Mount Formidable
Mount Formidable rises to 2,521 m in Washington. Goode Mountain stands 2,812 m to the east-northeast, 8.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Arts Knoll, a peak 1.5 miles away. Cascade Loop passes 16 miles off.
The story
Mount Formidable is a mountain in the North Cascades of Skagit County, in Washington state. Its first ascent was undertaken by members of the original Ptarmigan Traverse. It was named by early mountaineer Herman Ulrichs in 1935 because of the rugged appearance of its north face. The peak can be accessed from Cascade Pass via the Ptarmigan Traverse.
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Wikidata Q16895446, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2521 m
How to reach it
- 16.5 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
- 16.5 mi off the JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP
Overlooks nearby
- Diablo Lake Overlook · 20 mi
- Washington Pass Overlook · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Arts Knoll: 1.5 mi
- Spider Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Hurry-up Peak: 1.8 mi
- Magic Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Trapper Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Green View Falls: 9.0 mi
- Greenwood Falls: 16.8 mi
- Crown Point Falls: 17.0 mi
- Lyman Falls: 17.5 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 17.6 mi
- Cascade River South 2: 16.3 mi
- Cascade River South 1: 17.4 mi
- Douglas Island Convservation Area: 18.3 mi
- Suiattle River Grandy Conservation Easement: 18.6 mi
- Diobsud Creek Abel Conservation Area: 19.0 mi
- Pressentin County Park: 18.4 mi
- Lake Chelan National Recreation Area: 20.2 mi
- Riverside Park: 22.4 mi
- Hilt Creek Park: 23.4 mi
- White Chuck Overlook Picnic Area: 24.6 mi
- Rock Cabin Avalanche: 11.9 mi
- Grassy Point: 15.6 mi
- Painted Rocks: 19.8 mi
- Hunts Bluff: 24.1 mi
- Miners Cabin (ruined): 15.7 mi
- North Cascading: 18.6 mi
- Gilbert Ghost Town: 23.3 mi
- Sulphur Creek Hot Springs: 12.3 mi
- Gamma Hot Springs: 18.2 mi
- Gorge Powerhouse Visitor Gallery: 19.6 mi
- Holden Museum: 20.2 mi
- The Garden: 19.0 mi
- Buck Creek Pass Spring: 19.5 mi
- Temple of Power: 19.6 mi
- "Old Number 6" Seattle City Light Locomotive: 19.6 mi
- Moore: 24.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.7 miles of Mount Formidable. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goode Mountain | ENE 57° | 2,812 m | 8.5 mi |
| Buckner Mountain | NNE 30° | 2,779 m | 6.2 mi |
| Mount Logan | NNE 32° | 2,724 m | 9.9 mi |
| Dome Peak | SSE 167° | 2,719 m | 8.0 mi |
| Boston Peak | NNE 15° | 2,711 m | 5.7 mi |
| Eldorado Peak | NNW 340° | 2,703 m | 8.9 mi |
| Forbidden Peak | N 4° | 2,687 m | 6.6 mi |
| Sahale Mountain | NNE 14° | 2,646 m | 5.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:36 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:04 | 20:21 | 21:10 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:23 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:54 | 15:18 | 16:12 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 32 | 38 | 47 | 56 | 62 | 70 | 69 | 60 | 47 | 35 | 29 |
| Precip in | 6.8 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 3.7 | 6.7 | 7.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stehekin 4 NW, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1519700 — Mount Formidable, Skagit County, Washington.
OpenStreetMap element node/356544950
Day trips start here
- North Cascades National Park · 9 mi
- North Cascades · 21 mi
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