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Alpine Baldy

Alpine Baldy, seen from above at true elevation

Alpine Baldy rises to 1,586 m in Washington. Mac Peak stands 2,091 m to the southeast, 9.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Fernow, a peak 1.2 miles away. Cascade Loop passes 1.7 miles off.

The story

mountain in King County, Washington, United States

Wikidata Q49008654, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1586 m

How to reach it

Coordinates47.74221, -121.24662

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
Cliffs: 14
  • Moai: 15.6 mi
  • Peanuts Gallery: 15.6 mi
  • Index Town Wall: 15.6 mi
  • Index Town Wall: 15.7 mi
  • Index Town Wall: 15.9 mi
Historic sites: 10
Parks: 8
  • Skykomish City Ball Park: 5.1 mi
  • Great Northern & Cascade Railway Park: 5.8 mi
  • Baring Community Park: 11.4 mi
  • Heybrook Ridge Park: 15.1 mi
  • Big Eddy River Access: 20.2 mi
Picnic sites: 6
  • Heybrook Lookout Picnic Area: 13.8 mi
  • Group Picnic Shelter: 18.8 mi
  • Camp Brown Day Use Area: 19.4 mi
  • Bear Creek Site: 23.1 mi
  • Nighthawk Site: 23.2 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Museums: 4
  • Skykomish Historical Society: 5.7 mi
  • Great Northern and Cascade Railways: 5.8 mi
  • Skykomish Historical Society: 5.8 mi
  • Washington State Ski & Snowboard Museum: 23.5 mi
Attractions: 3
Springs: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Normandy Beach: 22.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.5 miles of Alpine Baldy. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mac PeakSE 144°2,091 m9.7 mi
Nimbus MountainSE 134°2,046 m8.0 mi
Thunder MountainSE 138°1,998 m8.0 mi
Junggeselle PeakSE 146°1,989 m10.5 mi
Terrace MountainSSE 165°1,939 m8.6 mi
Spark Plug MountainSE 144°1,913 m7.1 mi
Malachite PeakSSW 208°1,908 m9.3 mi
Surprise MountainSE 144°1,904 m8.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:3719:18
June solstice05:0720:1921:08
September equinox06:5218:2419:05
December solstice07:5215:2316:16

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F373943485559646560504236
Precip in16.710.611.98.45.04.01.71.94.812.318.114.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Baring, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1515827 — Alpine Baldy, King County, Washington.

OpenStreetMap element node/356544083

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