Mount Tommy Thompson | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 6,780 ft (2,067 m)[1] |
Prominence | 1,620 ft (490 m)[1] |
Parent peak | Peak 7425[2] |
Isolation | 3.16 mi (5.09 km)[2] |
Coordinates | 48°26′45″N 121°19′03″W / 48.445965°N 121.317519°W[1] |
Geography | |
Country | United States |
State | Washington |
County | Skagit |
Protected area | Glacier Peak Wilderness |
Parent range | North Cascades |
Topo map | USGS Snowking Mountain |
Mount Tommy Thompson is a 6,780-foot-elevation (2,070-meter) mountain summit located in Skagit County of Washington state. It is situated eight miles southeast of the town of Marblemount, within the Glacier Peak Wilderness, on land managed by Mount Baker–Snoqualmie National Forest, on the west slopes of the North Cascades Range. The nearest higher named neighbor is Snowking Mountain, 3.16 miles (5.09 km) to the southeast.[1] Topographic relief is significant as the southwest aspect rises 3,670 feet (1,120 meters) above Slide Lake in less than two miles. Precipitation runoff from Mount Tommy Thompson drains into tributaries of the Skagit River.