Mount Ross
Mount Ross rises to 1,840 m in Washington. Primus Peak stands 2,567 m to the southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is The Roost, a peak 1.4 miles away. Cascade Loop passes 1.5 miles off.
The story
Mount Ross is a 6,052-foot (1,845 m) mountain summit located in the North Cascades, in Whatcom County, Washington, United States.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q49054403, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,840 m
How to reach it
- 1.5 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
Overlooks nearby
- Diablo Lake Overlook · 7 mi
- Artist Point · 22 mi
- Viewpoint Dam · 25 mi
- Nooksack Falls Viewpoint · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- The Roost: 1.4 mi
- Davis Peak: 2.3 mi
- Trappers Peak: 3.8 mi
- X Mountain: 4.1 mi
- The Chopping Block: 4.3 mi
- Ladder Creek Falls: 2.3 mi
- Newhalem Creek Falls: 3.3 mi
- John Pierce Waterfall: 8.1 mi
- Goat Falls: 10.3 mi
- Middle Berdeen Falls: 10.4 mi
- Trillium Conservation Area: 11.1 mi
- Diobsud Creek Barbien/Jordan Conservation Easement: 12.2 mi
- Diobsud Creek Abel Conservation Area: 12.9 mi
- Cascade River South 2: 14.5 mi
- Cascade River South 1: 14.7 mi
- Pressentin County Park: 15.4 mi
- Riverside Park: 20.1 mi
- Howard Miller Steelhead Park: 22.8 mi
- Hilt Creek Park: 24.0 mi
- Lake Shannon Recreation Area: 24.5 mi
- Rock Cabin Avalanche: 14.6 mi
- Winnies Slide: 18.9 mi
- Park Cliffs: 24.9 mi
- "Old Number 6" Seattle City Light Locomotive: 2.5 mi
- Shadow of the Sentinels: 21.7 mi
- Austin Pass Picnic Area: 22.4 mi
- Shuksan Picnic Area: 24.5 mi
- Gorge Powerhouse Visitor Gallery: 2.3 mi
- Temple of Power: 2.5 mi
- North Cascading: 10.0 mi
- Baker Hot Springs: 19.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.1 miles of Mount Ross. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primus Peak | SE 141° | 2,567 m | 11.2 mi |
| Marble Needle | SSE 156° | 2,561 m | 11.9 mi |
| Snowfield Peak | SE 137° | 2,545 m | 7.1 mi |
| Austera Peak | SE 146° | 2,534 m | 11.7 mi |
| Luna Peak | N 352° | 2,533 m | 8.5 mi |
| Mount Challenger | NNW 333° | 2,501 m | 9.8 mi |
| The Needle | SE 140° | 2,485 m | 6.5 mi |
| Crooked Thumb Peak | NNW 332° | 2,476 m | 9.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:36 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:03 | 20:22 | 21:12 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:23 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:56 | 15:17 | 16:12 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
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, 2 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1525225 — Mount Ross, Whatcom County, Washington.
OpenStreetMap element node/349028258
Day trips start here
- North Cascades National Park · 22 mi
- Mount Baker · 26 mi
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