Easy Peak
Easy Peak rises to 2,018 m in Washington. Mount Shuksan stands 2,784 m to the west-southwest, 8.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Mineral Mountain, a peak 2.0 miles away. JCT SR 5 VIC BELLINGHAM TO AUSTIN PASS VIC MT BAKER passes 11 miles off.
The story
Easy Peak is a 6,613-foot (2,016-metre) mountain summit in the Skagit Range of the North Cascades, in Whatcom County of Washington state. Easy Peak is situated in North Cascades National Park, and is often climbed during the Easy Ridge approach to Mount Challenger and the remote northern Pickets. The nearest higher neighbor is Mineral Mountain, 2 mi (3.2 km) to the west, and Whatcom Peak is set 2.1 mi (3.4 km) to the east. Glacierets line the north slope of Easy Ridge between Easy Peak and Whatcom Peak. Precipitation runoff from this peak drains north into the Chilliwack River, or south into headwaters of the Baker River.
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Wikidata Q49027135, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2018 m
How to reach it
- 10.7 mi off the JCT SR 5 VIC BELLINGHAM TO AUSTIN PASS VIC MT BAKER
- 14.5 mi off the JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP
- 14.5 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
Overlooks nearby
- Artist Point · 12 mi
- Nooksack Falls Viewpoint · 18 mi
- Diablo Lake Overlook · 18 mi
- Viewpoint Dam · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mineral Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Whatcom Peak: 2.1 mi
- Indian Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Red Face Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Mount Challenger: 3.9 mi
- Sulphide Creek Falls: 8.3 mi
- Depot Creek Falls: 10.2 mi
- Goat Falls: 10.6 mi
- Middle Berdeen Falls: 10.8 mi
- Berdeen Falls: 11.0 mi
- Trillium Conservation Area: 18.9 mi
- Diobsud Creek Barbien/Jordan Conservation Easement: 19.6 mi
- Diobsud Creek Abel Conservation Area: 20.6 mi
- Cascade River South 1: 23.0 mi
- Liumchen Ecological Reserve: 23.0 mi
- Winnies Slide: 9.1 mi
- Park Cliffs: 17.3 mi
- Roman Wall: 19.3 mi
- Lee Promontory: 21.1 mi
- The Palisades: 21.7 mi
- Austin Pass Picnic Area: 12.0 mi
- Shuksan Picnic Area: 12.8 mi
- Mount Baker Vista: 22.3 mi
- "Old Number 6" Seattle City Light Locomotive: 15.1 mi
- Shadow of the Sentinels: 18.8 mi
- Baker Hot Springs: 13.3 mi
- Temple of Power: 15.1 mi
- Gorge Powerhouse Visitor Gallery: 15.1 mi
- North Cascading: 18.6 mi
- Pressentin County Park: 23.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.2 miles of Easy Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Shuksan | WSW 257° | 2,784 m | 8.5 mi |
| Mount Spickard | NE 47° | 2,734 m | 11.2 mi |
| Mount Redoubt | NE 39° | 2,689 m | 8.7 mi |
| Ag Peak | NE 46° | 2,689 m | 11.5 mi |
| Mount Custer | NE 41° | 2,630 m | 11.8 mi |
| Northwest Mox Peak | NE 49° | 2,592 m | 9.5 mi |
| Solitude Peak | NE 48° | 2,562 m | 10.6 mi |
| Luna Peak | ESE 106° | 2,533 m | 7.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:37 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:03 | 20:24 | 21:14 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:24 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 08:57 | 16:16 | 17:12 |
Local time (America/Vancouver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 38 | 42 | 49 | 56 | 60 | 66 | 66 | 61 | 50 | 41 | 36 |
| Precip in | 12.4 | 7.2 | 8.4 | 4.7 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 3.5 | 8.8 | 13.6 | 11.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newhalem, 15 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 1519158 — Easy Peak, Whatcom County, Washington.
OpenStreetMap element node/349028560
Day trips start here
- Mount Baker · 19 mi
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