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Bearpaw Mountain

Bearpaw Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Bearpaw Mountain rises to 1,857 m in Washington. Mount Baker stands 3,287 m to the south, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Church Mountain, a peak 1.8 miles away. JCT SR 5 VIC BELLINGHAM TO AUSTIN PASS VIC MT BAKER passes 2.8 miles off.

About

The story

Bearpaw Mountain is a 6,091-foot (1,857-metre) mountain summit located in Whatcom County of Washington state. It is situated less than four miles south of the Canada–United States border, on land managed by Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. The nearest higher neighbor is Church Mountain, 1.8 miles (2.9 km) to the southwest, and Mount Baker rises 11.8 miles (19.0 km) to the south. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains to the Nooksack River via Canyon Creek. Topographic relief is significant as the north aspect rises 3,100 feet (945 m) above Canyon Creek in approximately 1.5 mile. Bearpaw Mountain houses Bearpaw Mountain Lake, 650 ft elevated fishing lake.

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Wikidata Q49011577, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1856.5 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates48.94621, -121.85413

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 18
Parks: 8
  • Deming Homestead Eagle Park: 17.2 mi
  • Josh VanderYacht Park: 18.7 mi
  • Huntingdon Park: 18.9 mi
  • Nugent's Corner River Access: 21.1 mi
  • Nooksack City Park: 21.2 mi
Historic sites: 8
  • Bernard Swinehart Safe: 18.0 mi
  • United We Stand: 19.0 mi
  • Nooksack Ancestors: 20.7 mi
  • Historic Galbraith Barn Ruins: 22.1 mi
  • Shark Plow Blade: 22.2 mi
Cliffs: 5
Artworks: 5
Attractions: 5
  • Shadow of the Sentinels: 20.1 mi
  • Farmville: 21.4 mi
  • School Area: 21.5 mi
  • Stoney Ridge Farm: 23.8 mi
  • Samson Estates Winery: 24.3 mi
Nature reserves: 4
Ghost towns: 4
Picnic sites: 3
Museums: 1
  • Black Mountain Forestry Center: 10.4 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Baker Hot Springs: 15.2 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Magical Garden: 21.5 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.0 miles of Bearpaw Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount BakerS 171°3,287 m11.8 mi
Lahar LookoutS 171°3,069 m12.2 mi
Sherman PeakS 172°3,020 m12.5 mi
Colfax PeakS 178°2,851 m12.1 mi
Mount ShuksanSE 125°2,784 m13.9 mi
Lincoln PeakS 181°2,695 m12.3 mi
Nooksack TowerESE 122°2,530 m14.3 mi
American Border PeakENE 68°2,436.6 m9.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:3919:20
June solstice05:0420:2621:16
September equinox06:5518:2519:07
December solstice08:5916:1817:13

Local time (America/Vancouver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 22 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1516302 — Bearpaw Mountain, Whatcom County, Washington.

OpenStreetMap element node/356544260

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