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The Palisades

The Palisades, seen from above at true elevation

The Palisades is a cliff in Washington, at a recorded elevation of 760 m. Mount Baker stands 3,287 m to the southeast, 5.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Baker Vista, a picnic site 1.5 miles away. JCT SR 5 VIC BELLINGHAM TO AUSTIN PASS VIC MT BAKER passes 4.3 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
760 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates48.83012, -121.89515

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 32
  • Deming Homestead Eagle Park: 13.1 mi
  • Josh VanderYacht Park: 13.7 mi
  • Nugent's Corner River Access: 18.0 mi
  • Vogler Lake Public Access: 18.7 mi
  • Lake Shannon Recreation Area: 20.4 mi
Nature reserves: 27
Historic sites: 21
  • Historic Galbraith Barn Ruins: 15.5 mi
  • American Legion Tribute Memorial to Saxon cemetery veterans: 16.3 mi
  • Bernard Swinehart Safe: 17.1 mi
  • Nooksack Ancestors: 19.9 mi
  • United We Stand: 20.6 mi
Waterfalls: 20
Artworks: 15
Ghost towns: 5
Attractions: 5
  • Shadow of the Sentinels: 13.8 mi
  • Stoney Ridge Farm: 22.5 mi
  • Farmville: 22.8 mi
  • School Area: 22.8 mi
  • Samson Estates Winery: 23.0 mi
Cliffs: 4
Picnic sites: 3
Museums: 3
  • Black Mountain Forestry Center: 12.7 mi
  • Lake Whatcom Steam Railway: 19.2 mi
  • Skagit Aero Education Museum: 21.6 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Angele Cupples Community Garden: 21.1 mi
  • Magical Garden: 22.8 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Baker Hot Springs: 11.2 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Public Access Beach: 23.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.3 miles of The Palisades. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount BakerSE 135°3,287 m5.2 mi
Lahar LookoutSE 137°3,069 m5.5 mi
Sherman PeakSE 139°3,020 m5.7 mi
Colfax PeakSSE 150°2,851 m4.7 mi
Lincoln PeakSSE 159°2,695 m4.6 mi
Seward PeakSSE 162°2,385 m5.2 mi
Hadley PeakESE 108°2,290.6 m3.5 mi
Crag ViewSE 144°2,133 m6.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:3919:20
June solstice05:0520:2521:15
September equinox06:5518:2619:07
December solstice07:5915:1916:14

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

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, 15 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356546728

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