Winnies Slide
Winnies Slide is a cliff in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 2,134 m. Mount Baker stands 3,287 m to the west-southwest, 9.8 miles off. The nearest named place is The Hourglass, a peak 0.6 miles away. JCT SR 5 VIC BELLINGHAM TO AUSTIN PASS VIC MT BAKER passes 2.7 miles off.
How to reach it
- 2.7 mi off the JCT SR 5 VIC BELLINGHAM TO AUSTIN PASS VIC MT BAKER
- 18.8 mi off the JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP
- 18.8 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
- 24.4 mi off the JCT SR 542 VIC KENDALL TO JCT SR 9 AT CANADIAN BORDER
Overlooks nearby
- Artist Point · 4 mi
- Nooksack Falls Viewpoint · 10 mi
- Viewpoint Dam · 21 mi
- Diablo Lake Overlook · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- The Hourglass: 0.6 mi
- Mount Shuksan: 0.6 mi
- Fisher Chimney: 0.7 mi
- Nooksack Tower: 1.4 mi
- Mount Ann: 2.5 mi
- Sulphide Creek Falls: 2.9 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 5.0 mi
- Upper Morovitz Falls: 5.7 mi
- Lower Morovitz Falls: 5.7 mi
- Mazama Falls: 5.8 mi
- Liumchen Ecological Reserve: 17.1 mi
- Trillium Conservation Area: 19.6 mi
- Diobsud Creek Barbien/Jordan Conservation Easement: 19.8 mi
- Diobsud Creek Abel Conservation Area: 20.7 mi
- Maple Creek Park: 21.8 mi
- Vogler Lake Public Access: 19.3 mi
- Lake Shannon Recreation Area: 19.7 mi
- Garden Club Park: 21.0 mi
- Upper Skagit Garden Park: 21.0 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 21.1 mi
- Park Cliffs: 8.3 mi
- Roman Wall: 10.2 mi
- Lee Promontory: 12.2 mi
- The Palisades: 12.7 mi
- Austin Pass Picnic Area: 3.5 mi
- Shuksan Picnic Area: 6.2 mi
- Mount Baker Vista: 13.2 mi
- Temple of Power: 20.0 mi
- Lumberjack Mural: 21.1 mi
- Homespun Kinetic Art: 23.9 mi
- Gorge Powerhouse Visitor Gallery: 20.2 mi
- Skagit Aero Education Museum: 21.8 mi
- Black Mountain Forestry Center: 23.1 mi
- Shadow of the Sentinels: 12.1 mi
- "Old Number 6" Seattle City Light Locomotive: 20.1 mi
- Baker Hot Springs: 5.5 mi
- North Cascading: 19.9 mi
- Angele Cupples Community Garden: 21.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.7 miles of Winnies Slide. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Baker | WSW 247° | 3,287 m | 9.8 mi |
| Lahar Lookout | WSW 245° | 3,069 m | 9.9 mi |
| Sherman Peak | WSW 244° | 3,020 m | 10.0 mi |
| Colfax Peak | WSW 248° | 2,851 m | 11.2 mi |
| Mount Shuksan | E 94° | 2,784 m | 0.6 mi |
| Lincoln Peak | WSW 248° | 2,695 m | 11.9 mi |
| Nooksack Tower | ENE 77° | 2,530 m | 1.4 mi |
| Mount Challenger | E 88° | 2,501 m | 12.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:38 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:04 | 20:24 | 21:14 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:25 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 08:58 | 16:17 | 17:13 |
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, 13 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of North Cascades National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Dec and Mar; busiest: Jul.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/12048326337
Day trips start here
- Mount Baker · 10 mi
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