Liberty Bell Mountain

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Liberty Bell Mountain
Liberty Bell Mountain (main peak right, then from right to left Concord Tower, Lexington Tower, North Early Winters Spire, South Early Winters Spire)

Liberty Bell Mountain (main peak right, then from right to left Concord Tower, Lexington Tower, North Early Winters Spire, South Early Winters Spire)

height 2353  m
location Washington, USA
Mountains northern cascade range
Dominance 63 km
Notch height 60 m ↓  (2290 m)
Coordinates 48 ° 30 '55 "  N , 120 ° 39' 28"  W Coordinates: 48 ° 30 '55 "  N , 120 ° 39' 28"  W.
Topo map USGS Washington Pass
Liberty Bell Mountain (Washington)
Liberty Bell Mountain
rock granite
First ascent September 27, 1946 by Fred Beckey, Jerry O'Neil and Charles Welsh
Normal way Beckey Route, 5.6
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Liberty Bell Mountain is a group of mountains in the northern cascade range in Washington state, about two kilometers south of the Washington Pass on the North Cascades Highway . The main peak, Liberty Bell Mountain, is the northernmost peak of the same name in the group with a height of 2353 m, in the short ridge that forms the border between Chelan County and Okanogan County , the Concord Tower, Lexington Tower, northern and southern Early Winters Spire follow to the south-southeast . The name Liberty Bell Mountain was given because of its shape after the Liberty Bell , which was (allegedly) rung when the American Declaration of Independence was read in Philadelphia in 1776 .

Climbing routes

The mountain is very well known in the United States, especially among climbers, because it offers difficult and beautiful routes in solid granite and the entrances are easily accessible in a few hours since the construction of the North Cascades Highway (1972). Liberty Bell Mountain and the neighboring peaks are popular weekend destinations for Seattle climbers.

Liberty Bell Mountain offers 18 “Trad” routes (to be climbed using traditional climbing techniques). The most famous are the Beckey route and the "Liberty Crack". According to the American difficulty scale, the routes are between 5.6 and 5.12a, for the most difficult ones on the 400 meter high east face, for example the "Liberty Crack", you usually need two days.

Individual evidence

  1. Liberty Bell Mountain in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
  2. ^ Liberty Bell Mountain, Washington. Retrieved April 8, 2018 . . In the Geographic Names Information System , 2341 m is given as the summit height.
  3. ^ Steve Roper and Allen Steck: Fifty Classic Climbs of North America , Sierra Club Books, San Francisco 1979, 1982, 1996. ISBN 0-87156-292-8 .
  4. ^ "Liberty Bell Mountain" in Climbing, Hiking & Mountaineering , SummitPost, December 16, 2015. [1]
  5. Fred W. Beckey: Cascade Alpine Guide: climbing and high routes, Vol. 3, Rainy Pass to Fraser River . Mountaineers Books, Seattle 2009, 3rd edition, p. 353. ISBN 978-1-59485-136-0 .

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