Whatcom Peak
Whatcom Peak rises to 2,310 m in Washington. Mount Shuksan stands 2,784 m to the west, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Challenger, a peak 2.1 miles away. Cascade Loop passes 13 miles off.
The story
Whatcom Peak (7,574 feet (2,309 m)) is in North Cascades National Park in the U.S. state of Washington. Whatcom Peak is .50 mi (0.80 km) north of Challenger Glacier and the Whatcom Glacier descends from the northeast slopes of the peak. An unnamed hanging glacier descends along the northwest flank of the peak. This mountain is set between Mount Challenger and Easy Peak.
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Wikidata Q14713941, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,310.079 m
How to reach it
- 13.1 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
Overlooks nearby
- Artist Point · 15 mi
- Diablo Lake Overlook · 16 mi
- Nooksack Falls Viewpoint · 20 mi
- Viewpoint Dam · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Challenger: 2.1 mi
- Easy Peak: 2.1 mi
- Big Beaver Peak: 2.2 mi
- Red Face Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Crooked Thumb Peak: 2.6 mi
- Depot Creek Falls: 9.2 mi
- Sulphide Creek Falls: 10.1 mi
- Goat Falls: 11.1 mi
- Middle Berdeen Falls: 11.4 mi
- Berdeen Falls: 11.6 mi
- Trillium Conservation Area: 18.8 mi
- Diobsud Creek Barbien/Jordan Conservation Easement: 19.6 mi
- Diobsud Creek Abel Conservation Area: 20.5 mi
- Cascade River South 1: 22.9 mi
- Cascade River South 2: 23.2 mi
- Winnies Slide: 11.2 mi
- Park Cliffs: 19.2 mi
- Roman Wall: 21.3 mi
- Lee Promontory: 23.1 mi
- The Palisades: 23.8 mi
- Austin Pass Picnic Area: 14.1 mi
- Shuksan Picnic Area: 14.9 mi
- Mount Baker Vista: 24.4 mi
- "Old Number 6" Seattle City Light Locomotive: 14.0 mi
- Shadow of the Sentinels: 20.3 mi
- Gorge Powerhouse Visitor Gallery: 14.0 mi
- Temple of Power: 14.0 mi
- Baker Hot Springs: 15.1 mi
- North Cascading: 18.3 mi
- Pressentin County Park: 23.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.2 miles of Whatcom Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Shuksan | W 260° | 2,784 m | 10.6 mi |
| Mount Spickard | NE 38° | 2,734 m | 9.8 mi |
| Mount Redoubt | NNE 25° | 2,689 m | 7.7 mi |
| Ag Peak | NE 37° | 2,689 m | 10.2 mi |
| Mount Custer | NNE 32° | 2,630 m | 10.7 mi |
| Northwest Mox Peak | NE 39° | 2,592 m | 8.1 mi |
| Mount Rahm | NE 34° | 2,580 m | 11.6 mi |
| Solitude Peak | NE 38° | 2,562 m | 9.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:37 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:03 | 20:23 | 21:13 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:24 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 08:57 | 16:16 | 17:12 |
Local time (America/Vancouver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 38 | 42 | 49 | 56 | 60 | 66 | 66 | 61 | 50 | 41 | 36 |
| Precip in | 12.4 | 7.2 | 8.4 | 4.7 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 3.5 | 8.8 | 13.6 | 11.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newhalem, 14 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356546936
Day trips start here
- Mount Baker · 21 mi
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