Canadian Bacon
Canadian Bacon rises to 2,010 m in Washington. Mount Shuksan stands 2,784 m to the north-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Bacon Peak, a peak 1.2 miles away. Cascade Loop passes 7.1 miles off.
The story
Canadian Bacon, elevation 6,600+ feet (2,010+ m), is a peak in the Cascade Range in Washington state. This summit in North Cascades National Park has not been officially named by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names. It is 1.1 miles (1.8 km) east of Bacon Peak.
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Wikidata Q5029755, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,010 m
How to reach it
- 7.1 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
Overlooks nearby
- Viewpoint Dam · 14 mi
- Artist Point · 15 mi
- Diablo Lake Overlook · 18 mi
- Nooksack Falls Viewpoint · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bacon Peak: 1.2 mi
- Electric Butte: 1.4 mi
- Logger Butte: 2.5 mi
- Diobsud Buttes: 3.4 mi
- Mount Watson: 3.8 mi
- Bacon Lake Falls: 1.4 mi
- Green Lake Falls: 1.8 mi
- Upper Green Lake Falls: 1.9 mi
- Berdeen Falls: 2.7 mi
- Middle Berdeen Falls: 2.9 mi
- Trillium Conservation Area: 7.0 mi
- Diobsud Creek Barbien/Jordan Conservation Easement: 7.1 mi
- Diobsud Creek Abel Conservation Area: 8.0 mi
- Douglas Island Convservation Area: 10.3 mi
- Cascade River South 1: 10.4 mi
- Pressentin County Park: 10.2 mi
- Riverside Park: 12.1 mi
- Lake Shannon Recreation Area: 13.1 mi
- Howard Miller Steelhead Park: 13.6 mi
- Fisherman Access: 14.2 mi
- Winnies Slide: 12.7 mi
- Park Cliffs: 15.2 mi
- Roman Wall: 16.8 mi
- Lee Promontory: 17.3 mi
- The Palisades: 21.4 mi
- Austin Pass Picnic Area: 15.6 mi
- Shuksan Picnic Area: 18.8 mi
- Mount Baker Vista: 21.1 mi
- North Cascading: 7.5 mi
- Cascade Trail: 24.6 mi
- Shadow of the Sentinels: 10.1 mi
- "Old Number 6" Seattle City Light Locomotive: 11.4 mi
- Temple of Power: 11.3 mi
- Lumberjack Mural: 14.5 mi
- Gorge Powerhouse Visitor Gallery: 11.7 mi
- Skagit Aero Education Museum: 15.2 mi
- Baker Hot Springs: 10.4 mi
- Angele Cupples Community Garden: 14.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.5 miles of Canadian Bacon. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Shuksan | NNW 337° | 2,784 m | 12.4 mi |
| Luna Peak | NE 42° | 2,533 m | 15.3 mi |
| Nooksack Tower | NNW 341° | 2,530 m | 12.5 mi |
| Mount Challenger | NNE 31° | 2,501 m | 13.7 mi |
| Crooked Thumb Peak | NNE 32° | 2,476 m | 13.1 mi |
| Mount Fury | NE 38° | 2,474 m | 12.8 mi |
| Mount Terror | NE 50° | 2,448 m | 11.7 mi |
| Phantom Peak | NNE 33° | 2,443 m | 12.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:37 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:04 | 20:23 | 21:13 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:24 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:57 | 15:18 | 16:13 |
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 | 37 | 39 | 43 | 48 | 55 | 59 | 64 | 65 | 59 | 49 | 41 | 37 |
| Precip in | 12.8 | 8.1 | 8.7 | 5.5 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 4.0 | 9.2 | 13.7 | 11.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Darrington 21 NNE, 9 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of North Cascades National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Dec and Mar; busiest: Jul.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/10030928730
Day trips start here
- Mount Baker · 16 mi
- North Cascades National Park · 30 mi
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