Whitehorse Mountain
Whitehorse Mountain rises to 2,092 m in Washington. Mount Pugh stands 2,195 m to the east-southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Bullen, a peak 1.4 miles away. JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP passes 19 miles off.
The story
Whitehorse Mountain (Lushootseed: čubaliali) is a peak near the western edge of the North Cascades in Washington state. It is located just southwest of the Sauk River Valley town of Darrington, near the northern boundary of Boulder River Wilderness in Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. While not of particularly high absolute elevation, even for the North Cascades, it is notable for its large, steep local relief. For example, its north face rises 6,000 feet (1,830 m) in only 1.8 mi (2.9 km). The first recorded climb of Whitehorse Mountain was made in 1909 by Nels Bruseth. The standard route on the peak is via the Northwest Shoulder, which begins with a difficult trail hike, involves a good deal of snow climbing, and culminates with some exposed scrambling, class 3. The net elevation gain is about 6,000 feet (1,828.80 m), making this a strenuous outing. Other routes include the Whitehorse Glacier on the north side of the peak, the East Ridge, and the Southeast Ridge. The mountain is known as čubaliali in the Lushootseed language used by local Lushotseed-speaking peoples. In Stillaguamish and Sauk mythology, čubaliali was once a woman who came over the mountains. She found a husband, but another woman, sx̌ədəlwaʔs (Mount Higgins), who came from the Sound, envied the husband of čubaliali. sx̌ədəlwaʔs and čubaliali fought over the man, and in the battle, čubaliali clawed at sx̌ədəlwaʔs, leaving deep gashes in her face. The English name was given to the mountain by Darrington postmaster W. C. Hiles in 1894, who noted that a snowpatch on the mountain resembled a white horse owned by pioneer Fred Olds that the townspeople were searching for. Whitehorse Mountain appears in the movie War Games starring Matthew Broderick. In the scene Matthew Broderick's character is seen using a pay phone at a gas station with Whitehorse Mountain in the background.
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Wikidata Q8522152, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2092 m
How to reach it
- 19.3 mi off the JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP
- 19.3 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
- 20.8 mi off the JCT SR 530 VIC ARLINGTON TO CANADIAN BORDER
- 23.9 mi off the JCT WOODS CREEK RD NEAR MONROE TO JCT US 97 NEAR PESHASTIN
Overlooks nearby
- Viewpoint Dam · 23 mi
- Side Channel Vista · 25 mi
- Sultan River Vista · 25 mi
- Skykomish River Viewpoint · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Bullen: 1.4 mi
- Three Fingers: 2.9 mi
- Ulalach Peak: 3.3 mi
- French Peak: 3.3 mi
- Jumbo Mountain: 3.7 mi
- DOT City Park: 4.4 mi
- Old School Park: 4.5 mi
- Depot Park: 4.5 mi
- Backman County Park: 4.5 mi
- Harold Engles Park: 4.6 mi
- Suiattle River Grandy Conservation Easement: 12.8 mi
- White Creek Conservation Area: 14.8 mi
- Henry M. Jackson Hydroelectric Project: 16.5 mi
- Barr Creek Conservation Area: 20.3 mi
- Skagit River Kahn Conservation Area: 21.0 mi
- Asbestos Falls: 5.0 mi
- Meditation Falls: 6.2 mi
- Feature Show Falls: 7.0 mi
- Boulder Falls: 7.3 mi
- Twin Falls: 12.9 mi
- Fortson Mill: 5.0 mi
- Oso Slide Memorial: 8.8 mi
- Car Wreak: 10.9 mi
- Hotel Fireplace Remains: 12.4 mi
- Lime Kiln: 13.3 mi
- Cut Log: 9.5 mi
- Granite Falls and Fish Ladder: 14.8 mi
- Monte Cristo: 20.3 mi
- Giant Arborvitae: 23.7 mi
- Hemple Creek Day Use Area: 9.7 mi
- Bear Creek Site: 16.5 mi
- Nighthawk Site: 16.5 mi
- Lion's Centennial Pavilion: 24.6 mi
- Granite Falls Historical Museum: 16.1 mi
- Stillaguamish Valley Pioneer Museum: 21.3 mi
- Skagit Aero Education Museum: 22.4 mi
- Lake Stevens Historical Museum: 22.4 mi
- Falls Mural: 16.1 mi
- One choice mural.: 16.2 mi
- Lumberjack Mural: 22.9 mi
- Alpine: 17.0 mi
- Sauk City: 18.4 mi
- Monte Cristo: 20.3 mi
- Angele Cupples Community Garden: 22.9 mi
- Sultan Materials: 24.2 mi
- WSU Garden: 24.6 mi
- Smokey Point Northbound Rest Area: 23.8 mi
- Smokey Point Southbound Rest Area: 23.9 mi
- Oso Mudslide: 9.4 mi
- Sulphur Creek Hot Springs: 23.0 mi
- Normandy Beach: 24.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.6 miles of Whitehorse Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Pugh | ESE 108° | 2,195 m | 14.7 mi |
| White Chuck Mountain | E 91° | 2,130.2 m | 12.0 mi |
| Three Fingers | S 189° | 1,984 m | 2.9 mi |
| Big Four Mountain | SSE 149° | 1,880 m | 13.7 mi |
| Vesper Peak | SSE 152° | 1,871 m | 15.5 mi |
| Mount Forgotten | SE 126° | 1,831 m | 13.2 mi |
| Circle Peak | E 88° | 1,817.6 m | 16.4 mi |
| Sperry Peak | SSE 149° | 1,813 m | 15.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:38 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:07 | 20:23 | 21:12 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:25 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:56 | 15:22 | 16:16 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 38 | 42 | 48 | 56 | 60 | 66 | 66 | 60 | 49 | 40 | 35 |
| Precip in | 12.8 | 8.6 | 9.3 | 5.6 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 3.4 | 8.5 | 13.2 | 12.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Darrington RS, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356547959
Day trips start here
- Granite Falls · 16 mi
- Arlington · 21 mi
- Marysville · 25 mi
- Monroe · 28 mi
- Snohomish · 28 mi
- Everett · 30 mi
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