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Survey Point

Survey Point, seen from above at true elevation

Survey Point rises to 1,531 m in Washington. Mount Baker stands 3,287 m to the north-northeast, 4.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Park Butte, a peak 1.1 miles away. JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP passes 11 miles off.

The story

mountain in Washington, United States of America

Wikidata Q49080330, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1531 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.70678, -121.83681

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 38
  • Vogler Lake Public Access: 9.7 mi
  • Lake Shannon Recreation Area: 11.5 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 12.2 mi
  • Garden Club Park: 12.2 mi
  • Silo Park: 12.3 mi
Historic sites: 20
  • Cascade Trail: 14.4 mi
  • Cascade Trail: 14.5 mi
  • Cascade Trail: 14.7 mi
  • Cascade Trail: 14.9 mi
  • Cascade Trail: 15.0 mi
Waterfalls: 19
Cliffs: 5
Ghost towns: 5
Artworks: 4
Picnic sites: 3
Museums: 3
  • Skagit Aero Education Museum: 12.7 mi
  • Lake Whatcom Steam Railway: 17.6 mi
  • Black Mountain Forestry Center: 21.2 mi
Attractions: 2
Hot springs: 1
  • Baker Hot Springs: 8.4 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Angele Cupples Community Garden: 12.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.3 miles of Survey Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount BakerNNE 12°3,287 m4.9 mi
Lahar LookoutNNE 13°3,069 m4.6 mi
Sherman PeakNNE 14°3,020 m4.3 mi
Colfax PeakN 356°2,851 m4.5 mi
Lincoln PeakNNW 347°2,695 m4.4 mi
The HourglassNE 52°2,419 m13.0 mi
Seward PeakNNW 344°2,385 m3.7 mi
Hadley PeakN 5°2,290.6 m7.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:3919:20
June solstice05:0520:2521:15
September equinox06:5518:2619:07
December solstice07:5815:1916:14

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

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, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1526801 — Survey Point, Whatcom County, Washington.

OpenStreetMap element node/349028208

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