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The Hourglass

The Hourglass, seen from above at true elevation

The Hourglass rises to 2,419 m in Washington. Mount Baker stands 3,287 m to the west-southwest, 9.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Winnies Slide, a cliff 0.6 miles away. JCT SR 5 VIC BELLINGHAM TO AUSTIN PASS VIC MT BAKER passes 3.3 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
2419 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.82348, -121.61213

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 19
Parks: 12
  • Vogler Lake Public Access: 18.8 mi
  • Lake Shannon Recreation Area: 19.2 mi
  • Garden Club Park: 20.5 mi
  • Upper Skagit Garden Park: 20.5 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 20.6 mi
Cliffs: 5
Picnic sites: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Artworks: 3
  • Temple of Power: 19.6 mi
  • Lumberjack Mural: 20.6 mi
  • Homespun Kinetic Art: 24.0 mi
Museums: 3
  • Gorge Powerhouse Visitor Gallery: 19.8 mi
  • Skagit Aero Education Museum: 21.3 mi
  • Black Mountain Forestry Center: 23.5 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Shadow of the Sentinels: 11.7 mi
  • "Old Number 6" Seattle City Light Locomotive: 19.6 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Baker Hot Springs: 5.1 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • North Cascading: 19.3 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Angele Cupples Community Garden: 20.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.8 miles of The Hourglass. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount BakerWSW 251°3,287 m9.8 mi
Lahar LookoutWSW 249°3,069 m9.8 mi
Sherman PeakWSW 247°3,020 m10.0 mi
Colfax PeakWSW 251°2,851 m11.1 mi
Mount ShuksanNE 39°2,784 m0.7 mi
Lincoln PeakWSW 251°2,695 m11.8 mi
Nooksack TowerNE 52°2,530 m1.5 mi
Mount ChallengerE 86°2,501 m12.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:3819:19
June solstice05:0420:2421:14
September equinox06:5418:2519:06
December solstice08:5816:1717:13

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, 12 mi away.

Inside the official boundary of North Cascades National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Dec and Mar; busiest: Jul.

NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/7918895963

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