Dock Butte
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
- 6.6 mi off the JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP
- 6.6 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
- 15.2 mi off the JCT SR 5 VIC BELLINGHAM TO AUSTIN PASS VIC MT BAKER
- 18.0 mi off the JCT SR 530 VIC ARLINGTON TO CANADIAN BORDER
Overlooks nearby
- Viewpoint Dam · 7 mi
- Artist Point · 15 mi
- Nooksack Falls Viewpoint · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Goat Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Loomis Mountain: 3.4 mi
- George Peterson Butte: 4.4 mi
- Survey Point: 4.9 mi
- Park Butte: 5.8 mi
- 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
- 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
- Lower Morovitz Falls: 10.2 mi
- Upper Morovitz Falls: 10.2 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 10.8 mi
- Bacon Lake Falls: 14.0 mi
- Upper Green Lake Falls: 14.6 mi
- Lee Promontory: 8.0 mi
- Roman Wall: 9.5 mi
- Park Cliffs: 9.9 mi
- The Palisades: 13.8 mi
- Winnies Slide: 15.9 mi
- Lumberjack Mural: 7.5 mi
- Homespun Kinetic Art: 16.6 mi
- Nooksack Totem Pole: 22.8 mi
- Mount Baker Vista: 12.6 mi
- Austin Pass Picnic Area: 15.9 mi
- Shuksan Picnic Area: 19.1 mi
- Shadow of the Sentinels: 4.6 mi
- Sedro Woolley Rodeo Grounds: 20.5 mi
- Skagit Aero Education Museum: 7.8 mi
- Lake Whatcom Steam Railway: 18.6 mi
- Angele Cupples Community Garden: 7.3 mi
- Baker Hot Springs: 10.4 mi
- Chinook Swim Beach: 24.4 mi
- Bow Hill Northbound Rest Area: 24.9 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Baker | N 358° | 3,287 m | 9.5 mi |
| Lahar Lookout | N 358° | 3,069 m | 9.2 mi |
| Sherman Peak | N 358° | 3,020 m | 8.9 mi |
| Colfax Peak | N 349° | 2,851 m | 9.3 mi |
| Lincoln Peak | NNW 345° | 2,695 m | 9.2 mi |
| Seward Peak | NNW 344° | 2,385 m | 8.5 mi |
| Hadley Peak | N 357° | 2,290.6 m | 12.1 mi |
| Bacon Peak | E 83° | 2,152 m | 13.2 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 | 20:24 | 21:14 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:25 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:58 | 15:19 | 16:14 |
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 | 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, 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
Day trips start here
- Mount Baker · 10 mi
- Northwest Washington · 18 mi
- Sedro-Woolley · 22 mi
- Burlington · 27 mi
- Mount Vernon · 28 mi
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