Pocket Peak
Pocket Peak rises to 2,151 m in Washington. Mount Shuksan stands 2,784 m to the south-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Cope, a peak 2.5 miles away. JCT SR 5 VIC BELLINGHAM TO AUSTIN PASS VIC MT BAKER passes 8.6 miles off.
The story
Pocket Peak is a 7,056-foot (2,151-metre) mountain summit located in the Skagit Range, which is a subset of the North Cascades in Whatcom County of Washington state. It is situated immediately west of Pocket Lake, and 4 mi (6.4 km) east of Mount Larrabee in the Mount Baker Wilderness, which is managed by Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. Pocket Peak is set on the Slesse Divide, 0.7 mile south of the Canada–United States border. Its nearest higher neighbor is Rapid Peak, 2.24 mi (3.60 km) to the southeast, North Big Bosom Butte is 2.5 miles to the southwest, and Slesse Mountain is set 3.24 mi (5.21 km) to the northwest. Other peaks which can be seen from the summit include Mount Baker, Mount Shuksan, American Border Peak, Mount Chardonnay, Mount Rexford, and many more. This unofficially named peak is named in association with officially named Pocket Lake. Precipitation runoff from this mountain drains into Silesia and Ensawkwatch Creeks, which are both tributaries of the Chilliwack River.
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Wikidata Q97703993, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2151 m
How to reach it
- 8.6 mi off the JCT SR 5 VIC BELLINGHAM TO AUSTIN PASS VIC MT BAKER
- 25.2 mi off the JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP
- 26.9 mi off the JCT SR 542 VIC KENDALL TO JCT SR 9 AT CANADIAN BORDER
- 25.2 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
Overlooks nearby
- Artist Point · 12 mi
- Nooksack Falls Viewpoint · 13 mi
- Diablo Lake Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Cope: 2.5 mi
- Cope North: 2.7 mi
- Middle Peak: 3.4 mi
- The Pleiades: 3.7 mi
- Hanging Lake Peak: 3.9 mi
- Stapley Creek Falls: 10.5 mi
- Depot Creek Falls: 12.1 mi
- Mazama Falls: 12.9 mi
- Nooksack Falls: 13.0 mi
- Sulphide Creek Falls: 13.3 mi
- Winnies Slide: 11.3 mi
- Park Cliffs: 17.8 mi
- The Palisades: 19.1 mi
- Roman Wall: 19.3 mi
- Lee Promontory: 21.4 mi
- Shuksan Picnic Area: 8.6 mi
- Austin Pass Picnic Area: 11.1 mi
- Mount Baker Vista: 20.3 mi
- Liumchen Ecological Reserve: 14.4 mi
- Silver Lake Park: 23.6 mi
- Maple Creek Park: 24.1 mi
- Baker Hot Springs: 16.7 mi
- Shadow of the Sentinels: 23.4 mi
- Black Mountain Forestry Center: 24.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.5 miles of Pocket Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Shuksan | SSW 192° | 2,784 m | 11.2 mi |
| Mount Spickard | E 95° | 2,734 m | 14.2 mi |
| Mount Redoubt | E 101° | 2,689 m | 11.6 mi |
| Ag Peak | E 94° | 2,689 m | 14.3 mi |
| Mount Custer | E 90° | 2,630 m | 13.7 mi |
| Northwest Mox Peak | ESE 102° | 2,592 m | 13.4 mi |
| Solitude Peak | E 97° | 2,562 m | 13.9 mi |
| Nooksack Tower | S 189° | 2,530 m | 10.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:37 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:03 | 20:25 | 21:15 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:24 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 08:58 | 16:16 | 17:12 |
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, 24 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/7907203152
Day trips start here
- Mount Baker · 19 mi
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