Fortress Mountain
Fortress Mountain rises to 2,643 m in Washington. Glacier Peak stands 3,214 m to the west-southwest, 9.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Chiwawa Mountain, a peak 1.2 miles away. Stevens Pass Greenway passes 26 miles off.
The story
Fortress Mountain is an 8,679-foot (2,645 m) peak in the Cascade Range located about 15 miles (24 km) 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.
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Wikidata Q39070607, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2643 m
How to reach it
- 25.5 mi off the Stevens Pass Greenway, National
- 25.5 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
- 25.6 mi off the JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP
- 25.6 mi off the JCT WOODS CREEK RD NEAR MONROE TO JCT US 97 NEAR PESHASTIN
Overlooks nearby
- Washington Pass Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Chiwawa Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Helmet Butte: 1.3 mi
- Liberty Cap: 2.2 mi
- Flower Dome: 2.2 mi
- Red Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Lyman Falls: 2.2 mi
- Greenwood Falls: 3.0 mi
- Crown Point Falls: 3.2 mi
- High Pass Falls: 5.4 mi
- Louis Creek Falls: 5.8 mi
- Buck Creek Pass Spring: 1.7 mi
- Carne Basin Spring: 7.8 mi
- Snowshoe Spring: 20.5 mi
- Soda Spring: 20.9 mi
- Halfway Spring: 23.6 mi
- Miners Cabin (ruined): 3.4 mi
- Mackinaw Shelter: 14.9 mi
- Dirtyface Lookout: 21.9 mi
- Ore Concentrator: 24.3 mi
- Lodge: 24.4 mi
- Grassy Point: 9.0 mi
- Painted Rocks: 15.8 mi
- Hunts Bluff: 16.3 mi
- Gamma Hot Springs: 6.0 mi
- Sulphur Creek Hot Springs: 13.2 mi
- Moore: 15.5 mi
- Monte Cristo: 24.4 mi
- Lake Chelan National Recreation Area: 19.8 mi
- White Chuck Overlook Picnic Area: 24.1 mi
- Holden Museum: 7.9 mi
- The Garden: 16.3 mi
- Spruce Grove Day Use Area: 18.6 mi
- Monte Cristo: 24.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.1 miles of Fortress Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glacier Peak | WSW 248° | 3,214 m | 9.0 mi |
| Disappointment Peak | WSW 246° | 2,970 m | 9.1 mi |
| Bonanza Peak | NNE 30° | 2,900 m | 6.3 mi |
| Sitkum Spire | WSW 250° | 2,851 m | 9.4 mi |
| Mount Fernow | E 88° | 2,821 m | 5.8 mi |
| Seven Fingered Jack | E 96° | 2,750 m | 5.5 mi |
| Mount Maude | ESE 104° | 2,748 m | 6.2 mi |
| Copper Peak | E 80° | 2,671 m | 6.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:36 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:04 | 20:19 | 21:08 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:22 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:52 | 15:19 | 16:13 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 26 | 32 | 39 | 48 | 54 | 61 | 61 | 53 | 41 | 29 | 22 |
| Precip in | 7.0 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 4.4 | 8.2 | 7.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Holden Village, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/348974959
Day trips start here
- North Cascades · 5 mi
- North Cascades National Park · 22 mi
- Stevens Pass · 30 mi
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