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Lookout Mountain

Lookout Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Lookout Mountain rises to 1,539 m in Washington. Mount Baker stands 3,287 m to the east-southeast, 6.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Grouse Butte, a peak 1.2 miles away. Cascade Loop passes 20 miles off.

About

The story

Mountain in Whatcom County, Washington, United States of America; geonames ID = 5801649.

Wikidata Q49046705, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1,539 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates48.82206, -121.93265

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 51
  • Deming Homestead Eagle Park: 11.4 mi
  • Josh VanderYacht Park: 11.9 mi
  • Nugent's Corner River Access: 16.4 mi
  • Vogler Lake Public Access: 18.7 mi
  • Nooksack City Park: 19.1 mi
Nature reserves: 32
Waterfalls: 20
Artworks: 18
Historic sites: 12
  • Historic Galbraith Barn Ruins: 13.8 mi
  • American Legion Tribute Memorial to Saxon cemetery veterans: 14.6 mi
  • Bernard Swinehart Safe: 15.7 mi
  • Nooksack Ancestors: 18.6 mi
  • United We Stand: 19.5 mi
Attractions: 7
  • Shadow of the Sentinels: 14.4 mi
  • Stoney Ridge Farm: 21.0 mi
  • Samson Estates Winery: 21.5 mi
  • Farmville: 21.7 mi
  • School Area: 21.7 mi
Cliffs: 5
Ghost towns: 5
Picnic sites: 3
Museums: 3
  • Black Mountain Forestry Center: 12.1 mi
  • Lake Whatcom Steam Railway: 17.5 mi
  • Skagit Aero Education Museum: 21.7 mi
Gardens: 3
  • Angele Cupples Community Garden: 21.2 mi
  • Magical Garden: 21.7 mi
  • York Community Farm: 24.8 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Baker Hot Springs: 12.5 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Public Access Beach: 21.7 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.3 miles of Lookout Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount BakerESE3,287 m6.2 mi
Lahar LookoutESE3,069 m6.4 mi
Sherman PeakSE3,020 m6.6 mi
Colfax PeakSE2,851 m5.3 mi
Lincoln PeakSE2,695 m5.0 mi
Seward PeakSE2,385 m5.5 mi
Hadley PeakE2,291 m5.1 mi
Crag ViewSE2,133 m7.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:3919:21
June solstice05:0520:2621:16
September equinox06:5518:2619:07
December solstice07:5915:1916:14

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 16 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1522437 — Lookout Mountain, Whatcom County, Washington.

OpenStreetMap element node/349028389

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