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King Mountain

King Mountain from directly overhead

King Mountain is a nature reserve in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 149 m. South Twin stands 2,123 m to the east-southeast, 23 miles off. JCT SR 5 VIC BELLINGHAM TO AUSTIN PASS VIC MT BAKER passes 1.7 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
City of Bellingham
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates48.80003, -122.46062

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • VanWyck Park: 0.6 mi
  • Cordata Park: 1.6 mi
  • Julianna Park: 1.9 mi
  • Cornwall Memorial Park: 2.1 mi
  • Squiggly Park: 2.1 mi
Artworks
  • The Gate: 1.5 mi
  • The Gathering: 1.5 mi
  • Parliament of Owls: 1.6 mi
  • Aeon.01: 1.6 mi
  • Nootka: 2.0 mi
Nature reserves: 57
Historic sites: 43
Beaches: 23
  • Squalicum Beach: 3.5 mi
  • Cornwall Beach: 4.2 mi
  • Public Access Beach: 4.8 mi
  • dogfish beach: 12.0 mi
  • Dogfish beach south: 12.0 mi
Museums: 22
Waterfalls: 13
Gardens: 12
  • Garden: 0.9 mi
  • Cornwall Rose Garden: 2.3 mi
  • WeGrow Garden: 3.2 mi
  • York Community Farm: 3.6 mi
  • Rose Garden: 4.5 mi
Attractions: 10
  • I-5 Sloth "Slothy": 7.4 mi
  • Dan Cramer's Western Town: 8.0 mi
  • Samson Estates Winery: 8.3 mi
  • Stoney Ridge Farm: 8.3 mi
  • School Area: 15.9 mi
Picnic sites: 8
  • Group Picnic Area: 10.3 mi
  • 6: 18.1 mi
  • 5: 18.1 mi
  • 4: 18.1 mi
  • 3: 18.1 mi
Cliffs: 8
Ghost towns: 4
Rest areas: 4
Springs: 1
  • Cold Spring: 19.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.1 miles of King Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
South TwinESE 107°2,123 m22.5 mi
North TwinESE 105°2,024 m21.9 mi
Skookum PeakESE 107°2,018 m22.8 mi
Jaw's ToothESE 107°1,981 m22.8 mi
Kloke PeakESE 109°1,975 m22.8 mi
Groat MountainE 92°1,702.5 m22.5 mi
Slide MountainENE 77°1,491 m20.7 mi
Bald MountainESE 117°1,391 m22.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4119:23
June solstice05:0720:2821:18
September equinox06:5718:2819:10
December solstice08:0115:2116:16

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404245505660646459514540
Precip in4.52.93.42.82.21.60.91.12.03.85.24.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bellingham Intl AP, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/375733428

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