Excelsior Peak
Excelsior Peak rises to 1,741 m in Washington. Mount Baker stands 3,287 m to the south, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Nooksack Falls, a waterfall 2.2 miles away. JCT SR 5 VIC BELLINGHAM TO AUSTIN PASS VIC MT BAKER passes 1.6 miles off.
The story
mountain in Washington, United States of America
Wikidata Q49028350, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1741 m
How to reach it
- 1.6 mi off the JCT SR 5 VIC BELLINGHAM TO AUSTIN PASS VIC MT BAKER
- 15.7 mi off the JCT SR 542 VIC KENDALL TO JCT SR 9 AT CANADIAN BORDER
- 20.4 mi off the JCT SR 530 VIC ARLINGTON TO CANADIAN BORDER
- 27.0 mi off the JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP
Overlooks nearby
- Nooksack Falls Viewpoint · 2 mi
- Artist Point · 8 mi
- Viewpoint Dam · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cowap Peak: 2.5 mi
- Bearpaw Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Church Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Keep Kool Butte: 4.2 mi
- Tomyhoi Peak: 4.6 mi
- Nooksack Falls: 2.2 mi
- Stapley Creek Falls: 5.1 mi
- Mazama Falls: 6.3 mi
- Canyon creek rapids: 9.3 mi
- Frosst Creek Waterfall: 12.1 mi
- The Palisades: 8.7 mi
- Park Cliffs: 10.6 mi
- Winnies Slide: 10.6 mi
- Roman Wall: 11.1 mi
- Lee Promontory: 13.0 mi
- Deming Homestead Eagle Park: 19.4 mi
- Josh VanderYacht Park: 20.8 mi
- Huntingdon Park: 21.9 mi
- Nugent's Corner River Access: 23.7 mi
- Nooksack City Park: 24.1 mi
- Homespun Kinetic Art: 19.9 mi
- Nooksack Totem Pole: 21.0 mi
- El Pollo: 24.2 mi
- Nooksack Totem Pole: 24.4 mi
- The Creation of Life Story Pole: 24.4 mi
- Bernard Swinehart Safe: 20.8 mi
- United We Stand: 22.0 mi
- Nooksack Ancestors: 23.6 mi
- Historic Galbraith Barn Ruins: 23.7 mi
- American Legion Tribute Memorial to Saxon cemetery veterans: 24.6 mi
- Shuksan Picnic Area: 4.8 mi
- Austin Pass Picnic Area: 7.3 mi
- Mount Baker Vista: 10.1 mi
- Liumchen Ecological Reserve: 6.6 mi
- Maple Creek Park: 12.9 mi
- Silver Lake Park: 13.0 mi
- Shadow of the Sentinels: 18.7 mi
- Farmville: 24.4 mi
- School Area: 24.5 mi
- Baker Hot Springs: 13.1 mi
- Black Mountain Forestry Center: 13.4 mi
- Magical Garden: 24.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.1 miles of Excelsior Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Baker | S 186° | 3,287 m | 11.0 mi |
| Lahar Lookout | S 185° | 3,069 m | 11.3 mi |
| Sherman Peak | S 185° | 3,020 m | 11.6 mi |
| Colfax Peak | SSW 192° | 2,851 m | 11.6 mi |
| Mount Shuksan | SE 130° | 2,784 m | 11.1 mi |
| Lincoln Peak | SSW 195° | 2,695 m | 11.9 mi |
| Nooksack Tower | SE 126° | 2,530 m | 11.5 mi |
| American Border Peak | NE 54° | 2,436.6 m | 7.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:38 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:04 | 20:25 | 21:16 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:25 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 08:59 | 16:17 | 17:13 |
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, 20 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356547049
Day trips start here
- Mount Baker · 11 mi
- Sumas · 22 mi
- Northwest Washington · 29 mi
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