Icy Peak
Icy Peak rises to 2,102 m in Washington. Mount Shuksan stands 2,784 m to the west, 3.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Seahpo Peak, a peak 1.5 miles away. JCT SR 5 VIC BELLINGHAM TO AUSTIN PASS VIC MT BAKER passes 6.1 miles off.
The story
Icy Peak is a 7,073-foot (2,156-metre) Skagit Range mountain summit located in the North Cascades of Washington state. It is situated in North Cascades National Park at the head of Nooksack Cirque. High ridges connect it to Seahpo Peak and Mount Shuksan. An icefall occupies the northeast cirque, and small glaciers clad all sides of the peak. Precipitation runoff drains into the Nooksack and Baker Rivers.
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Wikidata Q49038248, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2102 m
How to reach it
- 6.1 mi off the JCT SR 5 VIC BELLINGHAM TO AUSTIN PASS VIC MT BAKER
- 16.3 mi off the JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP
- 16.3 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
Overlooks nearby
- Artist Point · 7 mi
- Nooksack Falls Viewpoint · 14 mi
- Diablo Lake Overlook · 21 mi
- Viewpoint Dam · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Seahpo Peak: 1.5 mi
- Ruth Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Nooksack Tower: 2.7 mi
- Mineral Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Mount Shuksan: 3.4 mi
- Sulphide Creek Falls: 3.4 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 8.1 mi
- Lower Morovitz Falls: 8.6 mi
- Upper Morovitz Falls: 8.7 mi
- Goat Falls: 9.2 mi
- Trillium Conservation Area: 18.2 mi
- Diobsud Creek Barbien/Jordan Conservation Easement: 18.6 mi
- Diobsud Creek Abel Conservation Area: 19.6 mi
- Liumchen Ecological Reserve: 19.8 mi
- Cascade River South 1: 22.1 mi
- Vogler Lake Public Access: 21.4 mi
- Lake Shannon Recreation Area: 21.4 mi
- Pressentin County Park: 22.0 mi
- Garden Club Park: 22.7 mi
- Upper Skagit Garden Park: 22.7 mi
- Winnies Slide: 4.0 mi
- Park Cliffs: 12.1 mi
- Roman Wall: 14.1 mi
- Lee Promontory: 15.9 mi
- The Palisades: 16.7 mi
- Austin Pass Picnic Area: 7.2 mi
- Shuksan Picnic Area: 8.9 mi
- Mount Baker Vista: 17.3 mi
- Shadow of the Sentinels: 14.4 mi
- "Old Number 6" Seattle City Light Locomotive: 17.1 mi
- Temple of Power: 17.0 mi
- Lumberjack Mural: 22.8 mi
- Gorge Powerhouse Visitor Gallery: 17.2 mi
- Skagit Aero Education Museum: 23.6 mi
- Baker Hot Springs: 8.4 mi
- North Cascading: 18.2 mi
- Angele Cupples Community Garden: 23.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.0 miles of Icy Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Shuksan | W 264° | 2,784 m | 3.4 mi |
| Luna Peak | E 92° | 2,533 m | 11.7 mi |
| Nooksack Tower | W 270° | 2,530 m | 2.7 mi |
| Mount Challenger | E 90° | 2,501 m | 8.5 mi |
| Crooked Thumb Peak | E 94° | 2,476 m | 8.5 mi |
| Mount Fury | E 100° | 2,474 m | 9.5 mi |
| Mount Terror | ESE 112° | 2,448 m | 11.3 mi |
| Phantom Peak | E 98° | 2,443 m | 8.5 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 | 06:53 | 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, 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356545294
Day trips start here
- Mount Baker · 14 mi
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