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. JCT SR 5 VIC BELLINGHAM TO AUSTIN PASS VIC MT BAKER passes 4.1 miles off.
The story
mountain in Washington, United States of America
Wikidata Q49090382, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1984.2 m
How to reach it
- 4.1 mi off the JCT SR 5 VIC BELLINGHAM TO AUSTIN PASS VIC MT BAKER
- 22.5 mi off the JCT SR 542 VIC KENDALL TO JCT SR 9 AT CANADIAN BORDER
- 25.9 mi off the JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP
- 27.1 mi off the JCT SR 530 VIC ARLINGTON TO CANADIAN BORDER
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
- Goat Mountain: 2.1 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 15.2 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 |
| Nooksack Tower | SSE 163° | 2,530 m | 8.7 mi |
| American Border Peak | NNW 340° | 2,436.6 m | 2.9 mi |
| The Hourglass | S 171° | 2,419 m | 9.3 mi |
| Bear Mountain | E 97° | 2,401 m | 13.8 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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