Red Face Mountain
Red Face Mountain rises to 2,149 m in Washington. Mount Shuksan stands 2,784 m to the west-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Indian Mountain, a peak 1.2 miles away. Cascade Loop passes 15 miles off.
The story
Red Face Mountain is a 7,141-foot-elevation (2,177-meter) summit in Whatcom County of Washington state.
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Wikidata Q49067212, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,149 m
How to reach it
- 14.9 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
Overlooks nearby
- Artist Point · 15 mi
- Diablo Lake Overlook · 18 mi
- Nooksack Falls Viewpoint · 20 mi
- Viewpoint Dam · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Indian Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Whatcom Peak: 2.3 mi
- Bear Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Big Beaver Peak: 3.1 mi
- Easy Peak: 3.2 mi
- Depot Creek Falls: 7.1 mi
- Sulphide Creek Falls: 11.4 mi
- Goat Falls: 13.4 mi
- Middle Berdeen Falls: 13.6 mi
- Berdeen Falls: 13.8 mi
- Winnies Slide: 12.0 mi
- Park Cliffs: 20.2 mi
- Roman Wall: 22.2 mi
- Lee Promontory: 24.1 mi
- The Palisades: 24.3 mi
- Trillium Conservation Area: 21.1 mi
- Diobsud Creek Barbien/Jordan Conservation Easement: 21.9 mi
- Diobsud Creek Abel Conservation Area: 22.8 mi
- Liumchen Ecological Reserve: 24.2 mi
- Austin Pass Picnic Area: 14.6 mi
- Shuksan Picnic Area: 14.8 mi
- "Old Number 6" Seattle City Light Locomotive: 16.0 mi
- Shadow of the Sentinels: 22.0 mi
- Gorge Powerhouse Visitor Gallery: 15.9 mi
- Temple of Power: 16.0 mi
- Baker Hot Springs: 16.5 mi
- North Cascading: 20.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.3 miles of Red Face Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Shuksan | WSW 249° | 2,784 m | 11.4 mi |
| Mount Spickard | NE 47° | 2,734 m | 8.0 mi |
| Mount Redoubt | NNE 33° | 2,689 m | 5.6 mi |
| Ag Peak | NE 46° | 2,689 m | 8.3 mi |
| Mount Custer | NE 38° | 2,630 m | 8.6 mi |
| Northwest Mox Peak | NE 50° | 2,592 m | 6.3 mi |
| Mount Rahm | NE 40° | 2,580 m | 9.7 mi |
| Solitude Peak | NE 48° | 2,562 m | 7.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:37 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:02 | 20:24 | 21:14 |
| 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, 16 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1524932 — Red Face Mountain, Whatcom County, Washington.
OpenStreetMap element node/356546224
Day trips start here
- Mount Baker · 22 mi
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