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Lahar Lookout

Lahar Lookout, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates48.77223, -121.81351

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves: 27
Parks: 22
  • 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
Waterfalls: 18
Historic sites: 18
  • 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
Ghost towns: 6
Cliffs: 5
Artworks: 4
Picnic sites: 3
Museums: 3
  • Skagit Aero Education Museum: 16.9 mi
  • Black Mountain Forestry Center: 18.2 mi
  • Lake Whatcom Steam Railway: 20.1 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Baker Hot Springs: 6.5 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Shadow of the Sentinels: 8.4 mi
Gardens: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount BakerN 351°3,287 m0.3 mi
Sherman PeakS 184°3,020 m0.3 mi
Colfax PeakW 268°2,851 m1.4 mi
Mount ShuksanENE 67°2,784 m10.4 mi
Lincoln PeakW 263°2,695 m2.1 mi
Nooksack TowerENE 67°2,530 m11.2 mi
The HourglassENE 69°2,419 m9.8 mi
Seward PeakWSW 245°2,385 m2.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:3919:20
June solstice05:0520:2521:15
September equinox06:5518:2519:07
December solstice08:5816:1917:14

Local time (America/Vancouver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333640465357636358483934
Precip in15.38.810.46.74.53.31.81.94.810.516.014.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Upper Baker DAM, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356545555

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