Peak · Washington

Welker Peak

Welker Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Welker Peak rises to 1,704 m in Washington. Mount Baker stands 3,287 m to the northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Watson, a peak 2.9 miles away. Cascade Loop passes 8.3 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Washington, United States of America

Wikidata Q49088033, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation: 1704 m

Getting there

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Coordinates48.63812, -121.63382

8.3 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
8.4 mi off the JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP
14.5 mi off the JCT SR 5 VIC BELLINGHAM TO AUSTIN PASS VIC MT BAKER
25.7 mi off the JCT SR 530 VIC ARLINGTON TO CANADIAN BORDER

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks

Mount Watson: 2.9 mi
Anderson Butte: 3.0 mi
Bacon Peak: 5.4 mi
Canadian Bacon: 6.6 mi
Electric Butte: 6.9 mi

Nature reserves24

Jackman Creek Conservation Area: 8.9 mi
Pressentin Ranch Conservation Area: 10.3 mi
Barr Creek Conservation Area: 10.6 mi
Diobsud Creek Barbien/Jordan Conservation Easement: 10.6 mi
Skagit River Kahn Conservation Area: 10.8 mi

Parks16

Lake Shannon Recreation Area: 7.1 mi
Vogler Lake Public Access: 7.8 mi
Garden Club Park: 8.5 mi
Upper Skagit Garden Park: 8.5 mi
Fisherman Access: 8.5 mi

Waterfalls15

Bacon Lake Falls: 6.6 mi
Upper Green Lake Falls: 7.4 mi
Green Lake Falls: 7.5 mi
Berdeen Falls: 8.3 mi
Lower Morovitz Falls: 8.6 mi

Historic sites13

North Cascading: 12.2 mi
Cascade Trail: 18.1 mi
Cascade Trail: 18.3 mi
Cascade Trail: 18.6 mi
Cascade Trail: 19.1 mi

Cliffs5

Park Cliffs: 11.9 mi
Lee Promontory: 12.7 mi
Roman Wall: 12.9 mi
Winnies Slide: 13.4 mi
The Palisades: 17.8 mi

Artworks3

Lumberjack Mural: 8.6 mi
Temple of Power: 17.8 mi
Homespun Kinetic Art: 23.8 mi

Ghost towns3

Sauk City: 11.3 mi
Shuksan: 18.9 mi
Boundary: 24.9 mi

Picnic sites3

Austin Pass Picnic Area: 15.1 mi
Mount Baker Vista: 17.1 mi
Shuksan Picnic Area: 18.7 mi

Attractions2

Shadow of the Sentinels: 4.3 mi
"Old Number 6" Seattle City Light Locomotive: 17.8 mi

Museums2

Skagit Aero Education Museum: 9.3 mi
Gorge Powerhouse Visitor Gallery: 18.1 mi

Hot springs1

Baker Hot Springs: 8.7 mi

Gardens1

Angele Cupples Community Garden: 8.9 mi

On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.3 miles of Welker Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Mount Baker	NW 319°	3,287 m	12.6 mi
Lahar Lookout	NW 319°	3,069 m	12.4 mi
Sherman Peak	NW 317°	3,020 m	12.1 mi
Colfax Peak	NW 314°	2,851 m	13.3 mi
Mount Shuksan	N 6°	2,784 m	13.4 mi
Lincoln Peak	NW 311°	2,695 m	13.6 mi
Nooksack Tower	N 9°	2,530 m	13.9 mi
The Hourglass	N 4°	2,419 m	12.8 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:10	18:38	19:19
June solstice	05:05	20:24	21:13
September equinox	06:54	18:25	19:06
December solstice	07:57	15:19	16:14

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

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, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap Wikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356546913

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