Davis Peak
Davis Peak rises to 2,137 m in Washington. Jack Mountain stands 2,763 m to the east-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is The Roost, a peak 2.3 miles away. Cascade Loop passes 1.9 miles off.
The story
Davis Peak is a mountain just north of Gorge Lake in North Cascades National Park, in the US state of Washington. It is located just south of the Picket Range. While not of particularly high elevation, even for the North Cascades, it is notable for its large, steep local relief, and in particular for its huge Northeast Face, which drops 5,250 ft (1,600 m) in one horizontal mile (1.6 km). This is one of the two largest vertical drops in one horizontal mile in the contiguous United States, the other being the North Face of Kinnerly Peak. Davis Peak had been known as Stetattle Peak until the Reaburn climbing party of 1904 renamed it in honor of the early homesteading family of Lucinda Davis. The Davis family had built and ran a roadhouse for trappers, miners and other travelers at the base of the peak, near present-day Diablo, prior to the arrival of roads or rail, circa 1900.
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Wikidata Q5241948, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,137 m
How to reach it
- 1.9 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
Overlooks nearby
- Diablo Lake Overlook · 5 mi
- Artist Point · 24 mi
- Viewpoint Dam · 28 mi
- Washington Pass Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- The Roost: 2.3 mi
- Mount Ross: 2.3 mi
- Sourdough Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Elephant Butte: 4.4 mi
- East McMillan Spire: 4.5 mi
- Ladder Creek Falls: 4.0 mi
- Newhalem Creek Falls: 5.1 mi
- John Pierce Waterfall: 6.2 mi
- Goat Falls: 12.3 mi
- Middle Berdeen Falls: 12.4 mi
- Trillium Conservation Area: 13.4 mi
- Diobsud Creek Barbien/Jordan Conservation Easement: 14.5 mi
- Diobsud Creek Abel Conservation Area: 15.2 mi
- Cascade River South 2: 16.6 mi
- Cascade River South 1: 16.9 mi
- Rock Cabin Avalanche: 14.1 mi
- Winnies Slide: 20.1 mi
- Devils Stairway: 23.7 mi
- "Old Number 6" Seattle City Light Locomotive: 4.3 mi
- Shadow of the Sentinels: 23.8 mi
- North Cascading: 12.3 mi
- Brown bear mine camp: 24.3 mi
- Pressentin County Park: 17.7 mi
- Riverside Park: 22.4 mi
- Gorge Powerhouse Visitor Gallery: 4.1 mi
- Temple of Power: 4.4 mi
- Baker Hot Springs: 21.5 mi
- Barron: 22.2 mi
- Austin Pass Picnic Area: 23.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.4 miles of Davis Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Mountain | ENE 75° | 2,763 m | 11.6 mi |
| Klawatti Peak | SSE 160° | 2,586 m | 12.9 mi |
| Primus Peak | SSE 153° | 2,567 m | 11.4 mi |
| Marble Needle | SSE 167° | 2,561 m | 12.6 mi |
| Snowfield Peak | SSE 156° | 2,545 m | 7.1 mi |
| Austera Peak | SSE 157° | 2,534 m | 12.0 mi |
| Luna Peak | NNW 336° | 2,533 m | 7.7 mi |
| Mount Challenger | NW 319° | 2,501 m | 9.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:36 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:03 | 20:22 | 21:12 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:23 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:56 | 15:16 | 16:12 |
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 | 34 | 37 | 41 | 47 | 55 | 60 | 66 | 66 | 60 | 50 | 40 | 34 |
| Precip in | 12.3 | 7.4 | 8.2 | 4.6 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 3.4 | 8.6 | 13.7 | 11.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Diablo DAM, 3 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- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1518511 — Davis Peak, Whatcom County, Washington.
OpenStreetMap element node/356544719
Day trips start here
- North Cascades National Park · 22 mi
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