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Oakes Peak

Oakes Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Oakes Peak rises to 1,714 m in Washington. Marble Needle stands 2,561 m to the east-southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Damnation Peak, a peak 1.3 miles away. JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP passes 2.9 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
1714 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.65346, -121.39235

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 15
Parks: 13
  • Pressentin County Park: 9.1 mi
  • Riverside Park: 12.9 mi
  • Howard Miller Steelhead Park: 15.4 mi
  • Lake Shannon Recreation Area: 16.8 mi
  • Hilt Creek Park: 17.0 mi
Cliffs: 5
Artworks: 2
Attractions: 2
  • "Old Number 6" Seattle City Light Locomotive: 6.8 mi
  • Shadow of the Sentinels: 14.8 mi
Museums: 2
  • Gorge Powerhouse Visitor Gallery: 7.1 mi
  • Skagit Aero Education Museum: 18.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 2
Historic sites: 1
  • North Cascading: 4.3 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Baker Hot Springs: 14.8 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Angele Cupples Community Garden: 18.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.0 miles of Oakes Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Marble NeedleESE 121°2,560.6 m13.5 mi
Snowfield PeakE 96°2,545 m11.6 mi
Luna PeakNNE 24°2,533 m13.5 mi
Mount ChallengerN 10°2,501 m12.8 mi
The NeedleE 96°2,485 m10.9 mi
Crooked Thumb PeakN 11°2,476 m12.2 mi
Mount FuryNNE 16°2,474 m11.4 mi
Mount TerrorNNE 27°2,448 m9.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:3719:18
June solstice05:0420:2321:13
September equinox06:5318:2419:05
December solstice07:5615:1816:13

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363842495660666661504136
Precip in12.47.28.44.73.02.61.41.73.58.813.611.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newhalem, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1523958 — Oakes Peak, Whatcom County, Washington.

OpenStreetMap element node/356545980

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