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Canadian Border Peak

Canadian Border Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Canadian Border Peak rises to 2,291 m. Mount Shuksan stands 2,784 m to the south-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is American Border Peak, a peak 0.9 miles away. JCT SR 5 VIC BELLINGHAM TO AUSTIN PASS VIC MT BAKER passes 6.7 miles off.

The story

Canadian Border Peak, 2,291 metres (7,516 ft), originally known simply as Border Peak, is a mountain at the head of Tamihi Creek in the Cascade Mountains of the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, Canada. As its name suggests, it is near the Canada–US border and is connected via a high ridge or col to American Border Peak, which is slightly higher at 2,437 metres (7,995 ft). The two together are known as the Border Peaks or American-Canadian Border Peaks and are most easily visible within nearby settled parts of Canada from the northern part of Sumas Prairie and the western part of Chilliwack Prairie in the area of Greendale, which is just east of the boundary between the cities of Chilliwack and Abbotsford.

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Wikidata Q5029778, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2291 m

How to reach it

Coordinates49.00438, -121.67909

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 17
Cliffs: 5
Picnic sites: 3
Nature reserves: 3
  • Liumchen Ecological Reserve: 8.5 mi
  • Silver Lake Park: 17.9 mi
  • Maple Creek Park: 18.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Hot springs: 1
  • Baker Hot Springs: 16.8 mi
Museums: 1
  • Black Mountain Forestry Center: 18.4 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Shadow of the Sentinels: 23.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.2 miles of Canadian Border Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ShuksanSSE 164°2,784 m12.5 mi
Nooksack TowerSSE 160°2,530 m12.3 mi
American Border PeakSE 134°2,436.6 m0.9 mi
The HourglassSSE 166°2,419 m12.9 mi
Bear MountainESE 108°2,401 m16.1 mi
Mount LarrabeeSE 141°2,396 m2.2 mi
Hadley PeakSSW 206°2,290.6 m14.7 mi
Middle PeakE 94°2,273 m9.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:3819:20
June solstice05:0320:2521:15
September equinox06:5418:2519:06
December solstice08:5916:1717:12

Local time (America/Vancouver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °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, 24 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/512940341

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