Granite Mountain
Granite Mountain rises to 2,039 m in Washington. Mount Shuksan stands 2,784 m to the south-southwest, 5.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Hannegan Peak, a peak 1.2 miles away. JCT SR 5 VIC BELLINGHAM TO AUSTIN PASS VIC MT BAKER passes 5.3 miles off.
The story
Granite Mountain is a 6,692-foot (2,040-metre) mountain summit located in the Skagit Range, which is a subset of the North Cascades in Whatcom County of Washington state. It is situated 1.7 mi (2.7 km) south of Mount Chardonnay, and 1.2 mi (1.9 km) northwest of Hannegan Peak in the Mount Baker Wilderness, which is managed by the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into tributaries of the Fraser River and the Nooksack River.
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Wikidata Q49032803, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2038.5 m
How to reach it
- 5.3 mi off the JCT SR 5 VIC BELLINGHAM TO AUSTIN PASS VIC MT BAKER
- 20.5 mi off the JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP
- 20.5 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
- 26.4 mi off the JCT SR 542 VIC KENDALL TO JCT SR 9 AT CANADIAN BORDER
Overlooks nearby
- Artist Point · 7 mi
- Nooksack Falls Viewpoint · 12 mi
- Diablo Lake Overlook · 25 mi
- Viewpoint Dam · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Hannegan Peak: 1.2 mi
- Mount Sefrit: 2.0 mi
- Ruth Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Goat Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Goat Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Sulphide Creek Falls: 7.4 mi
- Mazama Falls: 9.3 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 10.8 mi
- Upper Morovitz Falls: 11.4 mi
- Lower Morovitz Falls: 11.5 mi
- Liumchen Ecological Reserve: 16.2 mi
- Trillium Conservation Area: 23.1 mi
- Diobsud Creek Barbien/Jordan Conservation Easement: 23.5 mi
- Maple Creek Park: 23.7 mi
- Silver Lake Park: 23.9 mi
- Winnies Slide: 5.8 mi
- Park Cliffs: 13.4 mi
- Roman Wall: 15.2 mi
- The Palisades: 16.3 mi
- Lee Promontory: 17.3 mi
- Shuksan Picnic Area: 6.3 mi
- Austin Pass Picnic Area: 6.8 mi
- Mount Baker Vista: 17.3 mi
- Shadow of the Sentinels: 17.9 mi
- "Old Number 6" Seattle City Light Locomotive: 21.2 mi
- Gorge Powerhouse Visitor Gallery: 21.3 mi
- Black Mountain Forestry Center: 24.3 mi
- Baker Hot Springs: 11.3 mi
- Temple of Power: 21.2 mi
- North Cascading: 23.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.6 miles of Granite Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Shuksan | SSW 204° | 2,784 m | 5.5 mi |
| Mount Redoubt | ENE 72° | 2,689 m | 12.1 mi |
| Northwest Mox Peak | ENE 77° | 2,592 m | 13.6 mi |
| Nooksack Tower | SSW 198° | 2,530 m | 4.9 mi |
| Mount Challenger | ESE 116° | 2,501 m | 10.7 mi |
| Crooked Thumb Peak | ESE 119° | 2,476 m | 11.0 mi |
| Mount Fury | ESE 121° | 2,474 m | 12.3 mi |
| Phantom Peak | ESE 122° | 2,443 m | 11.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:37 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:03 | 20:24 | 21:14 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:24 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 08:58 | 16:17 | 17:12 |
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, 19 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1520233 — Granite Mountain, Whatcom County, Washington.
OpenStreetMap element node/356545084
Day trips start here
- Mount Baker · 15 mi
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