Yellow Aster Butte
Yellow Aster Butte rises to 1,907 m in Washington. Mount Baker stands 3,287 m to the south-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Keep Kool Butte, a peak 1.2 miles away. JCT SR 5 VIC BELLINGHAM TO AUSTIN PASS VIC MT BAKER passes 3.2 miles off.
The story
Yellow Aster Butte is a 6,241-foot (1,902-metre) Skagit Range summit located three miles south of the Canada–United States border, in Whatcom County of Washington state. It is situated within the Mount Baker Wilderness, on land managed by Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. The nearest higher neighbor is Winchester Mountain, 1.77 miles (2.85 km) to the east, and Mount Larrabee is set 2.3 miles (3.7 km) to the northeast. The summit offers views of Mount Larrabee, Tomyhoi Peak, American Border Peak, Canadian Border Peak, Mount Shuksan, and Mount Baker. Precipitation runoff on the north side of the mountain drains into Tomyhoi Creek, whereas the west side of the mountain drains into Damfino Creek, and the south slope is drained by Swamp Creek.
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Wikidata Q49091213, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1907.1 m
How to reach it
- 3.2 mi off the JCT SR 5 VIC BELLINGHAM TO AUSTIN PASS VIC MT BAKER
- 20.7 mi off the JCT SR 542 VIC KENDALL TO JCT SR 9 AT CANADIAN BORDER
- 25.5 mi off the JCT SR 530 VIC ARLINGTON TO CANADIAN BORDER
- 26.9 mi off the JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP
Overlooks nearby
- Nooksack Falls Viewpoint · 7 mi
- Artist Point · 7 mi
- Viewpoint Dam · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Keep Kool Butte: 1.2 mi
- Winchester Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Tomyhoi Peak: 1.9 mi
- Mount Larrabee: 2.3 mi
- Goat Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Stapley Creek Falls: 5.9 mi
- Nooksack Falls: 6.7 mi
- Mazama Falls: 7.7 mi
- Sulphide Creek Falls: 11.8 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 12.7 mi
- Winnies Slide: 9.0 mi
- Park Cliffs: 12.8 mi
- The Palisades: 12.9 mi
- Roman Wall: 13.9 mi
- Lee Promontory: 16.1 mi
- Shuksan Picnic Area: 3.4 mi
- Austin Pass Picnic Area: 6.9 mi
- Mount Baker Vista: 14.3 mi
- Liumchen Ecological Reserve: 9.4 mi
- Silver Lake Park: 17.7 mi
- Maple Creek Park: 17.9 mi
- Baker Hot Springs: 13.3 mi
- Black Mountain Forestry Center: 18.1 mi
- Shadow of the Sentinels: 19.8 mi
- Deming Homestead Eagle Park: 24.5 mi
- Homespun Kinetic Art: 24.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.9 miles of Yellow Aster Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Baker | SSW 206° | 3,287 m | 13.7 mi |
| Lahar Lookout | SSW 205° | 3,069 m | 13.9 mi |
| Sherman Peak | SSW 205° | 3,020 m | 14.2 mi |
| Colfax Peak | SSW 210° | 2,851 m | 14.6 mi |
| Mount Shuksan | SSE 157° | 2,784 m | 9.2 mi |
| Nooksack Tower | SSE 152° | 2,530 m | 9.2 mi |
| American Border Peak | NNE 15° | 2,436.6 m | 2.9 mi |
| The Hourglass | SSE 161° | 2,419 m | 9.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:38 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:03 | 20:25 | 21:15 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:25 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 08:59 | 16:17 | 17:13 |
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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356547007
Day trips start here
- Mount Baker · 14 mi
- Sumas · 27 mi
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