Lee Promontory
Lee Promontory is a cliff in Washington, at a recorded elevation of 1,820 m. Mount Baker stands 3,287 m to the northeast, 2.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Seward Peak, a peak 0.5 miles away. JCT SR 5 VIC BELLINGHAM TO AUSTIN PASS VIC MT BAKER passes 9.9 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1820 m
How to reach it
- 9.9 mi off the JCT SR 5 VIC BELLINGHAM TO AUSTIN PASS VIC MT BAKER
- 14.5 mi off the JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP
- 15.5 mi off the JCT SR 530 VIC ARLINGTON TO CANADIAN BORDER
- 14.5 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
Overlooks nearby
- Artist Point · 10 mi
- Nooksack Falls Viewpoint · 11 mi
- Viewpoint Dam · 15 mi
- Samish Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Seward Peak: 0.5 mi
- Lincoln Peak: 1.2 mi
- Meadow Point: 1.3 mi
- Colfax Peak: 1.5 mi
- Cathedral Crag: 1.9 mi
- Vogler Lake Public Access: 12.9 mi
- Lake Shannon Recreation Area: 14.7 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 15.4 mi
- Garden Club Park: 15.4 mi
- Silo Park: 15.4 mi
- Pressentin Ranch Conservation Area: 14.9 mi
- Birdsview Elysium Conservation Easement: 15.3 mi
- Maple Creek Park: 15.7 mi
- Grandy Creek Convservation Area: 16.1 mi
- Grandy Creek Convservation Area: 16.2 mi
- Historic Galbraith Barn Ruins: 15.3 mi
- American Legion Tribute Memorial to Saxon cemetery veterans: 15.5 mi
- Cascade Trail: 16.8 mi
- Cascade Trail: 16.9 mi
- Cascade Trail: 17.0 mi
- Upper Morovitz Falls: 7.8 mi
- Lower Morovitz Falls: 8.0 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 8.2 mi
- Mazama Falls: 8.5 mi
- Nooksack Falls: 10.8 mi
- Homespun Kinetic Art: 12.4 mi
- Lumberjack Mural: 15.5 mi
- Nooksack Totem Pole: 17.5 mi
- The Creation of Life Story Pole: 22.8 mi
- El Pollo: 24.3 mi
- Roman Wall: 2.2 mi
- Park Cliffs: 3.9 mi
- The Palisades: 5.8 mi
- Winnies Slide: 12.2 mi
- Mount Baker Vista: 4.6 mi
- Austin Pass Picnic Area: 10.5 mi
- Shuksan Picnic Area: 12.9 mi
- Skagit Aero Education Museum: 15.9 mi
- Lake Whatcom Steam Railway: 17.9 mi
- Black Mountain Forestry Center: 18.2 mi
- Shadow of the Sentinels: 8.5 mi
- Sedro Woolley Rodeo Grounds: 23.2 mi
- Baker Hot Springs: 8.3 mi
- Angele Cupples Community Garden: 15.3 mi
- Public Access Beach: 24.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.3 miles of Lee Promontory. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Baker | NE 45° | 3,287 m | 2.5 mi |
| Lahar Lookout | NE 52° | 3,069 m | 2.3 mi |
| Sherman Peak | ENE 58° | 3,020 m | 2.1 mi |
| Colfax Peak | NNE 18° | 2,851 m | 1.5 mi |
| Lincoln Peak | N 350° | 2,695 m | 1.2 mi |
| The Hourglass | ENE 65° | 2,419 m | 12.1 mi |
| Seward Peak | NNW 331° | 2,385 m | 0.5 mi |
| Hadley Peak | NNE 18° | 2,290.6 m | 4.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:39 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:05 | 20:25 | 21:15 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 08:59 | 16:19 | 17:14 |
Local time (America/Vancouver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 36 | 40 | 46 | 53 | 57 | 63 | 63 | 58 | 48 | 39 | 34 |
| Precip in | 15.3 | 8.8 | 10.4 | 6.7 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 4.8 | 10.5 | 16.0 | 14.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Upper Baker DAM, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356545608
Day trips start here
- Mount Baker · 3 mi
- Northwest Washington · 18 mi
- Sedro-Woolley · 24 mi
- Sumas · 25 mi
- Burlington · 29 mi
- Edison · 30 mi
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