Davis Peak (Washington)

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Davis Peak
Elevation	7,051 ft (2,149 m)
Location	Washington, United States
Range	North Cascades
Prominence	1,771 ft (540 m)
Coordinates	48°43′45″N, 121°12′10″W
Topo map	USGS Diablo Dam
First ascent	1904 by David Ledgerwood, Walter B. Reaburn
Easiest route	South Ridge (bushwhack/scramble)

Davis Peak is a mountain just north of Diablo Lake in North Cascades National Park, in the US state of Washington. It is located just south of the Picket Range. While not of particularly high elevation, even for the North Cascades, it is notable for its large, steep local relief, and in particular for its huge Northeast Face, which drops 5,250 ft (1,600 m) in one horizontal mile (1.6 km). This is one of the two largest vertical drops in one horizontal mile in the contiguous United States, the other being the North Face of Kinnerly Peak.

[edit] Sources

• Fred Beckey, Cascade Alpine Guide, Volume 3 (Second Edition), The Mountaineers, 1995.
• Steve Fry, "Washington's Highest Peaks and Steepest Faces"

[edit] External links

• Davis Peak on Topozone
• Jeff Howbert's Master List of Peaks in Washington