Mount Prophet
Mount Prophet rises to 2,315 m in Washington. Jack Mountain stands 2,763 m to the east-southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Elephant Butte, a peak 4.6 miles away. JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP passes 9.4 miles off.
The story
Mount Prophet is a steep and remote mountain in the North Cascades of Washington state. Located between several isolated valleys west of Ross Lake and east of the Picket Range, the mountain was named in reference to Tommy Rowland, a "religiously fanatic" prospector who lived by the Skagit River in the late 19th century. Because of its difficult-to-access location, few people have attempted to climb Mount Prophet. Ringed by the separate valleys of the two Beaver Creeks and Arctic Creek, the mountain rises steeply from the valley floor, which gives it a prominence of over 4,000 feet (1,220 m). It is the 18th most prominent peak in Washington state. Several trails lead to drainages near the mountain, the closest of which is the Little Beaver-Big Beaver Loop, a distance of roughly 26.5 miles (42.6 km).
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Wikidata Q6923058, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2315 m
How to reach it
- 9.4 mi off the JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP
- 9.4 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
- 22.4 mi off the JCT SR 5 VIC BELLINGHAM TO AUSTIN PASS VIC MT BAKER
Overlooks nearby
- Diablo Lake Overlook · 10 mi
- Artist Point · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Elephant Butte: 4.6 mi
- Luna Peak: 5.1 mi
- Little Beaver Peak: 5.9 mi
- Pumpkin Mountain: 6.3 mi
- Eiley Wiley Peak: 6.6 mi
- John Pierce Waterfall: 10.0 mi
- Depot Creek Falls: 10.5 mi
- Ladder Creek Falls: 12.4 mi
- Newhalem Creek Falls: 13.5 mi
- Goat Falls: 17.0 mi
- Trillium Conservation Area: 21.2 mi
- Diobsud Creek Barbien/Jordan Conservation Easement: 22.2 mi
- Diobsud Creek Abel Conservation Area: 23.0 mi
- Cascade River South 2: 24.8 mi
- Cascade River South 1: 24.9 mi
- Devils Stairway: 18.5 mi
- Rock Cabin Avalanche: 20.1 mi
- Winnies Slide: 20.7 mi
- Pacific Crest Trail Northern Terminus: 19.4 mi
- North Cascading: 20.2 mi
- Brown bear mine camp: 24.6 mi
- Austin Pass Picnic Area: 23.7 mi
- Shuksan Picnic Area: 24.4 mi
- Gorge Powerhouse Visitor Gallery: 12.5 mi
- "Old Number 6" Seattle City Light Locomotive: 12.7 mi
- Temple of Power: 12.7 mi
- Baker Hot Springs: 24.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.7 miles of Mount Prophet. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Mountain | ESE 119° | 2,763 m | 10.8 mi |
| Mount Spickard | NNW 337° | 2,734 m | 9.1 mi |
| Ag Peak | NNW 339° | 2,689 m | 9.3 mi |
| Mount Redoubt | NW 320° | 2,689 m | 9.8 mi |
| Mount Custer | NNW 338° | 2,630 m | 10.5 mi |
| Northwest Mox Peak | NNW 327° | 2,592 m | 8.3 mi |
| Mount Rahm | NNW 343° | 2,580 m | 10.7 mi |
| Solitude Peak | NNW 334° | 2,562 m | 8.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:36 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:02 | 20:23 | 21:13 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:23 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 08:56 | 16:16 | 17:11 |
Local time (America/Vancouver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 37 | 41 | 47 | 55 | 60 | 66 | 66 | 60 | 50 | 40 | 34 |
| Precip in | 12.3 | 7.4 | 8.2 | 4.6 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 3.4 | 8.6 | 13.7 | 11.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Diablo DAM, 9 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356546163
Day trips start here
- North Cascades National Park · 28 mi
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