Snowking Mountain | |
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Snowking Mountain showing north aspect | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 7,433 ft (2,266 m)[1] |
Prominence | 1,593 ft (486 m)[1] |
Parent peak | Mount Misch[2] |
Isolation | 5.74 mi (9.24 km)[2] |
Coordinates | 48°24′30″N 121°16′42″W / 48.408364°N 121.278276°W[1] |
Geography | |
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Interactive map of Snowking Mountain | |
Country | United States |
State | Washington |
County | Skagit |
Protected area | Glacier Peak Wilderness |
Parent range | North Cascades |
Topo map | USGS Snowking Mountain |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | Alpine Scrambling |
Snowking Mountain is a 7,433-foot (2,266-metre) summit located in Skagit County of Washington state.[3] Situated within the Glacier Peak Wilderness, Snowking Mountain is positioned west of the crest of the North Cascades, approximately 18 miles northeast of the town of Darrington. It is set within the Glacier Peak Wilderness, on land managed by Mount Baker–Snoqualmie National Forest. Snowking has two subsidiary peaks, West Peak (7,425 ft), and Middle Peak (7,400 ft).[1] A broad unnamed glacier known colloquially as Snowking Glacier rests on the north face. Downslope of that glacier are Snowking Lake, Found Lake, and Cyclone Lake. Mount Tommy Thompson is three miles to the northwest, and the nearest higher neighbor is Mount Misch, 5.75 miles (9.25 km) to the southeast.[1] Precipitation runoff from Snowking Mountain drains into tributaries of the Skagit River.