Mount Ballard
Mount Ballard rises to 2,512 m in Washington. Jack Mountain stands 2,763 m to the west-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Majestic Mountain, a peak 1.8 miles away. JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP passes 5.1 miles off.
The story
Mount Ballard is an 8,371-foot (2,551-metre) double-summit mountain located in eastern Whatcom County of Washington state. It is part of the Okanogan Range which is a sub-range of the North Cascades Range, and the mountain is situated on land administered by the Okanogan–Wenatchee National Forest. Ballard ranks 84th on Washington's highest 100 peaks. The nearest higher neighbor is Azurite Peak, 2.04 miles (3.28 km) to the south. Precipitation runoff from Mount Ballard drains into Mill Creek and Slate Creek, both tributaries of the Skagit River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises approximately 4,000 feet (1,219 meters) above Mill Creek in one mile (1.6 km).
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Wikidata Q49052005, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2512 m
How to reach it
- 5.1 mi off the JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP
- 5.1 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
Overlooks nearby
- Washington Pass Overlook · 12 mi
- Diablo Lake Overlook · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Majestic Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Syncline Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Azurite Peak: 2.2 mi
- Grasshopper Peak: 2.5 mi
- Tatie Peak: 2.6 mi
- Deadhorse Point: 8.8 mi
- Nugget Wall: 10.6 mi
- Recess Wall: 10.6 mi
- Prospect Point: 10.6 mi
- Rock Cabin Avalanche: 13.0 mi
- John Pierce Waterfall: 14.2 mi
- Cedar Falls: 15.6 mi
- Green View Falls: 16.4 mi
- Ladder Creek Falls: 21.9 mi
- Newhalem Creek Falls: 22.5 mi
- Brown bear mine camp: 4.0 mi
- Mazama Queen Mine Mill Building Ruins: 14.6 mi
- Gilbert Ghost Town: 18.3 mi
- Pacific Crest Trail Northern Terminus: 21.6 mi
- Monument Spring: 21.8 mi
- Gorge Powerhouse Visitor Gallery: 22.0 mi
- "Old Number 6" Seattle City Light Locomotive: 22.3 mi
- Temple of Power: 22.3 mi
- Lake Chelan National Recreation Area: 23.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.6 miles of Mount Ballard. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Mountain | WNW 303° | 2,763 m | 10.7 mi |
| Black Peak | SSW 193° | 2,719 m | 11.7 mi |
| Silver Star Mountain | SE 141° | 2,670 m | 12.6 mi |
| Robinson Mountain | ENE 73° | 2,653 m | 8.8 mi |
| Mesahchie Peak | SW 216° | 2,635 m | 9.4 mi |
| Katsuk Peak | SW 218° | 2,633 m | 9.6 mi |
| Monument Peak | NE 54° | 2,612 m | 12.3 mi |
| Kimtah Peak | SW 224° | 2,596 m | 9.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:34 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:01 | 20:20 | 21:10 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:21 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:54 | 15:15 | 16:10 |
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 | 34 | 36 | 40 | 47 | 55 | 60 | 67 | 67 | 60 | 49 | 40 | 34 |
| Precip in | 9.7 | 6.0 | 6.4 | 3.2 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 6.7 | 11.1 | 9.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ross DAM, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1516109 — Mount Ballard, Whatcom County, Washington.
OpenStreetMap element node/349028376
Day trips start here
- North Cascades National Park · 16 mi
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