Shuksan Picnic Area
Shuksan Picnic Area is a picnic site in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 617 m. Mount Baker stands 3,287 m to the south-southwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Shuksan, a ghost town 0.3 miles away. JCT SR 5 VIC BELLINGHAM TO AUSTIN PASS VIC MT BAKER runs past it.
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
- Step-free access
- Limited
How to reach it
- On the JCT SR 5 VIC BELLINGHAM TO AUSTIN PASS VIC MT BAKER
- 20.1 mi off the JCT SR 542 VIC KENDALL TO JCT SR 9 AT CANADIAN BORDER
- 23.8 mi off the JCT SR 530 VIC ARLINGTON TO CANADIAN BORDER
- 24.9 mi off the JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP
Overlooks nearby
- Artist Point · 4 mi
- Nooksack Falls Viewpoint · 5 mi
- Viewpoint Dam · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Slate Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Keep Kool Butte: 2.4 mi
- Mount Herman: 2.8 mi
- Goat Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Mazama Dome: 3.3 mi
- Mazama Falls: 4.4 mi
- Nooksack Falls: 5.3 mi
- Stapley Creek Falls: 8.1 mi
- Sulphide Creek Falls: 9.1 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 9.4 mi
- Winnies Slide: 6.2 mi
- Park Cliffs: 9.5 mi
- The Palisades: 10.6 mi
- Roman Wall: 10.8 mi
- Lee Promontory: 12.9 mi
- Deming Homestead Eagle Park: 23.0 mi
- Vogler Lake Public Access: 23.3 mi
- Josh VanderYacht Park: 24.0 mi
- Lake Shannon Recreation Area: 24.2 mi
- Liumchen Ecological Reserve: 11.0 mi
- Maple Creek Park: 17.4 mi
- Silver Lake Park: 17.7 mi
- Austin Pass Picnic Area: 3.5 mi
- Mount Baker Vista: 11.7 mi
- Homespun Kinetic Art: 22.4 mi
- Nooksack Totem Pole: 24.6 mi
- Baker Hot Springs: 10.0 mi
- Shadow of the Sentinels: 16.4 mi
- Black Mountain Forestry Center: 18.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.3 miles of Shuksan Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Baker | SSW 212° | 3,287 m | 10.5 mi |
| Lahar Lookout | SSW 211° | 3,069 m | 10.7 mi |
| Sherman Peak | SSW 210° | 3,020 m | 11.0 mi |
| Colfax Peak | SW 216° | 2,851 m | 11.5 mi |
| Mount Shuksan | SE 141° | 2,784 m | 6.6 mi |
| Lincoln Peak | SW 218° | 2,695 m | 12.1 mi |
| Nooksack Tower | SE 135° | 2,530 m | 6.8 mi |
| American Border Peak | NNE 12° | 2,436.6 m | 6.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:38 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:04 | 20:25 | 21:15 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:25 | 19:07 |
| 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, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/8280324172
Day trips start here
- Mount Baker · 10 mi
- Sumas · 27 mi
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