Lookout Mountain
Lookout Mountain rises to 816 m in Washington. South Twin stands 2,123 m to the east, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Silver Creek Falls, a waterfall 1.2 miles away. Cascade Loop passes 13 miles off.
The story
Galbraith Mountain is the common name for North Lookout Mountain, located between the communities of Sudden Valley and Bellingham, Washington. It has been rated the best mountain bike trail system in the state of Washington. Galbraith Mountain is located between Lake Padden and Lake Whatcom. Over 65 miles of singletrack winds through 3,000 acres overlooking the city of Bellingham and Bellingham Bay. The mountain is accessible to all non-motorized use; all of the trails are built and maintained by the WMBC.
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Wikidata Q5518215, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 816 m
How to reach it
- 13.4 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
- 18.6 mi off the ANACORTES TO SIDNEY, BC
- 24.4 mi off the ANACORTES TO SAN JUAN ISLANDS
- 24.9 mi off the San Juan Islands
Overlooks nearby
- Madrone Crest Viewpoint · 5 mi
- Burnout knob · 6 mi
- Inspiration Point · 6 mi
- Samish Overlook · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Dittrich Park: 2.4 mi
- Samish Park: 2.7 mi
- Sofield Park: 2.8 mi
- Squires Lake Park: 3.0 mi
- Gordon Carter Conservation Site: 3.5 mi
- Chuckanut Mountain: 4.8 mi
- Sehome Hill: 6.4 mi
- Stewart Mountain: 6.4 mi
- Squalicum Mountain: 6.5 mi
- Slash: 6.7 mi
- Scorpion: 2.0 mi
- Evolution: 2.0 mi
- Yellow Rock: 2.1 mi
- Unemployment Line: 2.2 mi
- Pump Track: 2.2 mi
- Stimpson Family Nature Reserve: 3.1 mi
- Lookout Mountain Open Space: 4.3 mi
- Olsen Creek State Forest: 5.1 mi
- Blanchard State Forest: 5.2 mi
- Samish Glen Open Space: 5.3 mi
- Softball Hall of Fame: 6.1 mi
- Avalanche Memorial: 6.6 mi
- Fairhaven Arch: 6.7 mi
- Old School Arch: 6.8 mi
- Fairhaven Whatcom: 7.0 mi
- Public Access Beach: 4.3 mi
- Dogfish beach south: 6.4 mi
- dogfish beach: 6.4 mi
- Cornwall Beach: 7.0 mi
- Squalicum Beach: 8.8 mi
- Spark Museum of Electrical Invention: 7.0 mi
- Lightcatcher: 7.0 mi
- Old City Hall: 7.1 mi
- Whatcom Museum at Old City Hall: 7.1 mi
- Old Fire Station No. 1: 7.1 mi
- I-5 Sloth "Slothy": 4.1 mi
- Sedro Woolley Rodeo Grounds: 13.9 mi
- Stoney Ridge Farm: 15.1 mi
- Samson Estates Winery: 15.3 mi
- Dan Cramer's Western Town: 16.0 mi
- York Community Farm: 6.3 mi
- Biology garden plot: 6.5 mi
- WeGrow Garden: 6.8 mi
- Cornwall Rose Garden: 7.7 mi
- Samish Island Acres Community Garden: 10.1 mi
- Devils Slide: 13.5 mi
- Yellow Bluff: 17.1 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 17.5 mi
- Main Wall East: 20.4 mi
- Snag Buttress: 20.4 mi
- Silver Creek Falls: 1.2 mi
- Chuckanut Falls: 5.1 mi
- Whirlpool Falls: 5.4 mi
- Hard Scrabble Falls: 7.7 mi
- Anderson Falls: 8.0 mi
- Park: 4.4 mi
- Standard: 8.2 mi
- Goshen: 11.5 mi
- Whitney: 17.4 mi
- Skagit City: 21.1 mi
- Group Picnic Area: 6.5 mi
- Green Point Picnic Area: 20.3 mi
- Mount Baker Vista: 22.4 mi
- Rosario Picnic Area: 23.0 mi
- Bow Hill Southbound Rest Area: 7.2 mi
- Bow Hill Northbound Rest Area: 7.4 mi
- Custer Northbound Rest Area: 19.3 mi
- Custer Southbound Rest Area: 20.9 mi
- Cold Spring: 21.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.7 miles of Lookout Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Twin | E 86° | 2,123 m | 17.1 mi |
| North Twin | E 83° | 2,024 m | 16.6 mi |
| Skookum Peak | E 87° | 2,018 m | 17.2 mi |
| Little Sister | E 89° | 2,012 m | 17.5 mi |
| Jaw's Tooth | E 87° | 1,981 m | 17.2 mi |
| Kloke Peak | E 89° | 1,975 m | 17.1 mi |
| Cinderella Peak | E 89° | 1,975 m | 17.8 mi |
| Barbara Peak | E 95° | 1,835 m | 18.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:41 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:07 | 20:27 | 21:17 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:28 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 08:00 | 15:21 | 16:16 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 41 | 42 | 46 | 51 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 64 | 59 | 52 | 46 | 41 |
| Precip in | 4.6 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 3.9 | 5.7 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bellingham 3 SSW, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356540502
Day trips start here
- Bellingham · 8 mi
- Northwest Washington · 8 mi
- Edison · 9 mi
- Lummi Island · 14 mi
- Sedro-Woolley · 14 mi
- Burlington · 15 mi
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