Skip to content

Mount Crowder

Mount Crowder, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Crowder rises to 2,147 m in Washington. Mount Shuksan stands 2,784 m to the west-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Phantom Peak, a peak 1.5 miles away. JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP passes 9.2 miles off.

The story

Mount Crowder is a remote 7,082-foot (2,159-metre) mountain summit in the Picket Range of the North Cascades, in Whatcom County of Washington state. Mount Crowder is situated in North Cascades National Park and Stephen Mather Wilderness. Neighbors include Mount Fury, 1.64 mi (2.64 km) to the northeast, and Twin Needles is set 2.3 mi (3.7 km) to the southeast. Precipitation runoff from this peak drains south into headwaters of Goodell Creek, and northwest into Picket Creek which is a tributary of the Baker River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 4,300 feet (1,300 meters) above Goodell Creek in approximately one mile.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q49052388, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2147 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.79763, -121.35263

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 17
Cliffs: 6
Parks: 5
  • Pressentin County Park: 19.3 mi
  • Riverside Park: 22.6 mi
  • Lake Shannon Recreation Area: 23.9 mi
  • Howard Miller Steelhead Park: 24.6 mi
  • Vogler Lake Public Access: 24.7 mi
Attractions: 2
  • "Old Number 6" Seattle City Light Locomotive: 9.8 mi
  • Shadow of the Sentinels: 18.8 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Artworks: 1
Museums: 1
  • Gorge Powerhouse Visitor Gallery: 9.9 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • North Cascading: 14.2 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Baker Hot Springs: 14.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.0 miles of Mount Crowder. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ShuksanWNW 282°2,784 m11.6 mi
Mount SpickardNNE 23°2,734 m12.9 mi
Mount RedoubtNNE 12°2,689 m11.3 mi
Northwest Mox PeakNNE 21°2,592 m11.2 mi
Solitude PeakNNE 23°2,562 m12.4 mi
Luna PeakENE 58°2,533 m4.4 mi
Nooksack TowerWNW 284°2,530 m11.0 mi
Mount ChallengerN 10°2,501 m2.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:3719:18
June solstice05:0320:2321:13
September equinox06:5318:2419:05
December solstice08:5716:1717:12

Local time (America/Vancouver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363842495660666661504136
Precip in12.47.28.44.73.02.61.41.73.58.813.611.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newhalem, 10 mi away.

Inside the official boundary of North Cascades National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Dec and Mar; busiest: Jul.

NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1518356 — Mount Crowder, Whatcom County, Washington.

OpenStreetMap element node/356544693

More peaks in Washington

Day trips start here

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Mount Crowder.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens