Mount Ballard (Washington)

Mount Ballard
Mount Ballard seen from PCT at Grasshopper Pass
Highest point
Elevation8,371 ft (2,551 m)[1]
Prominence834 ft (254 m)[1]
Parent peakAzurite Peak (8,434 ft)[2]
Isolation2.02 mi (3.25 km)[2]
Coordinates48°41′19″N 120°45′34″W / 48.6885416°N 120.7594330°W / 48.6885416; -120.7594330[3]
Geography
Mount Ballard is located in Washington (state)
Mount Ballard
Mount Ballard
Location in Washington
Mount Ballard is located in the United States
Mount Ballard
Mount Ballard
Mount Ballard (the United States)
CountryUnited States
StateWashington
CountyWhatcom
Protected areaOkanogan–Wenatchee National Forest[1]
Parent rangeNorth Cascades
Topo mapUSGS Azurite Peak
Climbing
Easiest routeclass 3 scrambling[2]

Mount Ballard is an 8,371-foot (2,551-metre) double-summit mountain located in eastern Whatcom County of Washington state.[1] It is part of the Okanogan Range which is a sub-range of the North Cascades Range, and the mountain is situated on land administered by the Okanogan–Wenatchee National Forest. Ballard ranks 84th on Washington's highest 100 peaks.[1] The nearest higher neighbor is Azurite Peak, 2.04 miles (3.28 km) to the south.[1] Precipitation runoff from Mount Ballard drains into Mill Creek and Slate Creek, both tributaries of the Skagit River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises approximately 4,000 feet (1,219 meters) above Mill Creek in one mile (1.6 km).

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Mount Ballard, Washington". Peakbagger.com.
  2. ^ a b c "Ballard, Mount - 8,340' WA". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2020-08-06.
  3. ^ "Mount Ballard". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2020-08-06.