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Despite its elevation of 10,541 feet (3,213 m), Glacier Peak is a small stratovolcano. ... Of the five major volcanoes in Washington, only Glacier Peak and Mount St ...
Glacier Peak Wilderness. No roads approach Glacier Peak, and many miles of hiking through extremely rough terrain are required to reach its base.Normally, hikers can reach the volcano from the west via the White Chuck River Valley, or the Suiattle River Valley; from the east, it may be approached from the western tip of Lake Chelan or the White River or Chiwawa River valleys.
[2] [3] The first table below ranks the 100 highest major summits of Washington by elevation. The topographic prominence of a summit is a measure of how high the summit rises above its surroundings. [ 4 ] [ 3 ] The second table below ranks the 50 most prominent summits of Washington.
Black Mountain is a 7,262-foot-elevation (2,213-meter) summit located in the North Cascades, in Snohomish County of Washington state. [4] The mountain is situated in the Glacier Peak Wilderness on land managed by Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest.
Due to heavy winter snowfalls, Mount Olympus supports large glaciers, despite its modest elevation and relatively low latitude. These glaciers include Blue, Hoh, Humes, Jeffers, Hubert, Black Glacier, and White, the longest of which is the Hoh Glacier at 3.06 miles (4.93 km).
Green Mountain is a peak in the Glacier Peak Wilderness above the Suiattle River in Snohomish County, Washington. It is notable for being the site of the Green Mountain Lookout, which was preserved by an Act of Congress in 2014. [3] [4] [5]
White Mountain is a 7,043-foot (2,147-metre) mountain located in the Glacier Peak Wilderness of the North Cascades in Washington state. The mountain is situated on the crest of the Cascade Range, on the shared border of Snohomish County and Chelan County, and also straddling the boundary between Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest and Wenatchee National Forest.
Kennedy Peak is located 24 miles (39 km) east-southeast of Darrington in the heart of the Glacier Peak Wilderness on land managed by Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. [2] [4] It is set 1.5 mile (2.4 km) immediately north-northwest of Glacier Peak in the North Cascades. [4]