Luna Peak, North Cascades National Park

Name: Luna Peak
Address: North Cascades National Park, United States

#44 among attractions in North Cascades National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

Gallery (2)

Map

Gallery

Facts and practical information

Luna Peak is the highest mountain in the Picket Range, an extremely rugged subrange of the North Cascades in the American state of Washington. It is located within North Cascades National Park. It is notable for its large local relief and isolated position on a far-flung eastern ridge of the Pickets. For example, it rises over 6,560 ft in 1.8 mi above McMillan Creek to the south. ()

Alternative names: First ascent: 1938Elevation: 8311 ftProminence: 3105 ftCoordinates: 48°49'51"N, 121°16'23"W

Address

North Cascades National Park United States

ContactAdd

Social media

Add

North Cascades Nati...

Day trips

Luna Peak – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Mount Terror, Inspiration Peak, Mount Degenhardt, Mount Challenger.

4.1 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Terror, North Cascades National Park
105 min walk • Mount Terror is a mountain of the Cascade Range, located in the northwestern corner of Washington in Whatcom County. The peak is in North Cascades National Park, about 15.7 miles south of the Canada–United States border.
4.2 miS
Mountain
Inspiration Peak, North Cascades National Park
106 min walk • Inspiration Peak is a 7,880+ ft mountain summit located in the Picket Range within North Cascades National Park in the state of Washington. The peak lies 0.28 mi east of Mount Degenhardt, and 0.47 mi west of McMillan Spires. Terror Glacier remnants lie to the south of the peaks, and the McMillan Cirque glaciers hang on the north slopes.
4.2 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Degenhardt, North Cascades National Park
107 min walk • Mount Degenhardt, elevation 8,000+ ft, is a mountain peak in the Picket Range in the U.S. state of Washington and within North Cascades National Park.
3.2 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Challenger, North Cascades National Park
81 min walk • Mount Challenger is in North Cascades National Park in the U.S. state of Washington. A difficult peak to approach due to its isolation, one of the most common routes to the summit involves ascending the Challenger Glacier on the north slopes of the peak.
5.2 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Prophet, North Cascades National Park
132 min walk • Mount Prophet is a steep and remote mountain in the North Cascades of Washington state. Located between several isolated valleys west of Ross Lake and east of the Picket Range, the mountain was named in reference to Tommy Rowland, a "religiously fanatic" prospector who lived by the Skagit River in the late 19th century.
1.1 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Luna Lake, North Cascades National Park
30 min walk • Luna Lake is located in North Cascades National Park, in the U. S. state of Washington. Situated 1 mi southwest of Luna Peak which is the tallest mountain in the rugged Picket Range, Luna Lake is a proglacial lake impounded by the moraine of a retreated glacier.
2.6 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Fury, North Cascades National Park
67 min walk • Mount Fury, elevation 8,280+ ft, is in North Cascades National Park in the U.S. state of Washington. Several small glaciers are on the slopes of Mount Fury, and it is the second tallest peak in the Picket Range, after Luna Peak which lies 2.6 mi to the northeast.
3.4 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Challenger Glacier, North Cascades National Park
88 min walk • Challenger Glacier is in North Cascades National Park in the U.S. state of Washington and is on the north slopes of Mount Challenger. Challenger Glacier descends from 8,000 to 5,000 ft.
4.5 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Terror Glacier, North Cascades National Park
114 min walk • Terror Glacier is in North Cascades National Park in the U.S. state of Washington, on south slope of Mount Degenhardt. Mount Terror is.25 mi to the northwest. The precipitous McMillan Spire is to the immediate northeast.
4.1 miSW
Mountain
Twin Needles, North Cascades National Park
106 min walk • Twin Needles are a pair of 7,936-foot and 7,840+ ft spires located in the remote and rugged Picket Range within North Cascades National Park in the state of Washington. The peaks are situated 0.55 mi west of Mount Terror which is the nearest higher peak.
4.2 miSW
Mountain
Himmelhorn, North Cascades National Park
108 min walk • This appears to likely be phantom in the northern pickets, not himmelhorn. Himmelhorn is a 7,880+ ft mountain summit located in the remote and rugged Picket Range within North Cascades National Park in the state of Washington. The peak lies 0.7 mi west of Mount Terror and the small Mustard Glacier lies on its northern slope.