Mount Fury
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. Cascade Loop 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.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q14713831, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,474 m
How to reach it
- 9.2 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
Overlooks nearby
- Diablo Lake Overlook · 12 mi
- Artist Point · 17 mi
- Nooksack Falls Viewpoint · 23 mi
- Viewpoint Dam · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Phantom Peak: 1.0 mi
- Crooked Thumb Peak: 1.3 mi
- Mount Crowder: 1.7 mi
- Mount Challenger: 1.9 mi
- Luna Peak: 2.7 mi
- Goat Falls: 9.8 mi
- Middle Berdeen Falls: 10.0 mi
- Ladder Creek Falls: 10.1 mi
- Berdeen Falls: 10.3 mi
- Newhalem Creek Falls: 10.9 mi
- Trillium Conservation Area: 16.0 mi
- Diobsud Creek Barbien/Jordan Conservation Easement: 16.9 mi
- Diobsud Creek Abel Conservation Area: 17.8 mi
- Cascade River South 1: 20.1 mi
- Cascade River South 2: 20.3 mi
- Winnies Slide: 13.4 mi
- Park Cliffs: 20.9 mi
- Rock Cabin Avalanche: 22.0 mi
- Roman Wall: 22.9 mi
- Lee Promontory: 24.5 mi
- "Old Number 6" Seattle City Light Locomotive: 10.2 mi
- Shadow of the Sentinels: 20.4 mi
- Austin Pass Picnic Area: 16.7 mi
- Shuksan Picnic Area: 18.0 mi
- Pressentin County Park: 20.5 mi
- Riverside Park: 24.1 mi
- Gorge Powerhouse Visitor Gallery: 10.1 mi
- Temple of Power: 10.2 mi
- North Cascading: 15.3 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Shuksan | W 276° | 2,784 m | 12.8 mi |
| Mount Spickard | NNE 19° | 2,734 m | 11.5 mi |
| Mount Redoubt | N 6° | 2,689 m | 10.1 mi |
| Ag Peak | NNE 19° | 2,689 m | 11.9 mi |
| Mount Custer | NNE 15° | 2,630 m | 12.7 mi |
| Northwest Mox Peak | NNE 16° | 2,592 m | 9.9 mi |
| Solitude Peak | NNE 18° | 2,562 m | 11.0 mi |
| Luna Peak | ENE 61° | 2,533 m | 2.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:37 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:03 | 20:23 | 21:13 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:23 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 08:57 | 16:16 | 17:12 |
Local time (America/Vancouver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 38 | 42 | 49 | 56 | 60 | 66 | 66 | 61 | 50 | 41 | 36 |
| Precip in | 12.4 | 7.2 | 8.4 | 4.7 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 3.5 | 8.8 | 13.6 | 11.7 |
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
Day trips start here
- Mount Baker · 22 mi
- North Cascades National Park · 29 mi
Take the scenic way to Mount Fury.
Byway plans around your taste, mapped places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.