Fortress Mountain, Glacier Peak Wilderness

Name: Fortress Mountain
Address: Glacier Peak Wilderness, United States

#9 among attractions in Glacier Peak Wilderness

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Fortress Mountain is a 8,671-foot peak in the Cascade Range located about 15 miles west of Lake Chelan in Chelan/Snohomish Counties, Washington, United States. It straddles the border between the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest and the Wenatchee National Forest, and is also part of the Glacier Peak Wilderness. Fortress Mountain is the highest point on Chiwawa Ridge, and other notable peaks on this ridge include Napeequa Peak, Buck Mountain, Brahma Peak, Bandit Peak, Mount Berge, Helmet Butte, and Chiwawa Mountain. ()

Elevation: 8671 ftProminence: 1680 ftCoordinates: 48°9'33"N, 120°56'2"W

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Glacier Peak Wilderness United States

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Fortress Mountain – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Image Lake, Bonanza Peak, Seven Fingered Jack, Mary Green Glacier.

4.7 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Image Lake, Glacier Peak Wilderness
120 min walk • Image Lake is a tarn in Glacier Peak Wilderness, in the North Cascades of Washington, United States. The lake is surrounded by Plummer Peak to the east, a lookout point to the west, the Miners Creek drainage and Glacier Peak to the south, and Canyon Lake to the north. The course...
6.3 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Bonanza Peak, Glacier Peak Wilderness
160 min walk • Bonanza Peak is a tall peak in the North Cascades in the U.S. state of Washington and the Glacier Peak Wilderness of the Wenatchee National Forest.
5.6 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Seven Fingered Jack, Glacier Peak Wilderness
142 min walk • Seven Fingered Jack is a mountain in the North Cascades in the U.S. state of Washington. It is located at the north end of the Entiat Mountains, a sub-range of the Cascade Range.
6.6 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Mary Green Glacier, Glacier Peak Wilderness
169 min walk • Mary Green Glacier is in Wenatchee National Forest in the U.S. state of Washington, on the east slopes of Bonanza Peak, the tallest non-volcanic peak in the Cascade Range. Mary Green Glacier descends from 8,500 to 7,200 ft.
5.9 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Isella Glacier, Glacier Peak Wilderness
151 min walk • Isella Glacier is in Wenatchee National Forest in the U.S. state of Washington, on the south slopes of Bonanza Peak, the tallest non-volcanic peak in the Cascade Range. Isella Glacier descends from 8,800 to 7,600 ft.
4.9 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Grant Glacier, Glacier Peak Wilderness
126 min walk • Grant Glacier is in Wenatchee National Forest in the U.S. state of Washington, in a cirque to the north of North Star Mountain. Grant Glacier descends from 7,800 to 7,000 ft.
1.9 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Lyman Glacier, Glacier Peak Wilderness
48 min walk • Lyman Glacier is in Wenatchee National Forest in the U.S. state of Washington and is just northeast of Chiwawa Mountain. Between the years 1890 and 2008, Lyman Glacier has retreated 1,310 m and lost 86 percent of its area, a reduction in its surface from 1.41 to.02 km².
2.5 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Spider Glacier, Glacier Peak Wilderness
63 min walk • Spider Glacier is in Wenatchee National Forest in the U.S. state of Washington and is to the east of Phelps Ridge. Spider Glacier is.50 mi long but very narrow at only 50 ft in width. Spider Glacier is.50 mi southeast of Lyman Glacier.