Helmet Butte

Helmet Butte
Southwest aspect
(Fortress Mountain behind, right)
Highest point
Elevation7,400 ft (2,256 m)[1]
Prominence1,000 ft (305 m)[1]
Parent peakFortress Mountain (8,671 ft)[2]
Isolation1.24 mi (2.00 km)[2]
Coordinates48°08′58″N 120°57′19″W / 48.1494420°N 120.9553189°W / 48.1494420; -120.9553189[3]
Geography
Helmet Butte is located in Washington (state)
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Helmet Butte
Location of Helmet Butte in Washington
Helmet Butte is located in the United States
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Helmet Butte
Helmet Butte (the United States)
CountryUnited States
StateWashington
CountySnohomish / Chelan
Protected areaGlacier Peak Wilderness
Parent rangeCascade Range
North Cascades
Topo mapUSGS Suiattle Pass
Geology
Rock typeGranodiorite, Quartz diorite[4]
Climbing
Easiest routeclass 3 scrambling[2]

Helmet Butte is a 7,400-foot (2,256-metre) summit located in the Glacier Peak Wilderness of the North Cascades in Washington state.[3]

  1. ^ a b "Helmet Butte, Washington". Peakbagger.com.
  2. ^ a b c "Helmet Butte - 7,420' WA". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
  3. ^ a b "Helmet Butte". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
  4. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1220 (1981), Intrusive Rocks of the Holden and Lucerne Quadrangles, Washington, U.S. Government Printing Office, p. 38