Seward Peak
Seward Peak rises to 2,385 m in Washington. Mount Baker stands 3,287 m to the east-northeast, 2.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Lee Promontory, a cliff 0.5 miles away. JCT SR 5 VIC BELLINGHAM TO AUSTIN PASS VIC MT BAKER passes 9.5 miles off.
The story
mountain in Washington, United States of America
Wikidata Q49072438, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2385 m
How to reach it
- 9.5 mi off the JCT SR 5 VIC BELLINGHAM TO AUSTIN PASS VIC MT BAKER
- 15.0 mi off the JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP
- 15.2 mi off the JCT SR 530 VIC ARLINGTON TO CANADIAN BORDER
- 14.9 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
Overlooks nearby
- Artist Point · 10 mi
- Nooksack Falls Viewpoint · 10 mi
- Viewpoint Dam · 16 mi
- Samish Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Lincoln Peak: 0.7 mi
- Colfax Peak: 1.2 mi
- Meadow Point: 1.6 mi
- Sherman Peak: 2.2 mi
- Lahar Lookout: 2.3 mi
- Vogler Lake Public Access: 13.4 mi
- Lake Shannon Recreation Area: 15.2 mi
- Josh VanderYacht Park: 15.2 mi
- Deming Homestead Eagle Park: 15.3 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 15.9 mi
- Maple Creek Park: 15.2 mi
- Pressentin Ranch Conservation Area: 15.4 mi
- Birdsview Elysium Conservation Easement: 15.8 mi
- Grandy Creek Convservation Area: 16.5 mi
- Grandy Creek Convservation Area: 16.7 mi
- Historic Galbraith Barn Ruins: 15.2 mi
- American Legion Tribute Memorial to Saxon cemetery veterans: 15.4 mi
- Cascade Trail: 17.2 mi
- Cascade Trail: 17.2 mi
- Cascade Trail: 17.3 mi
- Upper Morovitz Falls: 8.1 mi
- Lower Morovitz Falls: 8.3 mi
- Mazama Falls: 8.3 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 8.4 mi
- Nooksack Falls: 10.4 mi
- Homespun Kinetic Art: 12.2 mi
- Lumberjack Mural: 16.0 mi
- Nooksack Totem Pole: 17.1 mi
- The Creation of Life Story Pole: 22.3 mi
- El Pollo: 23.9 mi
- Lee Promontory: 0.5 mi
- Roman Wall: 2.0 mi
- Park Cliffs: 3.9 mi
- The Palisades: 5.2 mi
- Winnies Slide: 12.2 mi
- Mount Baker Vista: 4.1 mi
- Austin Pass Picnic Area: 10.4 mi
- Shuksan Picnic Area: 12.7 mi
- Skagit Aero Education Museum: 16.4 mi
- Black Mountain Forestry Center: 17.7 mi
- Lake Whatcom Steam Railway: 17.8 mi
- Shadow of the Sentinels: 9.0 mi
- Sedro Woolley Rodeo Grounds: 23.4 mi
- Baker Hot Springs: 8.5 mi
- Angele Cupples Community Garden: 15.9 mi
- Public Access Beach: 24.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.6 miles of Seward Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Baker | ENE 58° | 3,287 m | 2.4 mi |
| Lahar Lookout | ENE 65° | 3,069 m | 2.3 mi |
| Sherman Peak | ENE 72° | 3,020 m | 2.2 mi |
| Colfax Peak | NE 38° | 2,851 m | 1.2 mi |
| Lincoln Peak | N 4° | 2,695 m | 0.7 mi |
| The Hourglass | ENE 68° | 2,419 m | 12.1 mi |
| Hadley Peak | NNE 24° | 2,290.6 m | 4.2 mi |
| Crag View | E 101° | 2,133 m | 2.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:39 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:05 | 20:25 | 21:15 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 08:59 | 16:19 | 17:14 |
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, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1525596 — Seward Peak, Whatcom County, Washington.
OpenStreetMap element node/356546381
Day trips start here
- Mount Baker · 2 mi
- Northwest Washington · 18 mi
- Sedro-Woolley · 24 mi
- Sumas · 25 mi
- Burlington · 29 mi
- Edison · 30 mi
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