American Border Peak | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 7,998 ft (2,438 m) NAVD 88[1] |
Prominence | 2,794 ft (852 m)[1] |
Parent peak | Mount Shuksan[2] |
Isolation | 11.56 mi (18.60 km)[2] |
Coordinates | 48°59′43″N 121°39′55″W / 48.9954056°N 121.66514°W[3] |
Geography | |
Location | |
Parent range | North Cascades |
Topo map | USGS Mt. Larrabee |
Climbing | |
First ascent | September 14, 1930, by Alec Dalgleish, Tom Fyles, Stan Henderson, R. A. Fraser[4] |
Easiest route | Southeast face (Exposed scramble) |
American Border Peak is a mountain just south of the Canada–United States 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.[5] 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.[4]