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Slate Mountain

Slate Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Slate Mountain rises to 1,633 m in Washington. Mount Baker stands 3,287 m to the southwest, 9.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Herman, a peak 1.2 miles away. JCT SR 5 VIC BELLINGHAM TO AUSTIN PASS VIC MT BAKER passes 1.3 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
1633 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.88429, -121.70292

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 17
Parks: 11
  • Vogler Lake Public Access: 21.8 mi
  • Deming Homestead Eagle Park: 22.2 mi
  • Lake Shannon Recreation Area: 22.7 mi
  • Josh VanderYacht Park: 23.1 mi
  • Garden Club Park: 23.8 mi
Nature reserves: 6
Cliffs: 5
Picnic sites: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Artworks: 3
Museums: 2
  • Black Mountain Forestry Center: 18.1 mi
  • Skagit Aero Education Museum: 24.6 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Baker Hot Springs: 8.6 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Shadow of the Sentinels: 14.9 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Angele Cupples Community Garden: 24.0 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Bernard Swinehart Safe: 24.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.1 miles of Slate Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount BakerSW 214°3,287 m9.0 mi
Lahar LookoutSSW 213°3,069 m9.2 mi
Sherman PeakSSW 212°3,020 m9.5 mi
Colfax PeakSW 219°2,851 m10.1 mi
Mount ShuksanSE 129°2,784 m5.8 mi
Lincoln PeakSW 222°2,695 m10.7 mi
Nooksack TowerESE 122°2,530 m6.2 mi
American Border PeakNNE 13°2,436.6 m7.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:3819:20
June solstice05:0420:2521:15
September equinox06:5418:2519:07
December solstice08:5916:1717:13

Local time (America/Vancouver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333640465357636358483934
Precip in15.38.810.46.74.53.31.81.94.810.516.014.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Upper Baker DAM, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1525915 — Slate Mountain, Whatcom County, Washington.

OpenStreetMap element node/356546456

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