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Mount Fury

Mount Fury, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Fury rises to 2,474 m in Washington. Mount Shuksan stands 2,784 m to the west, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Phantom Peak, a peak 1.0 miles away. JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP passes 9.2 miles off.

The story

Mount Fury, elevation 8,301 ft (2,530 m), is in North Cascades National Park in the U.S. state of Washington. Several small glaciers are on the slopes of Mount Fury, and it is the second tallest peak in the Picket Range, after Luna Peak which lies 2.6 mi (4.2 km) to the northeast.

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Wikidata Q14713831, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2474 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.81198, -121.32332

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 17
Cliffs: 5
Attractions: 2
  • "Old Number 6" Seattle City Light Locomotive: 10.2 mi
  • Shadow of the Sentinels: 20.4 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Parks: 2
  • Pressentin County Park: 20.5 mi
  • Riverside Park: 24.1 mi
Museums: 1
  • Gorge Powerhouse Visitor Gallery: 10.1 mi
Artworks: 1
Historic sites: 1
  • North Cascading: 15.3 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Baker Hot Springs: 16.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.5 miles of Mount Fury. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ShuksanW 276°2,784 m12.8 mi
Mount SpickardNNE 19°2,734 m11.5 mi
Mount RedoubtN 6°2,689 m10.1 mi
Ag PeakNNE 19°2,689 m11.9 mi
Mount CusterNNE 15°2,630 m12.7 mi
Northwest Mox PeakNNE 16°2,592 m9.9 mi
Solitude PeakNNE 18°2,562 m11.0 mi
Luna PeakENE 61°2,533 m2.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:3719:18
June solstice05:0320:2321:13
September equinox06:5318:2319:05
December solstice08:5716:1617:12

Local time (America/Vancouver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °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 1519858 — Mount Fury, Whatcom County, Washington.

OpenStreetMap element node/356544996

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