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Cascade Peak

Cascade Peak, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates48.46346, -121.08039

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 17
Parks: 5
  • 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
Historic sites: 4
  • North Cascading: 16.2 mi
  • Miners Cabin (ruined): 19.0 mi
  • Gilbert Ghost Town: 23.7 mi
  • Brown bear mine camp: 24.8 mi
Cliffs: 3
Hot springs: 2
Museums: 2
Artworks: 1
Attractions: 1
  • "Old Number 6" Seattle City Light Locomotive: 16.4 mi
Gardens: 1
  • The Garden: 20.9 mi
Springs: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Goode MountainE 80°2,812 m7.9 mi
Buckner MountainENE 60°2,779 m4.3 mi
Mount LoganNE 49°2,724 m7.7 mi
Dome PeakSSE 168°2,719 m11.3 mi
Boston PeakNE 43°2,711 m3.0 mi
Eldorado PeakNNW 334°2,703 m5.7 mi
Forbidden PeakNNE 17°2,687 m3.5 mi
Sahale MountainNE 45°2,646 m2.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:3619:17
June solstice05:0320:2121:10
September equinox06:5218:2319:04
December solstice07:5415:1816:12

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363842495660666661504136
Precip in12.47.28.44.73.02.61.41.73.58.813.611.7

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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/349003519

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