Slide Mountain
Slide Mountain rises to 1,491 m in Washington. Mount Baker stands 3,287 m to the southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Canyon creek rapids, a waterfall 3.0 miles away. Cascade Loop passes 23 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Washington, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49074601, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,491 m
How to reach it
- 23.3 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
Overlooks nearby
- Nooksack Falls Viewpoint · 10 mi
- Artist Point · 15 mi
- Madrone Crest Viewpoint · 24 mi
- Inspiration Point · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Deming Homestead Eagle Park: 8.2 mi
- Josh VanderYacht Park: 9.6 mi
- Nugent's Corner River Access: 12.6 mi
- Nooksack City Park: 14.4 mi
- Huntingdon Park: 14.6 mi
- Homespun Kinetic Art: 9.5 mi
- Nooksack Totem Pole: 9.7 mi
- The Creation of Life Story Pole: 13.8 mi
- El Pollo: 14.3 mi
- Evolution: 20.3 mi
- Lookout Mountain: 5.0 mi
- Grouse Butte: 5.5 mi
- Stewart Peak: 6.1 mi
- Groat Mountain: 6.2 mi
- Little Mountain: 6.3 mi
- Maple Creek Park: 4.7 mi
- Silver Lake Park: 7.5 mi
- Liumchen Ecological Reserve: 12.3 mi
- Olsen Creek State Forest: 15.9 mi
- Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act: 16.0 mi
- Bernard Swinehart Safe: 11.0 mi
- Historic Galbraith Barn Ruins: 13.3 mi
- Nooksack Ancestors: 13.9 mi
- American Legion Tribute Memorial to Saxon cemetery veterans: 14.5 mi
- United We Stand: 14.5 mi
- Canyon creek rapids: 3.0 mi
- Racehorse Falls: 5.0 mi
- Frosst Creek Waterfall: 9.6 mi
- Nooksack Falls: 9.8 mi
- Hard Scrabble Falls: 12.3 mi
- Black Mountain Forestry Center: 7.5 mi
- Lake Whatcom Steam Railway: 17.7 mi
- Lynden Pioneer Museum: 20.3 mi
- Lightcatcher: 22.5 mi
- Spark Museum of Electrical Invention: 22.6 mi
- Stoney Ridge Farm: 16.5 mi
- Farmville: 16.7 mi
- School Area: 16.7 mi
- Samson Estates Winery: 17.1 mi
- Shadow of the Sentinels: 19.4 mi
- The Palisades: 6.1 mi
- Roman Wall: 10.9 mi
- Lee Promontory: 11.0 mi
- Park Cliffs: 12.3 mi
- Winnies Slide: 18.4 mi
- Magical Garden: 16.7 mi
- York Community Farm: 22.0 mi
- Cornwall Rose Garden: 22.1 mi
- WeGrow Garden: 22.2 mi
- Biology garden plot: 23.3 mi
- Mount Baker Vista: 6.5 mi
- Shuksan Picnic Area: 14.9 mi
- Austin Pass Picnic Area: 15.2 mi
- Public Access Beach: 19.2 mi
- Cornwall Beach: 23.2 mi
- Squalicum Beach: 23.8 mi
- Bow Hill Southbound Rest Area: 24.7 mi
- Bow Hill Northbound Rest Area: 24.8 mi
- Baker Hot Springs: 17.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.1 miles of Slide Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Baker | SE 125° | 3,287 m | 11.2 mi |
| Lahar Lookout | SE 126° | 3,069 m | 11.4 mi |
| Sherman Peak | SE 127° | 3,020 m | 11.6 mi |
| Colfax Peak | SE 130° | 2,851 m | 10.4 mi |
| Lincoln Peak | SE 134° | 2,695 m | 10.0 mi |
| Seward Peak | SE 137° | 2,385 m | 10.5 mi |
| Hadley Peak | ESE 113° | 2,291 m | 9.6 mi |
| Crag View | SE 130° | 2,133 m | 12.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:39 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:05 | 20:26 | 21:16 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 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, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1525941 — Slide Mountain, Whatcom County, Washington.
OpenStreetMap element node/356546460
Day trips start here
- Mount Baker · 11 mi
- Sumas · 14 mi
- Northwest Washington · 19 mi
- Lynden · 21 mi
- Bellingham · 23 mi
- Ferndale · 26 mi
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