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Elliot Point

Snohomish County, Washington · United States

What have people found?

Lean western nassa, nuttall's cockle and lewis's moon snail turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Mottled star, yellow shore crab and ochre sea star are the usual finds. ~153 distinct species have been recorded here, across at least 4 years of observations.

What is the best time to visit today?

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Predicted tide from Everett, 6.6 kilometers away.

See low tide times at Elliot Point for the next three days
  1. Sun 15 Novin the dark2:000.1 m15:492.3 m
  2. Mon 16 Novin the dark2:460.4 min the dark17:052.0 m
  3. Tue 17 Novin the dark3:370.6 min the dark18:021.7 m

Every low tide each day, in local time at the shore.

Plan the week in Intertidal
  • A tide chart for every day, with the best window marked
  • Identify what you find from a photo
  • An alert when a good daylight low is coming

When do people visit?

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Most observations come from June and August.

What should you know before visiting?

Parking is about 150 meters away.
Arrive 45 minutes to an hour before low tide and leave as it turns. The water comes back faster than it left.
Grippy shoes beat sandals. Wet rock and algae are more slippery than they look. Rock pool safety
A rock pool is a fragile place. Look and photograph, take nothing. The rockpooling code

What lives at Elliot Point?

Species records from iNaturalist

Mottled StarEvasterias troschelii
Yellow Shore CrabHemigrapsus oregonensis
Ochre Sea StarPisaster ochraceus
Red Rock CrabCancer productus
Frilled DogwinkleNucella lamellosa
Moonglow AnemoneAnthopleura artemisia
Dungeness CrabMetacarcinus magister
Horned NudibranchHermissenda crassicornis
Aggregating AnemoneAnthopleura elegantissima
Nuttall's CockleClinocardium nuttallii
Lean Western NassaNassarius mendicus
Northern Kelp CrabPugettia producta
Common Pill WoodlouseArmadillidium vulgare
Lewis's Moon SnailNeverita lewisii
Orange Sea CucumberCucumaria miniata
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