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Mount Terror

Mount Terror rises to 2,448 m in Washington. Mount Redoubt stands 2,689 m to the north, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Degenhardt, a peak 0.3 miles away. Cascade Loop passes 6.5 miles off.

The story

Mount Terror is a mountain of the Cascade Range, located in the northwestern corner of Washington in Whatcom County. The peak is in North Cascades National Park, about 15.7 miles (25.3 km) south of the Canada–United States border.

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Wikidata Q6924090, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2,448 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.77481, -121.29897

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 16
Cliffs: 4
Parks: 4
  • Pressentin County Park: 18.4 mi
  • Riverside Park: 22.3 mi
  • Howard Miller Steelhead Park: 24.6 mi
  • Lake Shannon Recreation Area: 24.8 mi
Attractions: 2
  • "Old Number 6" Seattle City Light Locomotive: 7.4 mi
  • Shadow of the Sentinels: 20.4 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Museums: 1
  • Gorge Powerhouse Visitor Gallery: 7.3 mi
Artworks: 1
Historic sites: 1
  • North Cascading: 13.1 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Baker Hot Springs: 17.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.4 miles of Mount Terror. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount RedoubtN2,689 m12.6 mi
Northwest Mox PeakN2,592 m12.1 mi
Solitude PeakN2,562 m13.2 mi
Snowfield PeakSE2,545 m12.1 mi
Luna PeakNNE2,533 m4.1 mi
Mount ChallengerNNW2,501 m4.7 mi
Mox PeaksN2,496 m12.1 mi
The NeedleSE2,485 m11.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:3719:18
June solstice05:0320:2321:13
September equinox06:5318:2319:05
December solstice08:5616:1717:12

Local time (America/Vancouver).

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, 7 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

OpenStreetMap element node/349028391

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