Pierce Mountain, North Cascades National Park

Name: Pierce Mountain
Address: North Cascades National Park, United States

#12 among attractions in North Cascades National Park

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Pierce Mountain, North Cascades National Park

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Pierce Mountain is a 4,973+ ft summit in the North Cascades Range of Washington, United States. It is located within North Cascades National Park and Stephen Mather Wilderness. It is situated above Ross Dam, at the eastern culmination of Sourdough Mountain. Like many North Cascade peaks, Pierce Mountain is more notable for its large, steep rise above local terrain than for its absolute elevation. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into the Skagit River via Pierce Creek and Ross Lake. ()

Coordinates: 48°44'52"N, 121°4'57"W

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North Cascades National Park United States

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

Nearby attractions include: Diablo Lake, Davis Peak, Sourdough Mountain, Ross Lake.

3 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Diablo Lake, Ross Lake National Recreation Area
77 min walk • Diablo Lake is a reservoir in the North Cascade mountains of northern Washington state, United States. Created by Diablo Dam, the lake is located between Ross Lake and Gorge Lake on the Skagit River at an elevation of 1,201 feet above sea level.
5.6 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Davis Peak, North Cascades National Park
144 min walk • Davis Peak is a mountain just north of Gorge Lake in North Cascades National Park, in the US state of Washington. It is located just south of the Picket Range.
2.1 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Sourdough Mountain, North Cascades National Park
54 min walk • Sourdough Mountain is in North Cascades National Park in the U.S. state of Washington. The Sourdough Mountain Lookout, is a fire lookout that was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1933 near the summit.
1.3 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Ross Lake, Ross Lake National Recreation Area
34 min walk • Ross Lake is a large reservoir in the North Cascade mountains of northern Washington state, United States, and southwestern British Columbia, Canada.
1.3 miSE
Skagit River dam and a recreational lake
Ross Dam, Ross Lake National Recreation Area
33 min walk • Ross Dam is a 540-foot-high, 1,300-foot-long concrete thin arch dam across the Skagit River, forming Ross Lake. The dam is in Washington state, while Ross Lake extends 23 miles north to British Columbia, Canada.
5.6 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Nohokomeen Glacier, Pasayten Wilderness
144 min walk • Nohokomeen Glacier is in North Cascades National Park in the U.S. state of Washington, in a cirque on the north slope of Jack Mountain. Nohokomeen Glacier is heavily crevassed, especially after the midpoint of its descent from 8,200 to 6,100 ft. In the last 20 years the retreating glacier has exposed a new small lake at 6260 feet.
6 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Colonial Creek Falls, North Cascades National Park
153 min walk • Colonial Creek Falls is the tallest waterfall in the continental United States. In a horizontal traverse of more than 4,200 feet, it falls 2,568 feet vertically in 13 distinct drops, with an average incline of 65 degrees.