The Pleiades
The Pleiades rises to 2,235 m in Washington. Mount Shuksan stands 2,784 m to the south, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Larrabee, a peak 0.8 miles away. Cascade Loop passes 27 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Washington, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49082853, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,235.4 m
How to reach it
- 26.8 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
Overlooks nearby
- Nooksack Falls Viewpoint · 10 mi
- Artist Point · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Larrabee: 0.8 mi
- American Border Peak: 1.8 mi
- Winchester Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Canadian Border Peak: 2.7 mi
- Yellow Aster Butte: 2.9 mi
- Stapley Creek Falls: 7.0 mi
- Nooksack Falls: 9.6 mi
- Mazama Falls: 10.3 mi
- Sulphide Creek Falls: 12.9 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 14.7 mi
- Winnies Slide: 10.4 mi
- Park Cliffs: 15.4 mi
- The Palisades: 15.9 mi
- Roman Wall: 16.7 mi
- Lee Promontory: 18.8 mi
- Shuksan Picnic Area: 5.9 mi
- Austin Pass Picnic Area: 9.1 mi
- Mount Baker Vista: 17.2 mi
- Liumchen Ecological Reserve: 10.9 mi
- Silver Lake Park: 19.9 mi
- Maple Creek Park: 20.4 mi
- Baker Hot Springs: 15.3 mi
- Black Mountain Forestry Center: 20.3 mi
- Shadow of the Sentinels: 21.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.1 miles of The Pleiades. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Shuksan | S 173° | 2,784 m | 10.5 mi |
| Mount Redoubt | E 96° | 2,689 m | 15.1 mi |
| Nooksack Tower | SSE 168° | 2,530 m | 10.2 mi |
| American Border Peak | WNW 303° | 2,437 m | 1.8 mi |
| The Hourglass | S 175° | 2,419 m | 10.9 mi |
| Bear Mountain | ESE 105° | 2,401 m | 13.6 mi |
| Mount Larrabee | WSW 258° | 2,396 m | 0.8 mi |
| Whatcom Peak | SE 126° | 2,310 m | 14.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:38 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:03 | 20:25 | 21:15 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:25 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 08:59 | 16:17 | 17:12 |
Local time (America/Vancouver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 36 | 40 | 46 | 53 | 57 | 63 | 63 | 58 | 48 | 39 | 34 |
| Precip in | 15.3 | 8.8 | 10.4 | 6.7 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 4.8 | 10.5 | 16.0 | 14.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Upper Baker DAM, 23 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1527062 — The Pleiades, Whatcom County, Washington.
OpenStreetMap element node/349028465
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- Mount Baker · 16 mi
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