Peak · Washington
Blue Mountain
Blue Mountain rises to 923 m in Washington. Whitehorse Mountain stands 2,092 m to the east, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Olo Mountain, a peak 3.5 miles away. JCT SR 530 VIC ARLINGTON TO CANADIAN BORDER passes 9.4 miles off.
The story
mountain in Snohomish County, Washington, United States
Wikidata Q49014476, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 923 m
How to reach it
Coordinates48.18649, -121.92569
- 9.4 mi off the JCT SR 530 VIC ARLINGTON TO CANADIAN BORDER
- 17.4 mi off the Stevens Pass Greenway, National
- 17.4 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
- 19.8 mi off the JCT STARBIRD RD TO JCT BOW HILL RD-- SCENIC AGRICULTURAL CORRIDOR
Overlooks nearby
- Sultan River Vista · 22 mi
- Side Channel Vista · 22 mi
- Skykomish River Viewpoint · 25 mi
- Viewpoint Dam · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Olo Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Wheeler Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Dahlberg Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Mount Ditney: 5.3 mi
- Ebey Hill: 5.7 mi
Parks
- Masonic Family Park: 4.6 mi
- Robe Canyon Historic Trail Park: 6.1 mi
- Perrigone Memorial Park: 7.1 mi
- River Meadows Park: 7.2 mi
- River Meadows Park: 7.3 mi
Historic sites: 48
- Lime Kiln: 5.8 mi
- Car Wreak: 6.2 mi
- Oso Slide Memorial: 7.3 mi
- Everett & Monte Cristo Railway: 8.1 mi
- Everett & Monte Cristo Railway: 9.8 mi
Nature reserves: 37
- Portage Creek Wildlife Area: 10.6 mi
- Portage Creek Wildlife Reserve: 10.7 mi
- Native Growth Protection Area: 12.3 mi
- Native Growth Protection Area: 12.4 mi
- Native Growth Protection Area: 12.4 mi
Artworks: 24
- Falls Mural: 7.5 mi
- One choice mural.: 7.6 mi
- Dogtown Z Board: 17.7 mi
- Hanging Rock: 17.9 mi
- Feather Star: 17.9 mi
Waterfalls: 16
- Feature Show Falls: 6.0 mi
- Boulder Falls: 6.1 mi
- Meditation Falls: 6.4 mi
- Twin Falls: 13.8 mi
- Lower Twin Falls: 13.9 mi
Gardens: 15
- WSU Garden: 14.0 mi
- Evergreen Arboretum and Garden: 17.6 mi
- Nishiyama Japanese Garden: 18.0 mi
- Bayside Neighborhood Centennial P-Patch: 19.1 mi
- Orchard's Nursery: 21.1 mi
Museums: 14
- Granite Falls Historical Museum: 7.5 mi
- Stillaguamish Valley Pioneer Museum: 9.8 mi
- Lake Stevens Historical Museum: 13.5 mi
- Hibulb Cultural Center: 15.7 mi
- Imagine Children's Museum: 19.5 mi
Attractions: 9
- Granite Falls and Fish Ladder: 5.9 mi
- Cut Log: 9.4 mi
- Giant Arborvitae: 12.2 mi
- Lake Stevens Monster: 15.7 mi
- The Washington State Corn Maze: 20.8 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- Hemple Creek Day Use Area: 11.2 mi
- Lion's Centennial Pavilion: 13.9 mi
- Nighthawk Site: 20.8 mi
- Bear Creek Site: 20.9 mi
- Site #1: 22.7 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Oso Mudslide: 7.6 mi
- Prestliens Bluff: 15.3 mi
- White Bluff: 21.9 mi
- Fiddlers Bluff: 22.9 mi
- Top of bluff: 24.1 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- Quarters A: 24.0 mi
- Mukilteo Lighthouse: 24.1 mi
- Quarters B: 24.1 mi
- Oil House: 24.1 mi
- Ladder Storage: 24.1 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Alpine: 10.0 mi
- Ehrlich: 18.3 mi
- Sauk City: 24.2 mi
- Skagit City: 24.3 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Smokey Point Northbound Rest Area: 12.2 mi
- Smokey Point Southbound Rest Area: 12.4 mi
- Silver Lake Rest Area (closed): 23.8 mi
Beaches: 3
- Chinook Swim Beach: 18.7 mi
- Tulalip Shores: 19.6 mi
- Normandy Beach: 24.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.2 miles of Blue Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitehorse Mountain | E 81° | 2,092 m | 11.5 mi |
| Three Fingers | E 96° | 1,984 m | 11.0 mi |
| Big Four Mountain | ESE 118° | 1,880 m | 21.1 mi |
| Mount Bullen | E 86° | 1,785 m | 10.5 mi |
| Jumbo Mountain | E 87° | 1,701 m | 15.0 mi |
| Hall Peak | ESE 116° | 1,671.828 m | 19.8 mi |
| Liberty Mountain | ESE 108° | 1,657 m | 12.4 mi |
| Little Chief Peak | ESE 122° | 1,651 m | 20.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:39 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 20:23 | 21:13 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:56 | 15:23 | 16:17 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 39 | 43 | 48 | 54 | 58 | 63 | 62 | 57 | 49 | 42 | 37 |
| Precip in | 5.9 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 4.9 | 7.1 | 6.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Arlington, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1516707 — Blue Mountain, Snohomish County, Washington.
OpenStreetMap element node/356544356
Day trips start here
- Granite Falls · 7 mi
- Arlington · 10 mi
- Marysville · 14 mi
- Everett · 20 mi
- Snohomish · 20 mi
- Monroe · 23 mi
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