Colfax Peak
Colfax Peak rises to 2,851 m in Washington. Mount Baker stands 3,287 m to the east-northeast, 1.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Lincoln Peak, a peak 0.7 miles away. JCT SR 5 VIC BELLINGHAM TO AUSTIN PASS VIC MT BAKER passes 8.6 miles off.
The story
mountain in Washington, United States of America
Wikidata Q49021465, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2851 m
How to reach it
- 8.6 mi off the JCT SR 5 VIC BELLINGHAM TO AUSTIN PASS VIC MT BAKER
- 15.8 mi off the JCT SR 530 VIC ARLINGTON TO CANADIAN BORDER
- 15.9 mi off the JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP
- 16.7 mi off the JCT SR 542 VIC KENDALL TO JCT SR 9 AT CANADIAN BORDER
Overlooks nearby
- Artist Point · 9 mi
- Nooksack Falls Viewpoint · 9 mi
- Viewpoint Dam · 16 mi
- Samish Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Lincoln Peak: 0.7 mi
- Seward Peak: 1.2 mi
- Lahar Lookout: 1.4 mi
- Mount Baker: 1.4 mi
- Sherman Peak: 1.4 mi
- Maple Creek Park: 14.9 mi
- Pressentin Ranch Conservation Area: 16.3 mi
- Birdsview Elysium Conservation Easement: 16.7 mi
- Liumchen Ecological Reserve: 17.0 mi
- Silver Lake Park: 17.2 mi
- Vogler Lake Public Access: 14.1 mi
- Lake Shannon Recreation Area: 15.8 mi
- Josh VanderYacht Park: 15.8 mi
- Deming Homestead Eagle Park: 15.8 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 16.6 mi
- Historic Galbraith Barn Ruins: 16.1 mi
- American Legion Tribute Memorial to Saxon cemetery veterans: 16.4 mi
- Cascade Trail: 18.3 mi
- Cascade Trail: 18.4 mi
- Cascade Trail: 18.5 mi
- Mazama Falls: 7.2 mi
- Upper Morovitz Falls: 7.4 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 7.6 mi
- Lower Morovitz Falls: 7.6 mi
- Nooksack Falls: 9.4 mi
- Homespun Kinetic Art: 13.0 mi
- Lumberjack Mural: 16.7 mi
- Nooksack Totem Pole: 17.5 mi
- The Creation of Life Story Pole: 22.7 mi
- El Pollo: 24.1 mi
- Roman Wall: 0.9 mi
- Lee Promontory: 1.5 mi
- Park Cliffs: 3.0 mi
- The Palisades: 4.7 mi
- Winnies Slide: 11.2 mi
- Mount Baker Vista: 3.8 mi
- Austin Pass Picnic Area: 9.3 mi
- Shuksan Picnic Area: 11.5 mi
- Skagit Aero Education Museum: 17.1 mi
- Black Mountain Forestry Center: 17.4 mi
- Lake Whatcom Steam Railway: 18.9 mi
- Shadow of the Sentinels: 9.1 mi
- Sedro Woolley Rodeo Grounds: 24.5 mi
- Baker Hot Springs: 7.8 mi
- Angele Cupples Community Garden: 16.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.1 miles of Colfax Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Baker | ENE 74° | 3,287 m | 1.4 mi |
| Lahar Lookout | E 88° | 3,069 m | 1.4 mi |
| Sherman Peak | ESE 101° | 3,020 m | 1.4 mi |
| Mount Shuksan | ENE 69° | 2,784 m | 11.7 mi |
| Lincoln Peak | WSW 253° | 2,695 m | 0.7 mi |
| The Hourglass | ENE 71° | 2,419 m | 11.1 mi |
| Seward Peak | SW 218° | 2,385 m | 1.2 mi |
| Hadley Peak | NNE 18° | 2,290.6 m | 3.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:39 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:05 | 20:25 | 21:15 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 08:59 | 16:19 | 17:14 |
Local time (America/Vancouver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 36 | 40 | 46 | 53 | 57 | 63 | 63 | 58 | 48 | 39 | 34 |
| Precip in | 15.3 | 8.8 | 10.4 | 6.7 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 4.8 | 10.5 | 16.0 | 14.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Upper Baker DAM, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356544606
Day trips start here
- Mount Baker · 1 mi
- Northwest Washington · 19 mi
- Sumas · 25 mi
- Sedro-Woolley · 26 mi
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