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The Pleiades

The Pleiades, seen from above at true elevation

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. JCT SR 5 VIC BELLINGHAM TO AUSTIN PASS VIC MT BAKER passes 5.8 miles off.

The story

mountain in Washington, United States of America

Wikidata Q49082853, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2235.4 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.98141, -121.63205

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 17
Cliffs: 5
Picnic sites: 3
Nature reserves: 3
  • Liumchen Ecological Reserve: 10.9 mi
  • Silver Lake Park: 19.9 mi
  • Maple Creek Park: 20.4 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Hot springs: 1
  • Baker Hot Springs: 15.3 mi
Museums: 1
  • Black Mountain Forestry Center: 20.3 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Shadow of the Sentinels: 21.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.9 miles of The Pleiades. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ShuksanS 173°2,784 m10.5 mi
Mount RedoubtE 96°2,689 m15.1 mi
Nooksack TowerSSE 168°2,530 m10.2 mi
American Border PeakWNW 303°2,436.6 m1.8 mi
The HourglassS 175°2,419 m10.9 mi
Bear MountainESE 105°2,401 m13.6 mi
Mount LarrabeeWSW 258°2,396 m0.8 mi
Whatcom PeakSE 126°2,310.079 m14.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:3819:19
June solstice05:0320:2521:15
September equinox06:5418:2519:06
December solstice08:5916:1717:12

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, 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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