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Mount Ross

Mount Ross, seen from above at true elevation

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. JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP 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.

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Wikidata Q49054403, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1840 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.70957, -121.24485

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 16
Parks: 5
  • 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
Cliffs: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Attractions: 2
  • "Old Number 6" Seattle City Light Locomotive: 2.5 mi
  • Shadow of the Sentinels: 21.7 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Museums: 1
  • Gorge Powerhouse Visitor Gallery: 2.3 mi
Artworks: 1
Historic sites: 1
  • North Cascading: 10.0 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Primus PeakSE 141°2,567 m11.2 mi
Marble NeedleSSE 156°2,560.6 m11.9 mi
Snowfield PeakSE 137°2,545 m7.1 mi
Austera PeakSE 146°2,534 m11.7 mi
Luna PeakN 352°2,533 m8.5 mi
Mount ChallengerNNW 333°2,501 m9.8 mi
The NeedleSE 140°2,485 m6.5 mi
Crooked Thumb PeakNNW 332°2,476 m9.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:3619:18
June solstice05:0320:2221:12
September equinox06:5218:2319:05
December solstice07:5615:1716:12

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 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.

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  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1525225 — Mount Ross, Whatcom County, Washington.

OpenStreetMap element node/349028258

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