4448111; -122.9062639 (Richardson Rocks) 48°26′50.16″N122°54′12.14″W / 48.4472667°N 122.9033722°W / 48.4472667; -122.9033722 (Richardson Rocks) 48°26′42.01″N122°54′25.66″W / 48.4450028°N 122.9071278°W / 48.4450028; -122.9071278 (Richardson Rocks) 48°26′41.32″N122°54′22.55″W / 48.4448111°N 122.9062639°W / 48.4448111; -122.9062639 (Richardson Rocks)
Davis Bay Island	Lopez Island	San Juan	48°27′30.50″N122°55′48.35″W / 48.4584722°N 122.9300972°W / 48.4584722; -122.9300972 (Davis Bay Island)
Davis Bay Rocks	Lopez Island	San Juan	48°27′18.75″N122°56′5.74″W / 48.4552083°N 122.9349278°W / 48.4552083; -122.9349278 (Davis Bay Rocks)
Danger Rocks	San Juan Island	San Juan	48°31′15.59″N122°58′16.86″W / 48.5209972°N 122.9713500°W / 48.5209972; -122.9713500 (Danger Rocks) 48°31′14.09″N122°58′15.78″W / 48.5205806°N 122.9710500°W / 48.5205806; -122.9710500 (Danger Rocks)
Pear Point Rocks	San Juan Island	San Juan	48°31′5.14″N122°58′45.18″W / 48.5180944°N 122.9792167°W / 48.5180944; -122.9792167 (Pear Point Rocks) 48°31′4.22″N122°58′40.66″W / 48.5178389°N 122.9779611°W / 48.5178389; -122.9779611 (Pear Point Rocks) 48°31′4.88″N122°58′38.79″W / 48.5180222°N 122.9774417°W / 48.5180222; -122.9774417 (Pear Point Rocks)
Dinner Island Rocks	San Juan Island	San Juan	48°30′29″N123°0′42″W / 48.50806°N 123.01167°W / 48.50806; -123.01167 (Dinner Island Rocks)
Cattle Point	San Juan Island	San Juan	48°27′3.43″N122°57′48.72″W / 48.4509528°N 122.9635333°W / 48.4509528; -122.9635333 (Cattle Point)	Includes Cattle Point Light [5]
Unnamed Rocks (Grandmas Cove)	San Juan Island	San Juan	48°27′30″N123°01′27″W / 48.45833°N 123.02417°W / 48.45833; -123.02417 (Grandmas Cove Rocks)
Unnamed Rocks (False Bay)	San Juan Island	San Juan	48°28′53″N123°04′42″W / 48.48139°N 123.07833°W / 48.48139; -123.07833 (False Bay Rocks)
Kanaka Bay Islands	San Juan Island	San Juan	48°28′57.79″N123°5′6.87″W / 48.4827194°N 123.0852417°W / 48.4827194; -123.0852417 (Kanaka Bay Island (east)) 48°28′56.41″N123°5′15.51″W / 48.4823361°N 123.0876417°W / 48.4823361; -123.0876417 (Kanaka Bay Island (west))
King Islands	San Juan Island	San Juan	48°29′23″N123°06′27″W / 48.48972°N 123.10750°W / 48.48972; -123.10750 (King Islands)
Unnamed Rocks off Lime Kiln Point	San Juan Island	San Juan	48°30′57.47″N123°9′10.50″W / 48.5159639°N 123.1529167°W / 48.5159639; -123.1529167 (Lime Kiln Point rocks)
Turn Point	Stuart Island	San Juan	48°41′20″N123°14′14″W / 48.68877°N 123.23725°W / 48.68877; -123.23725 (Turn Point)	Includes Turn Point Light [6]
Prevost Harbor Rock	Stuart Island	San Juan	48°40′53.34″N123°11′53.104″W / 48.6814833°N 123.19808444°W / 48.6814833; -123.19808444 (Prevost Harbor Rock (east)) 48°40′48.08″N123°12′10.64″W / 48.6800222°N 123.2029556°W / 48.6800222; -123.2029556 (Prevost Harbor Rock (west))
Pudding Island	Stuart Island	San Juan	48°41′7.49″N123°11′25.43″W / 48.6854139°N 123.1903972°W / 48.6854139; -123.1903972 (Pudding Island)
Satellite Island Rocks	Stuart Island	San Juan	48°40′39.70″N123°11′5.706″W / 48.6776944°N 123.18491833°W / 48.6776944; -123.18491833 (Satellite Island Rocks) 48°40′36.94″N123°11′12.008″W / 48.6769278°N 123.18666889°W / 48.6769278; -123.18666889 (Satellite Island Rocks) 48°40′35.458″N123°11′5.098″W / 48.67651611°N 123.18474944°W / 48.67651611; -123.18474944 (Satellite Island Rocks) 48°40′38.472″N123°10′59.289″W / 48.67735333°N 123.18313583°W / 48.67735333; -123.18313583 (Satellite Island Rocks)
Rock Island and Johns Pass Rocks	Stuart Island	San Juan	48°40′23.007″N123°10′5.77″W / 48.67305750°N 123.1682694°W / 48.67305750; -123.1682694 (Rock Island Rock) 48°40′32.09″N123°10′0.48″W / 48.6755806°N 123.1668000°W / 48.6755806; -123.1668000 (Johns Pass Rock)
Unnamed Parcel (Johns Island)	Stuart Island	San Juan	48°40.0′N123°8.9′W / 48.6667°N 123.1483°W / 48.6667; -123.1483 (Unnamed Parcel)
Johns Island Rock	Stuart Island	San Juan	48°39′27.371″N123°8′14.867″W / 48.65760306°N 123.13746306°W / 48.65760306; -123.13746306 (Johns Island Rock)
Posey Island	San Juan Island	San Juan	48°37′6.23″N123°10′4.31″W / 48.6183972°N 123.1678639°W / 48.6183972; -123.1678639 (Posey Island)
Unnamed Island (Westcott Bay)	San Juan Island	San Juan	48°36′16″N123°08′46″W / 48.60444°N 123.14611°W / 48.60444; -123.14611 (Westcott Bay Island)
Kellett Bluff	Henry Island	San Juan	48°35′19″N123°12′08″W / 48.58861°N 123.2021°W / 48.58861; -123.2021 (Kellett Bluff)
Mitchell Bay Rocks (AKA Mud Rocks)	San Juan Island	San Juan	48°34′21.53″N123°10′12.55″W / 48.5726472°N 123.1701528°W / 48.5726472; -123.1701528 (Mitchell Bay Rocks (Mud Rocks)) 48°34′19.57″N123°10′11.85″W / 48.5721028°N 123.1699583°W / 48.5721028; -123.1699583 (Mitchell Bay Rocks (Mud Rocks)) 48°34′20.74″N123°10′15.01″W / 48.5724278°N 123.1708361°W / 48.5724278; -123.1708361 (Mitchell Bay Rocks (Mud Rocks))
Mud Island	San Juan Island	San Juan	48°34′19.31″N123°9′25.69″W / 48.5720306°N 123.1571361°W / 48.5720306; -123.1571361 (Mud Island)
Little Patos Island	Patos Island	San Juan	48°47′2.88″N122°58′6.95″W / 48.7841333°N 122.9685972°W / 48.7841333; -122.9685972 (Little Patos Island)
Patos Island	Patos Island	San Juan	48°47′1.66″N122°57′17.67″W / 48.7837944°N 122.9549083°W / 48.7837944; -122.9549083 (Patos Island)	Includes Patos Island Light [6]
Shallow Bay Rocks	Sucia Island	San Juan	48°45′49.42″N122°55′8.25″W / 48.7637278°N 122.9189583°W / 48.7637278; -122.9189583 (Shallow Bay Rocks) 48°45′48.61″N122°55′9.34″W / 48.7635028°N 122.9192611°W / 48.7635028; -122.9192611 (Shallow Bay Rocks)
Rolfe Cove Island	Matia Island	San Juan	48°44′59.43″N122°50′41.99″W / 48.7498417°N 122.8449972°W / 48.7498417; -122.8449972 (Rolfe Cove Island (west)) 48°44′57.84″N122°50′38.18″W / 48.7494000°N 122.8439389°W / 48.7494000; -122.8439389 (Rolfe Cove Island (east))
Barnes Rocks	Clark Island	San Juan	48°42′15.30″N122°46′30.45″W / 48.7042500°N 122.7751250°W / 48.7042500; -122.7751250 (Barnes Rocks) 48°42′11.45″N122°46′31.85″W / 48.7031806°N 122.7755139°W / 48.7031806; -122.7755139 (Barnes Rocks) 48°42′11.05″N122°46′25.34″W / 48.7030694°N 122.7737056°W / 48.7030694; -122.7737056 (Barnes Rocks)
Clark Rocks	Clark Island	San Juan	48°42′31″N122°45′58″W / 48.70861°N 122.76611°W / 48.70861; -122.76611 (Clark Rocks)
Indian Island	Orcas Island	San Juan	48°41′32.97″N122°54′29.49″W / 48.6924917°N 122.9081917°W / 48.6924917; -122.9081917 (Indian Island)
Point Doughty Rock	Orcas Island	San Juan	48°42′43″N122°57′02″W / 48.71194°N 122.95056°W / 48.71194; -122.95056 (Point Doughty)
Beach Haven Rocks	Orcas Island	San Juan	48°41′27.178″N122°57′42.787″W / 48.69088278°N 122.96188528°W / 48.69088278; -122.96188528 (Beach Haven Rocks) 48°41′27.174″N122°57′31.046″W / 48.69088167°N 122.95862389°W / 48.69088167; -122.95862389 (Beach Haven Rocks)
Freeman Island	Orcas Island	San Juan	48°41′55.185″N122°57′3.295″W / 48.69866250°N 122.95091528°W / 48.69866250; -122.95091528 (Freeman Island)
Blind Islands	Orcas Island	San Juan	48°37′44.83″N122°52′40.52″W / 48.6291194°N 122.8779222°W / 48.6291194; -122.8779222 (Blind Island North) 48°37′30.00″N122°52′36.02″W / 48.6250000°N 122.8766722°W / 48.6250000; -122.8766722 (Blind Island South)
Twin Rocks	Orcas Island	San Juan	48°36′56.45″N122°52′0.347″W / 48.6156806°N 122.86676306°W / 48.6156806; -122.86676306 (Twin Rocks (west)) 48°36′55.99″N122°51′54.23″W / 48.6155528°N 122.8650639°W / 48.6155528; -122.8650639 (Twin Rocks (east))
Unnamed Island (Guthrie Cove)	Orcas Island	San Juan	48°35′38.79″N122°53′9.28″W / 48.5941083°N 122.8859111°W / 48.5941083; -122.8859111 (Unnamed Island in Guthrie Cove)
Foster Point Rocks	Orcas Island	San Juan	48°35′21.67″N122°53′4.99″W / 48.5893528°N 122.8847194°W / 48.5893528; -122.8847194 (Foster Point Rocks)
Elwha Rock	Orcas Island	San Juan	48°35′36.639″N122°54′15.16″W / 48.59351083°N 122.9042111°W / 48.59351083; -122.9042111 (Elwha Rock)
Picnic Point Rocks	Shaw Island	San Juan	48°33′45.10″N122°55′19.24″W / 48.5625278°N 122.9220111°W / 48.5625278; -122.9220111 (Picnic Point Rocks)	Does not include privately owned Picnic Point Island
Cotton Point Island	Orcas Island	San Juan	48°35′37.50″N122°56′12.74″W / 48.5937500°N 122.9368722°W / 48.5937500; -122.9368722 (Cotton Point Island)	One of the smallest BLM holdings in Washington, 0.25 acres (0.10 ha). [7]
Blind Island	Shaw Island	San Juan	48°35′6.80″N122°56′13.47″W / 48.5852222°N 122.9370750°W / 48.5852222; -122.9370750 (Blind Island)
Unnamed Island and Rocks (Blind Bay)	Shaw Island	San Juan	48°34′42.509″N122°56′30.138″W / 48.57847472°N 122.94170500°W / 48.57847472; -122.94170500 (Unnamed Island and Rocks in Blind Bay)
Broken Point Island	Shaw Island	San Juan	48°35′32.71″N122°58′12.29″W / 48.5924194°N 122.9700806°W / 48.5924194; -122.9700806 (Broken Point Island)
Oak Island and Rock	Orcas Island	San Juan	48°36′28.35″N122°57′16.80″W / 48.6078750°N 122.9546667°W / 48.6078750; -122.9546667 (Oak Island) 48°36′26.84″N122°57′11.38″W / 48.6074556°N 122.9531611°W / 48.6074556; -122.9531611 (Oak Island Rock)
Trinka Rock	Orcas Island	San Juan	48°37′42.75″N122°57′28.56″W / 48.6285417°N 122.9579333°W / 48.6285417; -122.9579333 (Trinka Rock)
Skull Island	Orcas Island	San Juan	48°38′21.05″N122°59′10.34″W / 48.6391806°N 122.9862056°W / 48.6391806; -122.9862056 (Skull Island)
Massacre Bay Rocks	Orcas Island	San Juan	48°38′2.18″N122°59′31.93″W / 48.6339389°N 122.9922028°W / 48.6339389; -122.9922028 (Massacre Bay Rocks)
Harbor Rocks	Orcas Island	San Juan	48°37′48.00″N122°59′10.34″W / 48.6300000°N 122.9862056°W / 48.6300000; -122.9862056 (Harbor Rocks)
Victim Island	Orcas Island	San Juan	48°36′49.37″N122°58′30.96″W / 48.6137139°N 122.9752667°W / 48.6137139; -122.9752667 (Victim Island)
Lovers' Cove Rocks	Orcas Island	San Juan	48°40′06″N122°59′23″W / 48.66833°N 122.98972°W / 48.66833; -122.98972 (Lovers' Cove Rocks)
North Pass Rock	Orcas Island	San Juan	48°36′08″N123°01′00″W / 48.60222°N 123.01667°W / 48.60222; -123.01667 (North Pass Rock)
McConnell Rocks	Orcas Island	San Juan	48°35′57″N123°01′32″W / 48.59917°N 123.02556°W / 48.59917; -123.02556 (McConnell Rocks)
Parks Bay Island	Shaw Island	San Juan	48°33′58.19″N122°59′04.79″W / 48.5661639°N 122.9846639°W / 48.5661639; -122.9846639 (Parks Bay Island)
Reservation Bay Rocks - Coffin Rocks	Fidalgo Island	Skagit	48°24′47″N122°39′46″W / 48.41306°N 122.66278°W / 48.41306; -122.66278 (Coffin Rocks)
Reservation Bay Rocks - Urchin Rocks	Fidalgo Island	Skagit	48°25′01″N122°39′58″W / 48.41694°N 122.66611°W / 48.41694; -122.66611 (Urchin Rocks)
Reservation Bay Rocks - Gull Rocks (Bird Rocks)	Fidalgo Island	Skagit	48°24′53″N122°39′37″W / 48.41472°N 122.66028°W / 48.41472; -122.66028 (Gull Rocks)
Chuckanut Rock		Whatcom	48°41′05″N122°30′03″W / 48.68472°N 122.50083°W / 48.68472; -122.50083 (Chuckanut Rock)
Unnamed Rocks (Carter Point)	Lummi Island	Whatcom	48°38′23.76″N122°36′29.07″W / 48.6399333°N 122.6080750°W / 48.6399333; -122.6080750 (Carter Point Rocks)
Bakers Reef	Lummi Island	Whatcom	48°41′01″N122°40′42″W / 48.68361°N 122.67833°W / 48.68361; -122.67833 (Bakers Reef)
Lummi Rocks	Lummi Island	Whatcom	48°40′15″N122°40′02″W / 48.67083°N 122.66722°W / 48.67083; -122.66722 (Chuckanut Rock)
Eliza Rocks	Eliza Island	Whatcom	48°38′57.74″N122°35′32.32″W / 48.6493722°N 122.5923111°W / 48.6493722; -122.5923111 (Eliza Island Rocks (west)) 48°38′48.15″N122°34′42.09″W / 48.6467083°N 122.5783583°W / 48.6467083; -122.5783583 (Eliza Island Rocks (east)) 48°39′39.36″N122°35′14.14″W / 48.6609333°N 122.5872611°W / 48.6609333; -122.5872611 (Eliza Island Rocks (north))
Tip of Eliza Island	Eliza Island	Whatcom	48°38′43″N122°34′56″W / 48.64528°N 122.58222°W / 48.64528; -122.58222 (Tip of Eliza Island)	Unsurveyed section 5 [8]

See also

• List of national monuments of the United States

References

1. Brunner, Jim (March 25, 2013). "Obama creates San Juan Islands National Monument: read the proclamation". The Seattle Times . Retrieved March 26, 2013.
2. "Obama makes it legal on San Juan Islands National Monument". Seattle Post-Intelligencer . Retrieved March 26, 2013.
3. Richard, Terry (March 25, 2013). "San Juan Islands in Washington site of new national monument by presidential proclamation". The Oregonian . Retrieved March 26, 2013.
4. "Frequently Asked Questions: Which lands will be protected?". Proposed San Juan Islands National Monument. Retrieved March 26, 2013.
5. San Juan Islands National Monument: Plan Your Visit, United States Bureau of Land Management , retrieved April 20, 2013
6. Presidential Proclamation -- San Juan Islands National Monument, The White House (Office of the Press Secretary), March 25, 2013
7. "Get to know your BLM lands", WA Wild blog, Washington Wilderness Coalition, May 22, 2012, archived from the original on June 2, 2013
8. Federal Register (PDF), United States Government Printing Office, June 12, 2003, p. 35237

• "NCA or National Monument? One will protect sooner", San Juan Islander, February 29, 2012, archived from the original on June 30, 2013, retrieved March 7, 2016
• "San Juan Islands National Monument" (PDF), Factsheet, United States Bureau of Land Management Spokane District Office/Wenatchee Field Office, 2013, retrieved April 15, 2013
• BLM Lands of San Juan County (PDF), San Juan County Committee for National Conservation Area (CNCA), September 4, 2010, archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016, retrieved April 18, 2013
• Wilderness character inventory — San Juan archipelago (PDF), United States Bureau of Land Management Spokane District Office/Wenatchee Field Office, November 2011, retrieved April 19, 2013

External links

• San Juan Islander - daily news site
• BLM−Bureau of Land Management.gov: official San Juan Islands National Monument website
  • BLM.gov: Factsheet of San Juan Islands National Monument — including map.
• Islanders for the San Juan Islands National Monument
• Presidential Proclamation -- San Juan Islands National Monument, The White House (Office of the Press Secretary), March 25, 2013