Mount Triumph
Mount Triumph rises to 2,207 m in Washington. Snowfield Peak stands 2,545 m to the east-southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is X Mountain, a peak 1.5 miles away. Cascade Loop passes 4.4 miles off.
The story
Mount Triumph is a summit in the North Cascades range of Washington state. Located approximately 5.5 miles (8.9 km) west-northwest of the town of Newhalem, it was named by Lage Wernstedt, a surveyor with the U.S. Forest Service. A significant peak in North Cascades National Park, Mount Triumph is one of its "outstanding sights" and is well known among regional climbers for its lack of easy climbing routes to the summit. Despite its moderate elevation, its local relief is dramatic. With the terrain deeply dissected by the valleys of Bacon Creek on the west and Goodell Creek on the east, it rises 1 mile (1.6 km) in less than 2 miles (3.2 km) on the latter side. The mountain is extremely rugged and one author describes it as "a rock thumb with near-vertical to overhanging faces on three sides." From above, it has the appearance of a three-bladed propeller consisting of the northeast, northwest, and south ridges. Mount Despair (7,292 ft or 2,223 m) is located 2.3 miles (3.7 km) to the north-northwest. The two peaks are connected by Triumph Pass (5,520 ft or 1,680 m).
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Wikidata Q8529297, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,207 m
How to reach it
- 4.4 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
Overlooks nearby
- Diablo Lake Overlook · 12 mi
- Artist Point · 18 mi
- Viewpoint Dam · 21 mi
- Nooksack Falls Viewpoint · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- X Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Mount Despair: 2.0 mi
- Trappers Peak: 2.0 mi
- Damnation Peak: 2.8 mi
- The Chopping Block: 4.0 mi
- Goat Falls: 5.2 mi
- Middle Berdeen Falls: 5.4 mi
- Newhalem Creek Falls: 5.7 mi
- Ladder Creek Falls: 5.8 mi
- Berdeen Falls: 5.8 mi
- Pressentin County Park: 13.1 mi
- Riverside Park: 16.9 mi
- Howard Miller Steelhead Park: 19.3 mi
- Lake Shannon Recreation Area: 20.0 mi
- Fisherman Access: 21.0 mi
- Trillium Conservation Area: 8.6 mi
- Diobsud Creek Barbien/Jordan Conservation Easement: 9.5 mi
- Diobsud Creek Abel Conservation Area: 10.4 mi
- Cascade River South 1: 12.7 mi
- Cascade River South 2: 12.9 mi
- Winnies Slide: 14.7 mi
- Rock Cabin Avalanche: 18.8 mi
- Park Cliffs: 20.0 mi
- Roman Wall: 21.9 mi
- Lee Promontory: 22.9 mi
- Temple of Power: 5.5 mi
- Lumberjack Mural: 21.3 mi
- "Old Number 6" Seattle City Light Locomotive: 5.5 mi
- Shadow of the Sentinels: 16.6 mi
- Gorge Powerhouse Visitor Gallery: 5.7 mi
- Skagit Aero Education Museum: 22.0 mi
- Austin Pass Picnic Area: 18.1 mi
- Shuksan Picnic Area: 20.6 mi
- North Cascading: 7.9 mi
- Baker Hot Springs: 14.9 mi
- Angele Cupples Community Garden: 21.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.2 miles of Mount Triumph. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowfield Peak | ESE 116° | 2,545 m | 11.1 mi |
| Luna Peak | NNE 24° | 2,533 m | 9.4 mi |
| Mount Challenger | N 4° | 2,501 m | 9.0 mi |
| The Needle | ESE 118° | 2,485 m | 10.4 mi |
| Crooked Thumb Peak | N 5° | 2,476 m | 8.3 mi |
| Mount Fury | NNE 12° | 2,474 m | 7.4 mi |
| Mount Terror | NNE 29° | 2,448 m | 5.4 mi |
| Phantom Peak | N 4° | 2,443 m | 7.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:37 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:03 | 20:23 | 21:13 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:24 | 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, 6 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- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1527387 — Mount Triumph, Whatcom County, Washington.
OpenStreetMap element node/356546813
Day trips start here
- Mount Baker · 21 mi
- North Cascades National Park · 26 mi
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