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Mount Higgins

Mount Higgins, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Higgins rises to 1,535 m in Washington. White Chuck Mountain stands 2,130 m to the east-southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Skadulgwas Peak, a peak 0.8 miles away. Cascade Loop passes 14 miles off.

About

The story

Mount Higgins is a 5,176-foot-elevation mountain summit located at the western edge of the North Cascades Range, in Skagit County, Washington. Mount Higgins has two subsidiary summits, Skadulgwas Peak (4,986 ft) which is the fin-shaped middle peak, and also Mount Higgins Lookout Site (4,849 ft), the western sub-summit. The mountain is set on land administered by the Mount Baker–Snoqualmie National Forest. Mount Higgins is situated along the north side of State Route 530, mid-way between the communities of Darrington and Oso, near the site of the 2014 Oso mudslide. The nearest higher neighbor is Round Mountain, 0.93 miles (1.50 km) to the north-northeast. This mountain is named for Oso homesteader Walter Higgins. The first ascent was made in 1888 by John Higgins, Frank Lawrence, and Al Baker. Precipitation runoff from Mount Higgins drains into tributaries of the Stillaguamish River. Topographic relief is significant as the south aspect rises 4,800 feet (1,500 m) above the Stillaguamish in two miles.

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Wikidata Q49053018, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1,535 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates48.31455, -121.76236

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 59
  • Fortson Mill Park: 3.1 mi
  • Whitehorse Community Park: 7.7 mi
  • DOT City Park: 8.2 mi
  • Nels Bruseth Memorial Garden: 8.3 mi
  • Harold Engles Park: 8.4 mi
Peaks
Nature reserves: 28
Waterfalls: 13
Historic sites: 10
Attractions: 5
  • Cut Log: 15.4 mi
  • Granite Falls and Fish Ladder: 17.1 mi
  • Giant Arborvitae: 22.1 mi
  • Shadow of the Sentinels: 24.6 mi
  • Sedro Woolley Rodeo Grounds: 24.8 mi
Museums: 4
  • Skagit Aero Education Museum: 14.9 mi
  • Granite Falls Historical Museum: 18.7 mi
  • Stillaguamish Valley Pioneer Museum: 19.5 mi
  • Lake Stevens Historical Museum: 24.9 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Artworks: 3
  • Lumberjack Mural: 15.5 mi
  • Falls Mural: 18.6 mi
  • One choice mural.: 18.8 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Cliffs: 2
Rest areas: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Angele Cupples Community Garden: 15.5 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Chinook Swim Beach: 20.3 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.0 miles of Mount Higgins. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
White Chuck MountainESE2,130 m17.5 mi
Whitehorse MountainSSE2,092 m8.1 mi
Three FingersSSE1,984 m10.6 mi
Bettys JugsENE1,860 m17.2 mi
Illabot PeaksENE1,792 m15.3 mi
Mount BullenSSE1,785 m8.7 mi
Stillaguamish PeakSE1,743 m19.9 mi
Prairie MountainESE1,724 m13.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:3919:20
June solstice05:0720:2321:12
September equinox06:5418:2619:07
December solstice07:5615:2116:16

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353842485660666660494035
Precip in12.88.69.35.63.72.91.31.73.48.513.212.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Darrington RS, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/349003322

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