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Shuksan Picnic Area

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Elevation, modelled
617 m
Tallest summit within 13.3 miles
Mount Baker3,287 m · 10.5 mi
Nearest byway
JCT SR 5 VIC BELLINGHAM TO AUSTIN PASS VIC MT BAKERon it
Sunset, June solstice
21:15local time
Coordinates
48.9059, -121.6931
Shuksan Picnic Area from directly overhead

Shuksan Picnic Area is a picnic site in Washington, at a modelled 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.

Fee
Yes
Step-free access
Limited

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount BakerSSW 212°3,287 m10.5 mi
Lahar LookoutSSW 211°3,069 m10.7 mi
Sherman PeakSSW 210°3,020 m11.0 mi
Colfax PeakSW 216°2,851 m11.5 mi
Mount ShuksanSE 141°2,784 m6.6 mi
Lincoln PeakSW 218°2,695 m12.1 mi
Nooksack TowerSE 135°2,530 m6.8 mi
American Border PeakNNE 12°2,436.6 m6.3 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 17
Cliffs: 5
Nature reserves: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 2
Artworks: 2
Hot springs: 1
Attractions: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:3819:20
June solstice05:0420:2521:15
September equinox06:5418:2519:07
December solstice08:5916:1717:13

Local time (America/Vancouver).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333640465357636358483934
Precip in15.38.810.46.74.53.31.81.94.810.516.014.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Upper Baker DAM, 18 mi away.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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