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Park Cliffs

Park Cliffs, seen from above at true elevation

Park Cliffs is a cliff in Washington, at a recorded elevation of 1,767 m. Mount Baker stands 3,287 m to the west, 1.6 miles off. The nearest named place is The Portals South, a peak 1.5 miles away. JCT SR 5 VIC BELLINGHAM TO AUSTIN PASS VIC MT BAKER passes 6.0 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
1767 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.78123, -121.78042

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves: 26
Parks: 19
  • Vogler Lake Public Access: 14.4 mi
  • Lake Shannon Recreation Area: 15.7 mi
  • Garden Club Park: 16.7 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 16.8 mi
  • Upper Skagit Garden Park: 16.8 mi
Waterfalls: 18
Historic sites: 16
  • Historic Galbraith Barn Ruins: 19.0 mi
  • American Legion Tribute Memorial to Saxon cemetery veterans: 19.3 mi
  • Cascade Trail: 20.1 mi
  • Cascade Trail: 20.2 mi
  • Cascade Trail: 20.4 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Cliffs: 4
Picnic sites: 3
Artworks: 3
Museums: 3
  • Skagit Aero Education Museum: 17.4 mi
  • Black Mountain Forestry Center: 18.8 mi
  • Lake Whatcom Steam Railway: 21.8 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Baker Hot Springs: 5.1 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Shadow of the Sentinels: 8.3 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Angele Cupples Community Garden: 16.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.9 miles of Park Cliffs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount BakerW 259°3,287 m1.6 mi
Lahar LookoutWSW 248°3,069 m1.6 mi
Sherman PeakWSW 238°3,020 m1.8 mi
Colfax PeakWSW 257°2,851 m3.0 mi
Mount ShuksanENE 67°2,784 m8.8 mi
Lincoln PeakWSW 256°2,695 m3.7 mi
Nooksack TowerENE 67°2,530 m9.6 mi
The HourglassENE 69°2,419 m8.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:3819:20
June solstice05:0520:2521:15
September equinox06:5418:2519:07
December solstice08:5816:1817:14

Local time (America/Vancouver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333640465357636358483934
Precip in15.38.810.46.74.53.31.81.94.810.516.014.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Upper Baker DAM, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356546059

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