Lookout Mountain
Lookout Mountain rises to 1,734 m in Washington. Eldorado Peak stands 2,703 m to the east, 9.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Devil Peak, a peak 3.3 miles away. Cascade Loop passes 3.5 miles off.
The story
Lookout Mountain is a 5,699-foot (1,737 m) summit in the North Cascades, in Skagit County of Washington state. It is located five miles (8.0 km) east-northeast of the town of Marblemount, and set on land administered by the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. The nearest higher neighbor is Teebone Ridge, two miles (3.2 km) to the east-northeast. At the top of Lookout Mountain is a historic US Forest Service lookout station that was built in 1962, which replaced a 1929 structure. Views from the top include Sauk Mountain to the west, with Eldorado Peak and the Picket Range in North Cascades National Park to the east and north respectively. The peak is just one mile outside the park boundary. Access is via a 4.7-mile (7.6 km) trail which gains over 4,400 feet (1,341 m) of elevation. Precipitation runoff from Lookout Mountain drains into tributaries of the Skagit River.
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Wikidata Q49046694, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1734 m
How to reach it
- 3.5 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
- 3.5 mi off the JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP
- 25.9 mi off the JCT SR 5 VIC BELLINGHAM TO AUSTIN PASS VIC MT BAKER
Overlooks nearby
- Diablo Lake Overlook · 15 mi
- Viewpoint Dam · 19 mi
- Artist Point · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Little Devil Peak: 3.3 mi
- Big Devil Peak: 4.0 mi
- Bacon Point: 4.3 mi
- Razorback Mountain: 5.0 mi
- The Coccyx: 6.8 mi
- Pressentin County Park: 5.2 mi
- Riverside Park: 10.5 mi
- Hilt Creek Park: 13.7 mi
- Howard Miller Steelhead Park: 13.7 mi
- Lake Shannon Recreation Area: 18.3 mi
- Cascade River South 2: 3.3 mi
- Trillium Conservation Area: 4.0 mi
- Cascade River South 1: 4.0 mi
- Diobsud Creek Abel Conservation Area: 4.2 mi
- Diobsud Creek Barbien/Jordan Conservation Easement: 4.5 mi
- Newhalem Creek Falls: 8.4 mi
- Ladder Creek Falls: 9.5 mi
- Bacon Lake Falls: 12.2 mi
- Green Lake Falls: 12.2 mi
- Upper Green Lake Falls: 12.4 mi
- Temple of Power: 9.1 mi
- Lumberjack Mural: 19.1 mi
- "Old Number 6" Seattle City Light Locomotive: 9.2 mi
- Shadow of the Sentinels: 19.4 mi
- Gorge Powerhouse Visitor Gallery: 9.5 mi
- Skagit Aero Education Museum: 19.6 mi
- Rock Cabin Avalanche: 15.6 mi
- Winnies Slide: 23.3 mi
- Baker Hot Springs: 21.3 mi
- Sulphur Creek Hot Springs: 21.7 mi
- North Cascading: 3.5 mi
- Sauk City: 14.6 mi
- Angele Cupples Community Garden: 19.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.7 miles of Lookout Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eldorado Peak | E 96° | 2,703 m | 9.0 mi |
| Forbidden Peak | ESE 103° | 2,687 m | 12.7 mi |
| Klawatti Peak | E 89° | 2,586 m | 10.3 mi |
| Primus Peak | E 79° | 2,567 m | 11.1 mi |
| Marble Needle | E 90° | 2,560.6 m | 8.6 mi |
| Snowfield Peak | ENE 57° | 2,545 m | 10.4 mi |
| Austera Peak | E 84° | 2,534 m | 10.5 mi |
| The Needle | NE 54° | 2,485 m | 9.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:37 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:04 | 20:22 | 21:12 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:24 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:56 | 15:18 | 16:13 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 39 | 43 | 48 | 55 | 59 | 64 | 65 | 59 | 49 | 41 | 37 |
| Precip in | 12.8 | 8.1 | 8.7 | 5.5 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 4.0 | 9.2 | 13.7 | 11.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Darrington 21 NNE, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356545707
Day trips start here
- North Cascades National Park · 20 mi
- Mount Baker · 27 mi
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