Mount Blum
Mount Blum rises to 2,328 m in Washington. Mount Shuksan stands 2,784 m to the northwest, 7.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Hagan Mountain, a peak 2.4 miles away. JCT SR 5 VIC BELLINGHAM TO AUSTIN PASS VIC MT BAKER passes 11 miles off.
The story
Mount Blum, or Mount Bald, is a 7,685-foot (2,342 m) summit of the North Cascades range in Washington state, on the western edge of North Cascades National Park. It is the highest summit of a string of mountain peaks located east of Mount Shuksan and west of the Picket Range. Two small active glaciers rest on its northern flank. Mount Blum was named after John Blum, a United States Forest Service fire patrol pilot who perished in a plane crash near Snoqualmie Pass in 1931. Six small glacial-fed tarns, called the Blum Lakes, occupy successive bowls on the southeast side of the mountain. Several other ice sheets are spread across cirques and basins on Mount Blum and neighboring peaks. Blum Creek, a stream named for the mountain, drains north and west off Mount Blum and flows into the Baker River, which in turn flows into the Skagit River. The Baker Lake reservoir, one of a series of reservoirs that impound the lower Baker River, touches Mount Blum at its far northeastern segment. Lonesome Creek and Scramble Creek also drain valleys east and north of Mount Blum, respectively. Steep cliffs and drop-offs in the valleys produce some extremely tall waterfalls, such as 1,680-foot (510 m) Blum Basin Falls. Skiing is an occasional activity on the slopes of Mount Blum. Despite the popularity of the sport, Mount Blum is nearly surrounded by trail-less wilderness, except the southern ridge that connects to Mount Hagan. Mount Blum is composed of extremely firm granite. This intrusion is common throughout the range, and is much stronger than the looser rock that makes up Mount Shuksan and the Picket Range.
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Wikidata Q6919761, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2328 m
How to reach it
- 10.8 mi off the JCT SR 5 VIC BELLINGHAM TO AUSTIN PASS VIC MT BAKER
- 10.9 mi off the JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP
- 10.8 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
Overlooks nearby
- Artist Point · 11 mi
- Diablo Lake Overlook · 18 mi
- Nooksack Falls Viewpoint · 18 mi
- Viewpoint Dam · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Hagan Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Seahpo Peak: 5.4 mi
- Mount Despair: 5.5 mi
- Icy Peak: 6.0 mi
- Canadian Bacon: 6.1 mi
- Goat Falls: 3.1 mi
- Middle Berdeen Falls: 3.3 mi
- Berdeen Falls: 3.4 mi
- Upper Green Lake Falls: 4.2 mi
- Green Lake Falls: 4.3 mi
- Trillium Conservation Area: 12.2 mi
- Diobsud Creek Barbien/Jordan Conservation Easement: 12.6 mi
- Diobsud Creek Abel Conservation Area: 13.6 mi
- Cascade River South 1: 16.1 mi
- Douglas Island Convservation Area: 16.2 mi
- Pressentin County Park: 16.1 mi
- Lake Shannon Recreation Area: 17.7 mi
- Riverside Park: 18.2 mi
- Vogler Lake Public Access: 18.3 mi
- Fisherman Access: 19.0 mi
- Winnies Slide: 8.1 mi
- Park Cliffs: 13.7 mi
- Roman Wall: 15.7 mi
- Lee Promontory: 16.9 mi
- The Palisades: 19.5 mi
- Austin Pass Picnic Area: 11.5 mi
- Shuksan Picnic Area: 14.2 mi
- Mount Baker Vista: 19.6 mi
- Temple of Power: 12.1 mi
- Lumberjack Mural: 19.2 mi
- "Old Number 6" Seattle City Light Locomotive: 12.1 mi
- Shadow of the Sentinels: 12.2 mi
- Gorge Powerhouse Visitor Gallery: 12.3 mi
- Skagit Aero Education Museum: 19.9 mi
- Baker Hot Springs: 8.7 mi
- North Cascading: 12.2 mi
- Angele Cupples Community Garden: 19.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.9 miles of Mount Blum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Shuksan | NW 314° | 2,784 m | 7.6 mi |
| Luna Peak | ENE 61° | 2,533 m | 10.9 mi |
| Nooksack Tower | NW 320° | 2,530 m | 7.4 mi |
| Mount Challenger | NE 48° | 2,501 m | 8.5 mi |
| Crooked Thumb Peak | NE 52° | 2,476 m | 8.1 mi |
| Mount Fury | ENE 61° | 2,474 m | 8.2 mi |
| Mount Terror | E 80° | 2,448 m | 8.5 mi |
| Phantom Peak | NE 55° | 2,443 m | 7.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:37 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:04 | 20:24 | 21:13 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:24 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 08:57 | 16:17 | 17:13 |
Local time (America/Vancouver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 36 | 40 | 46 | 53 | 57 | 63 | 63 | 58 | 48 | 39 | 34 |
| Precip in | 15.3 | 8.8 | 10.4 | 6.7 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 4.8 | 10.5 | 16.0 | 14.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Upper Baker DAM, 12 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356544363
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- Mount Baker · 15 mi
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