Middle Peak
Middle Peak rises to 2,273 m in Washington. Mount Shuksan stands 2,784 m to the south-southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Hanging Lake Peak, a peak 0.9 miles away. Cascade Loop passes 24 miles off.
The story
Middle Peak is a 7,464-foot-elevation (2,275-meter) mountain summit located in the North Cascades in Whatcom County of Washington state, United States.
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Wikidata Q49050015, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,273 m
How to reach it
- 23.6 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
Overlooks nearby
- Artist Point · 14 mi
- Nooksack Falls Viewpoint · 16 mi
- Diablo Lake Overlook · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Hanging Lake Peak: 0.9 mi
- Mount Cope: 1.2 mi
- Cope North: 1.4 mi
- Pocket Peak: 3.4 mi
- Copper Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Depot Creek Falls: 8.8 mi
- Stapley Creek Falls: 13.8 mi
- Sulphide Creek Falls: 14.3 mi
- Mazama Falls: 15.6 mi
- Nooksack Falls: 16.3 mi
- Winnies Slide: 12.9 mi
- Park Cliffs: 20.2 mi
- Roman Wall: 21.9 mi
- The Palisades: 22.1 mi
- Lee Promontory: 24.0 mi
- Shuksan Picnic Area: 11.6 mi
- Austin Pass Picnic Area: 13.5 mi
- Mount Baker Vista: 23.3 mi
- Liumchen Ecological Reserve: 17.7 mi
- Baker Hot Springs: 18.4 mi
- Gorge Powerhouse Visitor Gallery: 24.6 mi
- "Old Number 6" Seattle City Light Locomotive: 24.6 mi
- Temple of Power: 24.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.7 miles of Middle Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Shuksan | SSW 207° | 2,784 m | 12.7 mi |
| Mount Spickard | E 99° | 2,734 m | 10.9 mi |
| Mount Redoubt | ESE 108° | 2,689 m | 8.4 mi |
| Ag Peak | E 97° | 2,689 m | 11.0 mi |
| Mount Custer | E 92° | 2,630 m | 10.3 mi |
| Northwest Mox Peak | ESE 108° | 2,592 m | 10.3 mi |
| Mount Rahm | E 89° | 2,580 m | 11.2 mi |
| Solitude Peak | ESE 102° | 2,562 m | 10.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:37 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:02 | 20:24 | 21:15 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:24 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 08:58 | 16:16 | 17:12 |
Local time (America/Vancouver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 38 | 42 | 49 | 56 | 60 | 66 | 66 | 61 | 50 | 41 | 36 |
| Precip in | 12.4 | 7.2 | 8.4 | 4.7 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 3.5 | 8.8 | 13.6 | 11.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newhalem, 25 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of North Cascades National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Dec and Mar; busiest: Jul.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1523102 — Middle Peak, Whatcom County, Washington.
OpenStreetMap element node/349028459
Day trips start here
- Mount Baker · 21 mi
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