Lahar Lookout
Lahar Lookout rises to 3,069 m in Washington. Mount Baker stands 3,287 m to the north, 0.3 miles off. JCT SR 5 VIC BELLINGHAM TO AUSTIN PASS VIC MT BAKER passes 7.5 miles off.
The story
mountain in Washington, United States of America
Wikidata Q49043196, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3069 m
How to reach it
- 7.5 mi off the JCT SR 5 VIC BELLINGHAM TO AUSTIN PASS VIC MT BAKER
- 15.8 mi off the JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP
- 17.2 mi off the JCT SR 530 VIC ARLINGTON TO CANADIAN BORDER
- 17.8 mi off the JCT SR 542 VIC KENDALL TO JCT SR 9 AT CANADIAN BORDER
Overlooks nearby
- Artist Point · 8 mi
- Nooksack Falls Viewpoint · 9 mi
- Viewpoint Dam · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Baker: 0.3 mi
- Sherman Peak: 0.3 mi
- Colfax Peak: 1.4 mi
- Crag View: 1.5 mi
- Lincoln Peak: 2.1 mi
- Maple Creek Park: 15.9 mi
- Pressentin Ranch Conservation Area: 16.2 mi
- Birdsview Elysium Conservation Easement: 16.8 mi
- Liumchen Ecological Reserve: 17.0 mi
- Grandy Creek Convservation Area: 17.8 mi
- Vogler Lake Public Access: 13.9 mi
- Lake Shannon Recreation Area: 15.4 mi
- Garden Club Park: 16.3 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 16.3 mi
- Upper Skagit Garden Park: 16.4 mi
- Upper Morovitz Falls: 6.0 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 6.2 mi
- Lower Morovitz Falls: 6.3 mi
- Mazama Falls: 6.3 mi
- Nooksack Falls: 9.2 mi
- Historic Galbraith Barn Ruins: 17.4 mi
- American Legion Tribute Memorial to Saxon cemetery veterans: 17.7 mi
- Cascade Trail: 18.9 mi
- Cascade Trail: 19.0 mi
- Cascade Trail: 19.1 mi
- Roman Wall: 0.6 mi
- Park Cliffs: 1.6 mi
- Lee Promontory: 2.3 mi
- The Palisades: 5.5 mi
- Winnies Slide: 9.9 mi
- Homespun Kinetic Art: 14.3 mi
- Lumberjack Mural: 16.4 mi
- Nooksack Totem Pole: 18.9 mi
- The Creation of Life Story Pole: 24.0 mi
- Mount Baker Vista: 4.9 mi
- Austin Pass Picnic Area: 8.2 mi
- Shuksan Picnic Area: 10.7 mi
- Skagit Aero Education Museum: 16.9 mi
- Black Mountain Forestry Center: 18.2 mi
- Lake Whatcom Steam Railway: 20.1 mi
- Baker Hot Springs: 6.5 mi
- Shadow of the Sentinels: 8.4 mi
- Angele Cupples Community Garden: 16.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.2 miles of Lahar Lookout. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Baker | N 351° | 3,287 m | 0.3 mi |
| Sherman Peak | S 184° | 3,020 m | 0.3 mi |
| Colfax Peak | W 268° | 2,851 m | 1.4 mi |
| Mount Shuksan | ENE 67° | 2,784 m | 10.4 mi |
| Lincoln Peak | W 263° | 2,695 m | 2.1 mi |
| Nooksack Tower | ENE 67° | 2,530 m | 11.2 mi |
| The Hourglass | ENE 69° | 2,419 m | 9.8 mi |
| Seward Peak | WSW 245° | 2,385 m | 2.3 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 | 20:25 | 21:15 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:25 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 08:58 | 16:19 | 17:14 |
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, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356545555
Day trips start here
- Mount Baker · 0 mi
- Northwest Washington · 21 mi
- Sumas · 26 mi
- Sedro-Woolley · 27 mi
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