Seahpo Peak
Seahpo Peak rises to 2,229 m in Washington. Mount Baker stands 3,287 m to the west-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Icy Peak, a peak 1.5 miles away. JCT SR 5 VIC BELLINGHAM TO AUSTIN PASS VIC MT BAKER passes 5.7 miles off.
The story
Seahpo Peak is a subsidiary peak of Mount Shuksan, which rises in the U.S. state of Washington. It is located about 2 miles (3.2 km) east of the main peak of Shuksan and rises to about 7,441 feet (2,268 m). It is located in North Cascades National Park and is part of the North Cascades range. Connected to the main peak by the roughly 7,000-foot (2,100 m)-high Jagged Ridge, Seahpo Peak stands to the north at the headwaters of a headstream of Sulphide Creek, a tributary of the Baker River. Several waterfalls tumble off its flanks, including Seahpo Peak Falls and Cloudcap Falls. (Seahpo Peak is sometimes referred to as Cloudcap Peak.) The mountain is also on the south side of the Nooksack Cirque, which forms the headwaters of the Nooksack River. It is bordered by the East Nooksack Glacier to the north and a few smaller unnamed glaciers to the south. It is also connected to Icy Peak by another unnamed ridge. The mountain derives its name from a French word, chapeau, meaning "hat".
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Wikidata Q7440497, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2229 m
How to reach it
- 5.7 mi off the JCT SR 5 VIC BELLINGHAM TO AUSTIN PASS VIC MT BAKER
- 16.1 mi off the JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP
- 16.1 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
- 27.5 mi off the JCT SR 542 VIC KENDALL TO JCT SR 9 AT CANADIAN BORDER
Overlooks nearby
- Artist Point · 7 mi
- Nooksack Falls Viewpoint · 13 mi
- Viewpoint Dam · 21 mi
- Diablo Lake Overlook · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Icy Peak: 1.5 mi
- Nooksack Tower: 2.1 mi
- Mount Shuksan: 2.6 mi
- Ruth Mountain: 2.9 mi
- The Hourglass: 2.9 mi
- Sulphide Creek Falls: 1.9 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 6.7 mi
- Lower Morovitz Falls: 7.2 mi
- Upper Morovitz Falls: 7.3 mi
- Goat Falls: 8.4 mi
- Trillium Conservation Area: 17.5 mi
- Diobsud Creek Barbien/Jordan Conservation Easement: 17.8 mi
- Diobsud Creek Abel Conservation Area: 18.8 mi
- Liumchen Ecological Reserve: 19.8 mi
- Douglas Island Convservation Area: 21.2 mi
- Vogler Lake Public Access: 19.9 mi
- Lake Shannon Recreation Area: 20.0 mi
- Pressentin County Park: 21.1 mi
- Garden Club Park: 21.3 mi
- Upper Skagit Garden Park: 21.3 mi
- Winnies Slide: 3.2 mi
- Park Cliffs: 10.9 mi
- Roman Wall: 12.9 mi
- Lee Promontory: 14.7 mi
- The Palisades: 15.8 mi
- Austin Pass Picnic Area: 6.6 mi
- Shuksan Picnic Area: 8.9 mi
- Mount Baker Vista: 16.2 mi
- Shadow of the Sentinels: 12.9 mi
- "Old Number 6" Seattle City Light Locomotive: 17.1 mi
- Temple of Power: 17.0 mi
- Lumberjack Mural: 21.4 mi
- Gorge Powerhouse Visitor Gallery: 17.2 mi
- Skagit Aero Education Museum: 22.1 mi
- Baker Hot Springs: 6.9 mi
- North Cascading: 17.6 mi
- Angele Cupples Community Garden: 21.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.5 miles of Seahpo Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Baker | WSW 256° | 3,287 m | 12.5 mi |
| Mount Shuksan | WNW 288° | 2,784 m | 2.6 mi |
| Nooksack Tower | NW 304° | 2,530 m | 2.1 mi |
| Mount Challenger | E 83° | 2,501 m | 9.5 mi |
| Crooked Thumb Peak | E 87° | 2,476 m | 9.5 mi |
| Mount Fury | E 93° | 2,474 m | 10.3 mi |
| Mount Terror | ESE 105° | 2,448 m | 11.8 mi |
| Phantom Peak | E 90° | 2,443 m | 9.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:37 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:04 | 20:24 | 21:14 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:24 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 08:58 | 16:17 | 17:13 |
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, 13 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/356546365
Day trips start here
- Mount Baker · 12 mi
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