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Elephant Butte

Washington

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Elephant Butte is a summit of about 7,383 feet in Whatcom County, Washington, inside North Cascades National Park and the Stephen Mather Wilderness. The National Park Service manages the land, and the nearest town is Marblemount, about 20 miles away. The closest neighbors are the Southern Pickets climbing area and the Luna Peak Route, both under 4 miles away, along with the Northern Pickets and the Stetattle Creek Trail, each within about 6 miles.

Summit Facts

Summit elevation

7,383 ft

Land manager

National Park Service

Elevation from USGS 3D Elevation Program terrain data (about 10 m resolution).

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Elephant Butte

Washington

Name and location: U.S. Geological Survey, Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). Elevation: USGS 3D Elevation Program. View the GNIS record.

Facts about this place

Where it is

Nearest town
Marblemount, Washington · 20 mi
Managed by
National Park Service

Source: Wilderness.net boundaries; NPS Land Resources boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1; USGS GNIS populated places

Conditions

Active alerts for North Cascades National Park as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: NPS Alerts API

Nearby

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)

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