Peak · Washington
Talc Mountain
Talc Mountain rises to 1,001 m in Washington. South Twin stands 2,123 m to the north, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Haystack Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. Cascade Loop passes 4.4 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Washington, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49081221, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,001.3 m
How to reach it
Coordinates48.46588, -122.05532
- 4.4 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
Overlooks nearby
- Viewpoint Dam · 15 mi
- Samish Overlook · 20 mi
- Chuckanut Drive Heritage Marker · 22 mi
- Burnout knob · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Little Haystack Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Haystack Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Cultus Mountain: 4.9 mi
- Split Rock: 5.1 mi
- Iron Mountain: 5.3 mi
Parks: 60
- Ann Wolford River Edge Park: 4.1 mi
- Lyman City Park: 4.2 mi
- Hamilton Boat Launch: 4.9 mi
- Veterans Community Plaza: 7.8 mi
- Parade field: 7.9 mi
Nature reserves: 36
- Day Creek Forest Conservation Area: 1.6 mi
- Day Creek Conservation Area: 2.0 mi
- Lyman Slough Conservation Area: 4.0 mi
- Skiyou Slough: 4.3 mi
- Muddy Creek Conservation area: 4.7 mi
Artworks: 33
- Bikes: 12.4 mi
- Maple Tree: 12.6 mi
- Leaf: 12.7 mi
- Sprouted Bumbershoot: 12.9 mi
- Marsh to Mountains: 13.0 mi
Historic sites: 13
- Cascade Trail: 4.3 mi
- Northern State Hospital Cemetery: 7.8 mi
- Seattle & Northern Railroad (GN): 8.9 mi
- Abandoned Railroad: 8.9 mi
- September 11, 2001: 13.3 mi
Museums: 11
- Children's Museum of Skagit County: 13.1 mi
- Skagit Aero Education Museum: 14.3 mi
- Lake Whatcom Steam Railway: 14.5 mi
- Heritage Flight Museum: 16.7 mi
- Stillaguamish Valley Pioneer Museum: 19.8 mi
Gardens: 9
- Forgotten Garden: 13.5 mi
- Secret Garden: 13.5 mi
- White Bloom garden: 13.5 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 13.5 mi
- Hidden Gnome Garden: 13.6 mi
Waterfalls: 8
- Gilligan Cree Falls: 3.2 mi
- Crystal Falls: 7.7 mi
- Boulder Falls: 18.4 mi
- Feature Show Falls: 18.9 mi
- Meditation Falls: 19.6 mi
Beaches: 7
- Chinook Swim Beach: 7.9 mi
- Joe Hamel Beach: 19.6 mi
- Dogfish beach south: 21.7 mi
- dogfish beach: 21.8 mi
- Martha's Beach: 22.3 mi
Attractions: 7
- Sedro Woolley Rodeo Grounds: 7.9 mi
- Skagit County Fairgrounds: 13.7 mi
- Tulip Town: 17.2 mi
- Shadow of the Sentinels: 20.9 mi
- The Old Fir Log: 20.9 mi
Ghost towns: 7
- Alpine: 10.3 mi
- Ehrlich: 11.2 mi
- Skagit City: 15.2 mi
- Park: 17.4 mi
- Whitney: 19.1 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Oso Mudslide: 15.7 mi
- Prestliens Bluff: 19.1 mi
- Lee Promontory: 21.8 mi
- Hole in the Wall: 21.8 mi
- Roman Wall: 23.9 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Bow Hill Northbound Rest Area: 15.4 mi
- Bow Hill Southbound Rest Area: 15.7 mi
- Smokey Point Northbound Rest Area: 21.4 mi
- Smokey Point Southbound Rest Area: 21.5 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Group Picnic Area: 23.7 mi
- Mount Baker Vista: 24.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.4 miles of Talc Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Twin | N 11° | 2,123 m | 16.8 mi |
| North Twin | N 9° | 2,024 m | 17.4 mi |
| Skookum Peak | NNE 11° | 2,018 m | 16.5 mi |
| Little Sister | NNE 13° | 2,012 m | 16.1 mi |
| Jaw's Tooth | NNE 11° | 1,981 m | 16.6 mi |
| Cinderella Peak | NNE 14° | 1,975 m | 16.0 mi |
| Kloke Peak | N 11° | 1,975 m | 16.1 mi |
| Barbara Peak | NNE 18° | 1,835 m | 14.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:40 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:07 | 20:25 | 21:14 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:58 | 15:22 | 16:16 |
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 | 40 | 42 | 45 | 50 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 64 | 59 | 51 | 45 | 40 |
| Precip in | 6.2 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 5.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sedro-woolley, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1526909 — Talc Mountain, Skagit County, Washington.
OpenStreetMap element node/349003425
Day trips start here
- Sedro-Woolley · 9 mi
- Burlington · 13 mi
- Mount Vernon · 13 mi
- Northwest Washington · 13 mi
- Edison · 19 mi
- Arlington · 20 mi
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