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Mount Challenger

Washington

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Mount Challenger is a summit of about 8,230 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 21 miles away. The closest neighbor is the Northern Pickets climbing area, about 1.3 miles away. Within about 5 miles you'll also find the Baker River for canoeing, the Southern Pickets climbing area and the Stillwell Camp Access hike.

Summit Facts

Summit elevation

8,230 ft

Land manager

National Park Service

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

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Location

Mount Challenger

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 · 21 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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