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Silver Lake Park

Silver Lake Park from directly overhead

Silver Lake Park is a nature reserve in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 241 m. Mount Baker stands 3,287 m to the southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Black Mountain Forestry Center, a museum 0.4 miles away. JCT SR 5 VIC BELLINGHAM TO AUSTIN PASS VIC MT BAKER passes 3.2 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

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Whatcom County
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates48.97068, -122.07104

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Huntingdon Park: 8.9 mi
  • Deming Homestead Eagle Park: 11.4 mi
  • Nooksack City Park: 11.7 mi
  • Everson Park: 12.9 mi
  • Riverside Memorial Park: 13.2 mi
Artworks
Nature reserves: 22
Historic sites: 19
Waterfalls: 13
Museums: 10
  • Black Mountain Forestry Center: 0.4 mi
  • Lynden Pioneer Museum: 17.3 mi
  • Lake Whatcom Steam Railway: 23.2 mi
  • Lightcatcher: 23.9 mi
  • Old City Hall: 24.0 mi
Gardens: 7
  • Magical Garden: 11.5 mi
  • Garden: 22.1 mi
  • Cornwall Rose Garden: 23.2 mi
  • York Community Farm: 23.6 mi
  • WeGrow Garden: 23.6 mi
Attractions: 5
  • Farmville: 11.4 mi
  • School Area: 11.5 mi
  • Stoney Ridge Farm: 14.5 mi
  • Samson Estates Winery: 15.0 mi
  • Dan Cramer's Western Town: 17.2 mi
Cliffs: 5
Ghost towns: 5
Picnic sites: 3
Beaches: 3
  • Public Access Beach: 21.4 mi
  • Cornwall Beach: 24.7 mi
  • Squalicum Beach: 24.8 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Baker Hot Springs: 23.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.1 miles of Silver Lake Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount BakerSE 139°3,287 m17.8 mi
Lahar LookoutSE 139°3,069 m18.0 mi
Sherman PeakSE 140°3,020 m18.3 mi
Colfax PeakSE 143°2,851 m17.2 mi
Lincoln PeakSE 145°2,695 m17.0 mi
American Border PeakE 85°2,436.6 m18.5 mi
Seward PeakSSE 147°2,385 m17.6 mi
Canadian Border PeakE 82°2,291 m17.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:3919:21
June solstice05:0520:2721:17
September equinox06:5618:2619:08
December solstice08:0015:1816:14

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384044495660646359514338
Precip in7.03.95.04.03.22.41.41.52.95.37.16.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Clearbrook, 12 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/943652658

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