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Dock Butte

Dock Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Dock Butte rises to 1,589 m in Washington. Mount Baker stands 3,287 m to the north, 9.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Goat Mountain, a peak 3.2 miles away. JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP passes 6.6 miles off.

The story

mountain in Washington, United States of America

Wikidata Q49025122, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1589.2 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.63934, -121.80661

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 37
  • Vogler Lake Public Access: 4.9 mi
  • Lake Shannon Recreation Area: 6.8 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 7.4 mi
  • Garden Club Park: 7.4 mi
  • Silo Park: 7.4 mi
Historic sites: 19
  • Cascade Trail: 11.5 mi
  • Cascade Trail: 11.7 mi
  • Cascade Trail: 12.0 mi
  • Cascade Trail: 12.4 mi
  • Cascade Trail: 12.5 mi
Waterfalls: 18
Cliffs: 6
Ghost towns: 5
Artworks: 3
Picnic sites: 3
Attractions: 2
Museums: 2
  • Skagit Aero Education Museum: 7.8 mi
  • Lake Whatcom Steam Railway: 18.6 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Angele Cupples Community Garden: 7.3 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Baker Hot Springs: 10.4 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Chinook Swim Beach: 24.4 mi
Rest areas: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.8 miles of Dock Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount BakerN 358°3,287 m9.5 mi
Lahar LookoutN 358°3,069 m9.2 mi
Sherman PeakN 358°3,020 m8.9 mi
Colfax PeakN 349°2,851 m9.3 mi
Lincoln PeakNNW 345°2,695 m9.2 mi
Seward PeakNNW 344°2,385 m8.5 mi
Hadley PeakN 357°2,290.6 m12.1 mi
Bacon PeakE 83°2,152 m13.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:3919:20
June solstice05:0520:2421:14
September equinox06:5518:2519:07
December solstice07:5815:1916:14

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1518823 — Dock Butte, Skagit County, Washington.

OpenStreetMap element node/349003445

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