Red Mountain
Red Mountain rises to 683 m in Washington. Mount Baker stands 3,287 m to the southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Black Mountain Forestry Center, a museum 2.0 miles away. Cascade Loop passes 29 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Whatcom County, Washington, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49067816, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 683 m
How to reach it
- 28.7 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
Overlooks nearby
- Nooksack Falls Viewpoint · 14 mi
- Artist Point · 20 mi
- Madrone Crest Viewpoint · 24 mi
- Inspiration Point · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Huntingdon Park: 8.1 mi
- Deming Homestead Eagle Park: 9.2 mi
- Nooksack City Park: 9.8 mi
- Everson Park: 10.9 mi
- Nugent's Corner River Access: 11.0 mi
- Nooksack Totem Pole: 9.8 mi
- El Pollo: 9.9 mi
- The Creation of Life Story Pole: 10.9 mi
- Homespun Kinetic Art: 13.4 mi
- Constructing a New World: 19.5 mi
- Black Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Vedder Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Intervedder Mountain: 4.5 mi
- Lone Tree Hill: 5.3 mi
- Reese Hill: 5.5 mi
- Maple Creek Park: 2.0 mi
- Silver Lake Park: 2.4 mi
- Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act: 11.7 mi
- Liumchen Ecological Reserve: 11.9 mi
- Olsen Creek State Forest: 16.3 mi
- Bernard Swinehart Safe: 6.7 mi
- United We Stand: 8.2 mi
- Nooksack Ancestors: 9.3 mi
- Shark Plow Blade: 10.8 mi
- Carnation Condensery Smokestack: 11.0 mi
- Racehorse Falls: 4.7 mi
- Frosst Creek Waterfall: 5.5 mi
- Canyon creek rapids: 5.8 mi
- Anderson Falls: 13.3 mi
- Nooksack Falls: 13.8 mi
- Black Mountain Forestry Center: 2.0 mi
- Lynden Pioneer Museum: 15.6 mi
- Lake Whatcom Steam Railway: 21.1 mi
- Lightcatcher: 21.5 mi
- Old City Hall: 21.6 mi
- Magical Garden: 10.5 mi
- Cornwall Rose Garden: 20.9 mi
- York Community Farm: 21.2 mi
- WeGrow Garden: 21.2 mi
- Biology garden plot: 22.6 mi
- Farmville: 10.5 mi
- School Area: 10.5 mi
- Stoney Ridge Farm: 12.5 mi
- Samson Estates Winery: 13.0 mi
- Dan Cramer's Western Town: 15.2 mi
- The Palisades: 12.5 mi
- Roman Wall: 17.4 mi
- Lee Promontory: 17.7 mi
- Park Cliffs: 18.7 mi
- Winnies Slide: 23.6 mi
- Mount Baker Vista: 13.1 mi
- Shuksan Picnic Area: 19.0 mi
- Austin Pass Picnic Area: 20.2 mi
- Public Access Beach: 19.0 mi
- Cornwall Beach: 22.4 mi
- Squalicum Beach: 22.4 mi
- Custer Northbound Rest Area: 23.5 mi
- Custer Southbound Rest Area: 24.5 mi
- Baker Hot Springs: 23.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.2 miles of Red Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Baker | SE 131° | 3,287 m | 17.7 mi |
| Lahar Lookout | SE 132° | 3,069 m | 17.9 mi |
| Sherman Peak | SE 133° | 3,020 m | 18.1 mi |
| Colfax Peak | SE 135° | 2,851 m | 17.0 mi |
| Lincoln Peak | SE 137° | 2,695 m | 16.6 mi |
| Seward Peak | SE 139° | 2,385 m | 17.1 mi |
| Hadley Peak | SE 125° | 2,291 m | 15.8 mi |
| Tomyhoi Peak | E 83° | 2,266 m | 18.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:40 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:05 | 20:27 | 21:17 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:26 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 08:00 | 15:19 | 16:14 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 40 | 44 | 49 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 63 | 59 | 51 | 43 | 38 |
| Precip in | 7.0 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 2.9 | 5.3 | 7.1 | 6.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Clearbrook, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1524945 — Red Mountain, Whatcom County, Washington.
OpenStreetMap element node/349028551
Day trips start here
- Sumas · 8 mi
- Lynden · 16 mi
- Mount Baker · 18 mi
- Bellingham · 22 mi
- Ferndale · 23 mi
- Northwest Washington · 23 mi
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