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. JCT SR 5 VIC BELLINGHAM TO AUSTIN PASS VIC MT BAKER passes 2.6 miles off.
The story
mountain in Washington, United States of America
Wikidata Q49074601, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1491 m
How to reach it
- 2.6 mi off the JCT SR 5 VIC BELLINGHAM TO AUSTIN PASS VIC MT BAKER
- 6.4 mi off the JCT SR 542 VIC KENDALL TO JCT SR 9 AT CANADIAN BORDER
- 9.2 mi off the JCT SR 530 VIC ARLINGTON TO CANADIAN BORDER
- 23.4 mi off the JCT SR 5 VIC BURLINGTON TO JCT SR 5 VIC BELLINGHAM
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
- 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
- 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
- Nooksack Totem Pole: 14.6 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
- Magical Garden: 16.7 mi
- Garden: 21.6 mi
- York Community Farm: 22.0 mi
- Cornwall Rose Garden: 22.1 mi
- WeGrow Garden: 22.2 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
- 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 14.0 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° | 2,290.6 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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