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The Triplets

The Triplets, seen from above at true elevation

The Triplets rises to 2,159 m in Washington. Goode Mountain stands 2,812 m to the east-northeast, 7.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Cascade Peak, a peak 0.3 miles away. Cascade Loop passes 15 miles off.

The story

The Triplets is a 7,240+ ft (2,210+ m) summit located in Skagit County of Washington state. This breccia triple pinnacle is part of the North Cascades. The Triplets is situated above Cascade Pass on the shared border of North Cascades National Park and Glacier Peak Wilderness. The nearest higher neighbor is Cascade Peak, 0.35 miles (0.56 km) to the west-northwest. Surface runoff from the mountain drains into the Cascade River.

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Wikidata Q49083056, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2159 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.46151, -121.07372

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 14
Parks: 5
  • Pressentin County Park: 17.1 mi
  • Lake Chelan National Recreation Area: 21.2 mi
  • Riverside Park: 21.5 mi
  • Hilt Creek Park: 23.0 mi
  • Howard Miller Steelhead Park: 24.6 mi
Historic sites: 4
  • North Cascading: 16.5 mi
  • Miners Cabin (ruined): 18.8 mi
  • Gilbert Ghost Town: 23.4 mi
  • Brown bear mine camp: 24.7 mi
Cliffs: 3
Hot springs: 2
Museums: 2
Artworks: 1
Attractions: 1
  • "Old Number 6" Seattle City Light Locomotive: 16.7 mi
Gardens: 1
  • The Garden: 20.5 mi
Springs: 1
  • Buck Creek Pass Spring: 22.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.2 miles of The Triplets. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Goode MountainENE 79°2,812 m7.6 mi
Buckner MountainNE 56°2,779 m4.1 mi
Mount LoganNE 47°2,724 m7.6 mi
Dome PeakS 169°2,719 m11.1 mi
Boston PeakNE 36°2,711 m2.9 mi
Eldorado PeakNNW 332°2,703 m5.9 mi
Forbidden PeakNNE 11°2,687 m3.5 mi
Sahale MountainNE 38°2,646 m2.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:3619:17
June solstice05:0320:2121:10
September equinox06:5218:2319:04
December solstice07:5415:1816:12

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °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, 17 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/356546744

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