Spider Mountain

Spider Mountain
Spider Mountain from Maple Pass
Highest point
Elevation8,317 ft (2,535 m)[1]
Prominence970 ft (296 m)[1]
Parent peakMount Formidable[1]
Isolation1.33 mi (2.14 km)[1]
Coordinates48°24′34″N 121°02′10″W / 48.409454°N 121.036096°W / 48.409454; -121.036096[2]
Geography
Spider Mountain is located in Washington (state)
Spider Mountain
Spider Mountain
Location in Washington
Spider Mountain is located in the United States
Spider Mountain
Spider Mountain
Spider Mountain (the United States)
CountryUnited States
StateWashington
CountyChelan
Protected areaGlacier Peak Wilderness
Parent rangeNorth Cascades
Cascade Range
Topo mapUSGS Cascade Pass
Geology
Rock typeSchist
Climbing
First ascent1938, Calder Bressler, Ralph Clough, Bill Cox, Tom Myers[3]
Easiest routeScrambling Glacier travel

Spider Mountain is an 8,317-foot (2,535-metre) mountain summit located in the Glacier Peak Wilderness in western Chelan County of Washington state.[4] It is part of the North Cascades, which is a subset of the Cascade Range. Meltwater from the Spider Glacier on the steep north face, and other surface runoff from the mountain drains into Flat Creek, which is a tributary of the Stehekin River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 4,200 feet (1,300 meters) above West Fork Flat Creek in one mile (1.6 km). The nearest higher neighbor is Mount Formidable 1.5 miles (2.4 km) to the west.[2] The Middle Cascade Glacier lies between these two mountains and the Ptarmigan Traverse passes between the two.

  1. ^ a b c d "Spider Mountain - 8,317' WA". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  2. ^ a b "Spider Mountain, Washington". Peakbagger.com.
  3. ^ Beckey, Fred W. Cascade Alpine Guide, Climbing and High Routes. Seattle, WA: Mountaineers Books, 2008.
  4. ^ "Spider Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2019-04-26.