Phantom Peak
Phantom Peak rises to 2,443 m in Washington. Mount Shuksan stands 2,784 m to the west, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Crooked Thumb Peak, a peak 0.5 miles away. Cascade Loop passes 10 miles off.
The story
Phantom Peak (8,000+ ft (2,440+ m)) is in North Cascades National Park in the U.S. state of Washington. Located in the northern section of the park, Phantom Peak is in the Picket Range and is 1 mi (1.6 km) northwest of Mount Fury, 1.5 mi (2.4 km) north of Mount Crowder, and .50 mi (0.80 km) south of Crooked Thumb Peak.
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Wikidata Q14713870, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,443 m
How to reach it
- 10.1 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
Overlooks nearby
- Diablo Lake Overlook · 13 mi
- Artist Point · 16 mi
- Nooksack Falls Viewpoint · 22 mi
- Viewpoint Dam · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Crooked Thumb Peak: 0.5 mi
- Mount Fury: 1.0 mi
- Mount Challenger: 1.2 mi
- Mount Crowder: 1.5 mi
- Big Beaver Peak: 2.6 mi
- Goat Falls: 9.6 mi
- Middle Berdeen Falls: 9.8 mi
- Berdeen Falls: 10.1 mi
- Sulphide Creek Falls: 10.7 mi
- Ladder Creek Falls: 10.9 mi
- Trillium Conservation Area: 16.3 mi
- Diobsud Creek Barbien/Jordan Conservation Easement: 17.1 mi
- Diobsud Creek Abel Conservation Area: 18.1 mi
- Cascade River South 1: 20.4 mi
- Cascade River South 2: 20.6 mi
- Winnies Slide: 12.5 mi
- Park Cliffs: 20.1 mi
- Roman Wall: 22.1 mi
- Rock Cabin Avalanche: 23.0 mi
- Lee Promontory: 23.7 mi
- "Old Number 6" Seattle City Light Locomotive: 11.0 mi
- Shadow of the Sentinels: 19.9 mi
- Austin Pass Picnic Area: 15.7 mi
- Shuksan Picnic Area: 17.0 mi
- Pressentin County Park: 20.8 mi
- Riverside Park: 24.2 mi
- Gorge Powerhouse Visitor Gallery: 10.9 mi
- Temple of Power: 11.0 mi
- Baker Hot Springs: 15.5 mi
- North Cascading: 15.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.4 miles of Phantom Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Shuksan | W 274° | 2,784 m | 11.9 mi |
| Mount Spickard | NNE 24° | 2,734 m | 11.4 mi |
| Mount Redoubt | N 11° | 2,689 m | 9.8 mi |
| Ag Peak | NNE 24° | 2,689 m | 11.8 mi |
| Mount Custer | NNE 20° | 2,630 m | 12.5 mi |
| Northwest Mox Peak | NNE 22° | 2,592 m | 9.7 mi |
| Mount Rahm | NNE 22° | 2,580 m | 13.3 mi |
| Solitude Peak | NNE 23° | 2,562 m | 10.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:37 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:03 | 20:23 | 21:13 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:24 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 08:57 | 16:16 | 17:12 |
Local time (America/Vancouver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 38 | 42 | 49 | 56 | 60 | 66 | 66 | 61 | 50 | 41 | 36 |
| Precip in | 12.4 | 7.2 | 8.4 | 4.7 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 3.5 | 8.8 | 13.6 | 11.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newhalem, 11 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/349028397
Day trips start here
- Mount Baker · 22 mi
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