Blue Mountain
Blue Mountain rises to 732 m in Washington. Mount Baker stands 3,287 m to the east-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is American Legion Tribute Memorial to Saxon cemetery veterans, a historic site 2.6 miles away. Cascade Loop passes 12 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Whatcom County, Washington, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49014480, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 732 m
How to reach it
- 11.9 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
- 28.0 mi off the ANACORTES TO SIDNEY, BC
Overlooks nearby
- Samish Overlook · 15 mi
- Burnout knob · 16 mi
- Madrone Crest Viewpoint · 16 mi
- Chuckanut Drive Heritage Marker · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Eddys Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Bowman Mountain: 4.4 mi
- New York Mountain: 5.0 mi
- Bear Mountain: 5.7 mi
- Bald Mountain: 5.9 mi
- Josh VanderYacht Park: 6.6 mi
- Gordon Carter Conservation Site: 7.6 mi
- Deming Homestead Eagle Park: 8.6 mi
- Sofield Park: 9.2 mi
- Squires Lake Park: 11.0 mi
- Homespun Kinetic Art: 3.4 mi
- Nooksack Totem Pole: 9.4 mi
- Evolution: 12.0 mi
- Scorpion: 12.0 mi
- Huff and Puff: 12.3 mi
- Samish River - Ochs Conservation Area: 8.9 mi
- Olsen Creek State Forest: 9.7 mi
- Samish River - Koetje Conservation Area: 10.4 mi
- Butler Creek Conservation Area: 11.1 mi
- Stimpson Family Nature Reserve: 11.5 mi
- American Legion Tribute Memorial to Saxon cemetery veterans: 2.6 mi
- Historic Galbraith Barn Ruins: 2.6 mi
- Northern State Hospital Cemetery: 12.1 mi
- Cascade Trail: 12.6 mi
- Seattle & Northern Railroad (GN): 14.5 mi
- Lake Whatcom Steam Railway: 5.4 mi
- Lightcatcher: 16.3 mi
- Spark Museum of Electrical Invention: 16.4 mi
- Old City Hall: 16.4 mi
- Whatcom Museum at Old City Hall: 16.4 mi
- Hard Scrabble Falls: 6.0 mi
- Anderson Falls: 9.8 mi
- Silver Creek Falls: 11.8 mi
- Racehorse Falls: 12.2 mi
- Whirlpool Falls: 14.1 mi
- York Community Farm: 15.6 mi
- WeGrow Garden: 16.1 mi
- Biology garden plot: 16.4 mi
- Cornwall Rose Garden: 16.6 mi
- Samish Island Acres Community Garden: 19.0 mi
- Public Access Beach: 12.5 mi
- Dogfish beach south: 16.2 mi
- dogfish beach: 16.2 mi
- Cornwall Beach: 16.7 mi
- Squalicum Beach: 18.1 mi
- Sedro Woolley Rodeo Grounds: 13.6 mi
- I-5 Sloth "Slothy": 14.7 mi
- Stoney Ridge Farm: 18.0 mi
- Samson Estates Winery: 18.5 mi
- Shadow of the Sentinels: 19.0 mi
- Lee Promontory: 13.0 mi
- The Palisades: 13.8 mi
- Roman Wall: 14.8 mi
- Park Cliffs: 16.8 mi
- Devils Slide: 24.2 mi
- Mount Baker Vista: 12.6 mi
- Group Picnic Area: 16.9 mi
- Austin Pass Picnic Area: 22.8 mi
- Shuksan Picnic Area: 24.3 mi
- Bow Hill Southbound Rest Area: 12.9 mi
- Bow Hill Northbound Rest Area: 12.9 mi
- Baker Hot Springs: 21.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.2 miles of Blue Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Baker | ENE 70° | 3,287 m | 15.2 mi |
| Lahar Lookout | ENE 71° | 3,069 m | 15.1 mi |
| Sherman Peak | ENE 73° | 3,020 m | 15.0 mi |
| Colfax Peak | ENE 70° | 2,851 m | 13.8 mi |
| Lincoln Peak | ENE 70° | 2,695 m | 13.1 mi |
| Seward Peak | ENE 73° | 2,385 m | 12.8 mi |
| Hadley Peak | ENE 61° | 2,291 m | 15.9 mi |
| Crag View | ENE 77° | 2,133 m | 15.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:40 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:06 | 20:26 | 21:16 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:59 | 15:20 | 16:15 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 42 | 45 | 50 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 64 | 59 | 51 | 45 | 40 |
| Precip in | 6.2 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 5.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sedro-woolley, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/349028415
Day trips start here
- Northwest Washington · 6 mi
- Mount Baker · 15 mi
- Sedro-Woolley · 15 mi
- Bellingham · 17 mi
- Edison · 17 mi
- Burlington · 18 mi
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