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Mount Redoubt

Mount Redoubt, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Redoubt rises to 2,689 m in Washington. Mount Spickard stands 2,734 m to the east-northeast, 2.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Depot Creek Falls, a waterfall 1.6 miles away. JCT SR 5 VIC BELLINGHAM TO AUSTIN PASS VIC MT BAKER passes 17 miles off.

The story

Mount Redoubt is a mountain in the North Cascades range in Whatcom County, Washington state. The peak is located 3.0 miles (5 km) from the Canada–US border, 16.3 miles (26 km) east-northeast of Mount Shuksan. It is the 21st highest peak in the state, with a height of 8,956 feet (2,730 m) and a prominence of 1,649 feet (503 m). Redoubt is in the Skagit Range, a sub-range of the North Cascades, in the Custer-Chilliwack Group which includes Mount Spickard, Mount Redoubt, Mount Custer and Mox Peaks, among others. Redoubt, Bear, and Depot creeks drain off the mountain, which is composed of Skagit gneiss. Mount Redoubt is listed as one of the "Classic Eight Peaks" in the North Cascades. The mountain lies within the Stephen Mather Wilderness of North Cascades National Park, in remote terrain far from human settlement and difficult to access. It was first climbed in 1930, by Jimmy Cherry and Bob Ross. The nearest higher peak is Mount Spickard, (8,979 ft or 2,737 m), which is 2.9 miles (4.7 km) to the east-northeast. Spickard's prominence is much greater than Redoubt's. The Redoubt Glacier lies on the eastern slopes of the peak and smaller unnamed glaciers lie to the north. There is a smaller mountain 2.9 miles (4.7 km) northwest of Mount Redoubt called Nodoubt Peak, whose name is a play on the larger mountain's name. Nodoubt Peak was named by a group of geologists who climbed the peak in 1967.

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Wikidata Q3322057, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2689 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.95783, -121.30078

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 17
Ghost towns: 2
Cliffs: 2
Picnic sites: 2
Museums: 1
  • Gorge Powerhouse Visitor Gallery: 19.7 mi
Attractions: 1
  • "Old Number 6" Seattle City Light Locomotive: 19.8 mi
Artworks: 1
Hot springs: 1
  • Baker Hot Springs: 21.7 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Pacific Crest Trail Northern Terminus: 22.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.7 miles of Mount Redoubt. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount SpickardENE 73°2,734 m2.9 mi
Ag PeakENE 68°2,689 m3.1 mi
Mount CusterNE 47°2,630 m3.1 mi
Northwest Mox PeakESE 110°2,592 m1.8 mi
Mount RahmNE 49°2,580 m4.2 mi
Solitude PeakE 82°2,562 m2.4 mi
Luna PeakS 171°2,533 m8.9 mi
Nooksack TowerWSW 237°2,530 m15.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:3619:18
June solstice05:0220:2421:14
September equinox06:5318:2319:05
December solstice08:5716:1517:11

Local time (America/Vancouver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343741475560666660504034
Precip in12.37.48.24.62.72.31.31.53.48.613.711.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Diablo DAM, 18 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.

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OpenStreetMap element node/349028517

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