Sauk Mountain
Sauk Mountain rises to 1,689 m in Washington. Mount Blum stands 2,328 m to the north-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Bald Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. Cascade Loop passes 2.5 miles off.
The story
Sauk Mountain is a 5,545-foot (1,690-metre) mountain summit located in Skagit County of Washington state. It is situated immediately north of Rockport State Park and the North Cascades Highway, on land managed by the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. Part of the North Cascades, Sauk Mountain is positioned west of the crest of the Cascade Range, approximately nine miles east of Concrete, Washington, and 17 miles north of the town of Darrington. The nearest higher peak is Helen Buttes, 5.86 miles (9.43 km) to the northeast. A popular two-mile trail provides hikers with good views from the craggy summit of Mount Baker, Mount Shuksan, Mount Chaval, and the Picket Range. Precipitation runoff from Sauk Mountain drains into tributaries of the Skagit River. The mountain's name, "Sauk" comes from its position immediately north of the confluence of the Sauk River with the Skagit River, which in turn comes from the Sauk people, a people indigenous to the Sauk River area. The name for the mountain in their language, Lushootseed, is dxʷgʷiʔt.
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Wikidata Q49071520, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1689 m
How to reach it
- 2.5 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
- 2.4 mi off the JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP
- 22.5 mi off the JCT SR 5 VIC BELLINGHAM TO AUSTIN PASS VIC MT BAKER
- 28.5 mi off the JCT SR 530 VIC ARLINGTON TO CANADIAN BORDER
Overlooks nearby
- Viewpoint Dam · 7 mi
- Artist Point · 23 mi
- Diablo Lake Overlook · 26 mi
- Nooksack Falls Viewpoint · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bald Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Sutter Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Helen Buttes: 5.5 mi
- Rinker Point: 7.6 mi
- Burpee Hill: 7.8 mi
- Barr Creek Conservation Area: 2.9 mi
- Skagit River Kahn Conservation Area: 3.7 mi
- Jackman Creek Conservation Area: 5.1 mi
- Marblemount Conservation Area: 5.7 mi
- Douglas Island Convservation Area: 7.6 mi
- Howard Miller Steelhead Park: 2.7 mi
- Riverside Park: 3.4 mi
- Hilt Creek Park: 5.8 mi
- Fisherman Access: 6.2 mi
- Lake Shannon Recreation Area: 6.3 mi
- Bacon Lake Falls: 12.0 mi
- Green Lake Falls: 12.7 mi
- Upper Green Lake Falls: 12.8 mi
- Berdeen Falls: 13.7 mi
- Middle Berdeen Falls: 14.0 mi
- North Cascading: 11.4 mi
- Cascade Trail: 17.8 mi
- Cascade Trail: 18.1 mi
- Fortson Mill: 18.2 mi
- Cascade Trail: 18.5 mi
- Lee Promontory: 19.5 mi
- Park Cliffs: 19.6 mi
- Oso Mudslide: 20.0 mi
- Roman Wall: 20.2 mi
- Winnies Slide: 21.4 mi
- Lumberjack Mural: 6.8 mi
- Temple of Power: 19.2 mi
- Skagit Aero Education Museum: 7.2 mi
- Gorge Powerhouse Visitor Gallery: 19.6 mi
- Shadow of the Sentinels: 11.4 mi
- "Old Number 6" Seattle City Light Locomotive: 19.2 mi
- Austin Pass Picnic Area: 23.2 mi
- Mount Baker Vista: 24.2 mi
- Angele Cupples Community Garden: 7.3 mi
- Baker Hot Springs: 16.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.9 miles of Sauk Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Blum | NNE 19° | 2,328 m | 16.9 mi |
| Snowking Mountain | ESE 118° | 2,252 m | 16.8 mi |
| Mount Triumph | NE 41° | 2,207 m | 16.9 mi |
| Mount Chaval | SE 129° | 2,175.662 m | 16.2 mi |
| Bacon Peak | NNE 21° | 2,152 m | 10.3 mi |
| Hidden Lake Peaks | E 95° | 2,140 m | 18.5 mi |
| Crag View | NNW 329° | 2,133 m | 18.4 mi |
| Little Devil Peak | ENE 76° | 2,111 m | 15.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:38 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:05 | 20:23 | 21:13 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:25 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:57 | 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 | 55 | 59 | 64 | 65 | 60 | 52 | 43 | 38 |
| Precip in | 10.4 | 6.7 | 7.6 | 5.1 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 3.3 | 7.3 | 11.5 | 10.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Concrete PPL Fish STN, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356546349
Day trips start here
- Mount Baker · 20 mi
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