Cascade Peak
Cascade Peak rises to 2,250 m in Washington. Goode Mountain stands 2,812 m to the east, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is The Triplets, a peak 0.3 miles away. Cascade Loop passes 15 miles off.
The story
Cascade Peak is a 7,428-foot (2,264-metre) mountain summit located in Skagit County of Washington state. It is in the North Cascades, which is a subrange of the Cascade Range. The peak is situated above Cascade Pass, on the shared border of North Cascades National Park and Glacier Peak Wilderness. The nearest higher peak is Johannesburg Mountain, 0.53 miles (0.85 km) to the west-southwest, and The Triplets stand guard 0.35 miles (0.56 km) to the east-southeast. Surface runoff from the mountain drains into the Cascade River.
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Wikidata Q49018325, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2250 m
How to reach it
- 15.3 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
- 15.3 mi off the JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP
Overlooks nearby
- Diablo Lake Overlook · 17 mi
- Washington Pass Overlook · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- The Triplets: 0.3 mi
- Johannesburg Mountain: 0.5 mi
- Mix-up Peak: 1.1 mi
- Magic Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Pelton Peak: 2.4 mi
- Green View Falls: 8.9 mi
- Newhalem Creek Falls: 15.8 mi
- Ladder Creek Falls: 16.4 mi
- John Pierce Waterfall: 17.6 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 19.4 mi
- Cascade River South 2: 14.6 mi
- Cascade River South 1: 15.7 mi
- Douglas Island Convservation Area: 16.7 mi
- Diobsud Creek Abel Conservation Area: 16.9 mi
- Trillium Conservation Area: 17.0 mi
- Pressentin County Park: 16.7 mi
- Riverside Park: 21.2 mi
- Lake Chelan National Recreation Area: 21.5 mi
- Hilt Creek Park: 22.7 mi
- Howard Miller Steelhead Park: 24.3 mi
- North Cascading: 16.2 mi
- Miners Cabin (ruined): 19.0 mi
- Gilbert Ghost Town: 23.7 mi
- Brown bear mine camp: 24.8 mi
- Rock Cabin Avalanche: 9.1 mi
- Grassy Point: 18.8 mi
- Painted Rocks: 21.8 mi
- Sulphur Creek Hot Springs: 15.2 mi
- Gamma Hot Springs: 21.5 mi
- Gorge Powerhouse Visitor Gallery: 16.4 mi
- Holden Museum: 23.1 mi
- Temple of Power: 16.4 mi
- "Old Number 6" Seattle City Light Locomotive: 16.4 mi
- The Garden: 20.9 mi
- Buck Creek Pass Spring: 22.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.3 miles of Cascade Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goode Mountain | E 80° | 2,812 m | 7.9 mi |
| Buckner Mountain | ENE 60° | 2,779 m | 4.3 mi |
| Mount Logan | NE 49° | 2,724 m | 7.7 mi |
| Dome Peak | SSE 168° | 2,719 m | 11.3 mi |
| Boston Peak | NE 43° | 2,711 m | 3.0 mi |
| Eldorado Peak | NNW 334° | 2,703 m | 5.7 mi |
| Forbidden Peak | NNE 17° | 2,687 m | 3.5 mi |
| Sahale Mountain | NE 45° | 2,646 m | 2.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:36 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:03 | 20:21 | 21:10 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:23 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:54 | 15:18 | 16:12 |
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 | 36 | 38 | 42 | 49 | 56 | 60 | 66 | 66 | 61 | 50 | 41 | 36 |
| Precip in | 12.4 | 7.2 | 8.4 | 4.7 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 3.5 | 8.8 | 13.6 | 11.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newhalem, 16 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/349003519
Day trips start here
- North Cascades National Park · 8 mi
- North Cascades · 25 mi
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