Twisp Mountain

#848 among destinations in the United States

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Twisp Mountain is a 7,161-foot-elevation summit located in the Methow Mountains, a subset of the North Cascades in Washington state. It is situated on the shared boundary of North Cascades National Park with Lake Chelan-Sawtooth Wilderness, as well as the common border between Chelan County and Okanogan County. Additionally, it rises immediately southwest of Twisp Pass, and one mile northeast of Hock Mountain, the nearest higher neighbor. Precipitation runoff from the west side of Twisp Mountain drains to the Stehekin River via Bridge Creek, whereas the east side of the mountain drains into the South Fork Twisp River. ()

Coordinates: 48°27'40"N, 120°39'4"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Hock Mountain, Liberty Bell Mountain, Dagger Lake, Washington Pass.

1 miSW
Mountain
Hock Mountain
26 min walk • Hock Mountain is a 7,750-foot-elevation summit located in the Methow Mountains, a subset of the North Cascades in Washington state.
3.8 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Liberty Bell Mountain, Okanogan–Wenatchee National Forest
96 min walk • Liberty Bell Mountain is located in the North Cascades, approximately one mile south of Washington Pass on the North Cascades Highway.
0.5 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Dagger Lake, North Cascades National Park
14 min walk • Dagger Lake is located in North Cascades National Park, in the U. S. state of Washington. Dagger Lake is accessible via the Twisp Pass Trail and the lake is 7.6 mi from the North Cascades Highway or 4.7 mi from the Twisp River Road trailhead in Wenatchee National Forest.
4.3 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Observation decks and towers
Washington Pass, Okanogan–Wenatchee National Forest
110 min walk • Washington Pass and Rainy Pass are two mountain passes on State Route 20 in the North Cascades mountains of Washington state. Rainy Pass is about 4 miles to the west of Washington Pass.
4 miSW
Mountain
Three Wives, Lake Chelan National Recreation Area
103 min walk • Three Wives is a 7,450-foot-elevation mountain summit located in North Cascades National Park, in Chelan County of Washington state. It is situated in the Methow Mountains, a subset of the North Cascades.
3.8 miN
Climbing
Liberty Crack, Okanogan–Wenatchee National Forest
96 min walk • The Liberty Crack is a technical rock climbing route on Liberty Bell Mountain near Washington Pass and is featured in Fifty Classic Climbs of North America.
4.7 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Lyall Glacier, Okanogan–Wenatchee National Forest
120 min walk • Lyall Glacier is within the Wenatchee National Forest in Chelan County, Washington, United States, and is just southeast of Frisco Mountain. It occupies the north cirque on Rainy Peak. Melt from Lyall Glacier contributes to waterfalls which tumble 1,000 ft into Rainy Lake.
1.5 miSE
Natural attraction, Lake
Beaner Lake, Lake Chelan-Sawtooth Wilderness
39 min walk • Beaner Lake is a lake in Okanogan County, Washington, in the United States. The name of the lake has been criticized in the media for containing the ethnic slur beaner.
5 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Rainy Lake Falls, Okanogan–Wenatchee National Forest
128 min walk • Rainy Lake Falls is a waterfall on the inlet stream of namesake Rainy Lake in Chelan County, Washington. The stream heads in a pair of small lakes and the remaining portions of the Lyall Glacier, and flows down a cascade that is said to be approximately 850 feet high.
4.3 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Big Kangaroo, Okanogan–Wenatchee National Forest
110 min walk • Big Kangaroo is an 8,280+ ft granitic mountain located in Okanogan County, Washington. The mountain is part of the Methow Mountains in the Cascade Range. Big Kangaroo is the high point of Kangaroo Ridge which is about two miles east and within view of Washington Pass. Its nearest higher peak is Snagtooth Ridge, 1.7 mi to the northeast.
3.8 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Kettling Lake, North Cascades National Park
98 min walk • Kettling Lake is located in North Cascades National Park, in the U. S. state of Washington. The lake is not accessible via any designated trails but is only about 1 mi south of the Pacific Crest Trail and the Twisp Pass Trail junction.