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Boundary

Boundary from directly overhead

Boundary is a ghost town in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 710 m. Mount Shuksan stands 2,784 m to the south, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is The Pleiades, a peak 1.7 miles away. JCT SR 5 VIC BELLINGHAM TO AUSTIN PASS VIC MT BAKER passes 7.4 miles off.

human settlement in Washington, United States of America

How to reach it

Coordinates48.99830, -121.60600

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 16
Cliffs: 5
Picnic sites: 3
Nature reserves: 3
  • Liumchen Ecological Reserve: 11.9 mi
  • Silver Lake Park: 21.2 mi
  • Maple Creek Park: 21.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Hot springs: 1
  • Baker Hot Springs: 16.6 mi
Museums: 1
  • Black Mountain Forestry Center: 21.6 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Shadow of the Sentinels: 23.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.1 miles of Boundary. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ShuksanS 179°2,784 m11.5 mi
Mount RedoubtESE 101°2,689 m14.1 mi
Northwest Mox PeakESE 102°2,592 m16.0 mi
Nooksack TowerS 175°2,530 m11.2 mi
American Border PeakW 266°2,436.6 m2.7 mi
The HourglassS 181°2,419 m12.1 mi
Bear MountainESE 111°2,401 m12.9 mi
Mount LarrabeeSW 235°2,396 m2.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:3819:19
June solstice05:0320:2521:15
September equinox06:5418:2419:06
December solstice08:5916:1617:12

Local time (America/Vancouver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °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, 24 mi away.

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Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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