Mount Watson
Mount Watson rises to 1,896 m in Washington. Mount Baker stands 3,287 m to the northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Anderson Butte, a peak 1.4 miles away. Cascade Loop passes 9.4 miles off.
The story
Mount Watson is a 6,220-foot-elevation (1,900-meter) summit located in the North Cascades, in Whatcom County of Washington state.
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Wikidata Q49055130, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1895.9 m
How to reach it
- 9.4 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
- 9.4 mi off the JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP
- 14.0 mi off the JCT SR 5 VIC BELLINGHAM TO AUSTIN PASS VIC MT BAKER
- 28.2 mi off the JCT SR 530 VIC ARLINGTON TO CANADIAN BORDER
Overlooks nearby
- Viewpoint Dam · 11 mi
- Artist Point · 14 mi
- Nooksack Falls Viewpoint · 20 mi
- Diablo Lake Overlook · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Anderson Butte: 1.4 mi
- Bacon Peak: 2.6 mi
- Welker Peak: 2.9 mi
- Canadian Bacon: 3.8 mi
- Electric Butte: 4.3 mi
- Bacon Lake Falls: 3.8 mi
- Upper Green Lake Falls: 4.5 mi
- Green Lake Falls: 4.6 mi
- Berdeen Falls: 5.5 mi
- Middle Berdeen Falls: 5.9 mi
- Lake Shannon Recreation Area: 9.8 mi
- Vogler Lake Public Access: 10.6 mi
- Fisherman Access: 11.0 mi
- Upper Skagit Garden Park: 11.1 mi
- Garden Club Park: 11.1 mi
- North Cascading: 10.2 mi
- Cascade Trail: 20.9 mi
- Cascade Trail: 21.2 mi
- Cascade Trail: 21.5 mi
- Cascade Trail: 22.0 mi
- Winnies Slide: 12.3 mi
- Park Cliffs: 12.7 mi
- Roman Wall: 14.0 mi
- Lee Promontory: 14.3 mi
- The Palisades: 18.9 mi
- Austin Pass Picnic Area: 14.6 mi
- Shuksan Picnic Area: 18.1 mi
- Mount Baker Vista: 18.3 mi
- Shadow of the Sentinels: 6.4 mi
- "Old Number 6" Seattle City Light Locomotive: 15.1 mi
- Lumberjack Mural: 11.2 mi
- Temple of Power: 15.1 mi
- Skagit Aero Education Museum: 12.0 mi
- Gorge Powerhouse Visitor Gallery: 15.4 mi
- Baker Hot Springs: 8.5 mi
- Angele Cupples Community Garden: 11.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.2 miles of Mount Watson. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Baker | NW 308° | 3,287 m | 13.7 mi |
| Lahar Lookout | NW 307° | 3,069 m | 13.5 mi |
| Sherman Peak | NW 306° | 3,020 m | 13.3 mi |
| Colfax Peak | WNW 303° | 2,851 m | 14.6 mi |
| Mount Shuksan | N 354° | 2,784 m | 12.2 mi |
| Lincoln Peak | WNW 301° | 2,695 m | 15.0 mi |
| Nooksack Tower | N 358° | 2,530 m | 12.5 mi |
| Mount Terror | ENE 57° | 2,448 m | 15.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:38 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:04 | 20:24 | 21:13 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:25 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:57 | 15:18 | 16:13 |
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 | 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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1527855 — Mount Watson, Whatcom County, Washington.
OpenStreetMap element node/356546908
Day trips start here
- Mount Baker · 14 mi
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