Mount Terror (Washington)
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Mount Terror is the pyramid just above and to the right of the descending ridge to the right of center. |
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height | 2484 m | |
location | Whatcom County , Washington , USA | |
Mountains | Picket Range , North Cascades | |
Notch height | 582 m | |
Coordinates | 48 ° 46 '27 " N , 121 ° 17' 58" W | |
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First ascent | 1932 by William Degenhardt and Herbert Strandberg | |
Normal way | Rock climbing or mountaineering |
The Mount Terror is a mountain in the Cascade Range in northwestern US state of Washington in Whatcom County . The summit is in North Cascades National Park , approximately 15.7 mi (25.3 km) south of the border between Canada and the United States .
Nearby mountains
Mount Terror is the highest peak in the southern Picket Range . The Pickets are considered to be the region of the cascade chain with the most distinctive alpine character. The mountain was first climbed in 1932 by William Degenhardt and Herbert Strandberg of the Seattle Mountaineers . Thirty years later, Ed Cooper made the first ascent over the more difficult northern flank.
Individual evidence
- ^ Sea Level Date of 1929 Mount Terror, Washington . PeakBagger.com. Accessed August 31, 2018.
- ↑ Harry M. Majors: Exploring Washington . Van Winkle Publishing Co, 1975, ISBN 978-0-918664-00-6 , p. 28.
Web links
- Mount Terror ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey .
- Southern Pickets topography . Cascade climbers.