American Border Peak

American Border Peak

American Border Peak from Gold Run Pass
Elevation 7,998 ft (2,438 m) NAVD 88[1]
Prominence 2,794 ft (852 m)[1]
Location
Location
Range North Cascades
Coordinates 48°59′43″N 121°39′55″W / 48.9954056°N 121.66514°WCoordinates: 48°59′43″N 121°39′55″W / 48.9954056°N 121.66514°W[2]
Topo map USGS Mt. Larrabee
Climbing
First ascent September 14, 1930 by Alec Dalgleish, Tom Fyles, Stan Henderson, R. A. Fraser[3]
Easiest route Southeast face (Exposed scramble)

American Border Peak is a mountain just south of the US-Canada border, in the North Cascades of Washington state, with a corresponding sister peak, Canadian Border Peak, just north along a col connecting to it across the border.[4] It is located within the Mount Baker Wilderness, part of the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, near North Cascades National Park. It is notable for its large, steep local relief; however its somewhat rotten rock makes it less appealing to climbers than nearby Slesse Mountain.[3]

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "American Border Peak, Washington". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2011-05-26.
  2. ↑ "American Border Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2008-10-18.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Beckey, Fred W. (2008). Cascade Alpine Guide, Vol. 3, Rainy Pass to Fraser River (3rd ed.). Mountaineers Books. pp. 53ff. ISBN 1-59485-136-0.
  4. ↑ "Canadian Border Peak". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2011-05-26.

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