Winchester Mountain
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Winchester Mountain rises to 1,984 m in Washington. Mount Baker stands 3,287 m to the south-southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Larrabee, a peak 1.6 miles away. Cascade Loop passes 26 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Washington, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49090382, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,984.2 m
How to reach it
- 25.8 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
Overlooks nearby
- Artist Point · 8 mi
- Nooksack Falls Viewpoint · 8 mi
- Viewpoint Dam · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Larrabee: 1.6 mi
- Yellow Aster Butte: 1.8 mi
- The Pleiades: 1.8 mi
- Goat Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Keep Kool Butte: 2.7 mi
- Stapley Creek Falls: 7.2 mi
- Nooksack Falls: 8.3 mi
- Mazama Falls: 8.6 mi
- Sulphide Creek Falls: 11.4 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 12.9 mi
- Winnies Slide: 8.7 mi
- Park Cliffs: 13.6 mi
- The Palisades: 14.4 mi
- Roman Wall: 15.0 mi
- Lee Promontory: 17.1 mi
- Shuksan Picnic Area: 4.2 mi
- Austin Pass Picnic Area: 7.3 mi
- Mount Baker Vista: 15.7 mi
- Liumchen Ecological Reserve: 11.0 mi
- Silver Lake Park: 19.4 mi
- Maple Creek Park: 19.7 mi
- Baker Hot Springs: 13.5 mi
- Black Mountain Forestry Center: 19.8 mi
- Shadow of the Sentinels: 20.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.5 miles of Winchester Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Baker | SSW 212° | 3,287 m | 14.7 mi |
| Lahar Lookout | SSW 211° | 3,069 m | 14.9 mi |
| Sherman Peak | SSW 211° | 3,020 m | 15.2 mi |
| Mount Shuksan | SSE 168° | 2,784 m | 8.9 mi |
| Mount Redoubt | E 90° | 2,689 m | 15.5 mi |
| Nooksack Tower | SSE 163° | 2,530 m | 8.7 mi |
| American Border Peak | NNW 340° | 2,437 m | 2.9 mi |
| The Hourglass | S 171° | 2,419 m | 9.3 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, 21 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1528210 — Winchester Mountain, Whatcom County, Washington.
OpenStreetMap element node/349028371
Day trips start here
- Mount Baker · 15 mi
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