Thunder Mountain (Washington)

Thunder Mountain
Southwest aspect from Surprise Gap
Highest point
Elevation	6,556 ft (1,998 m)[1][2]
Prominence	276 ft (84 m)[1]
Parent peak	Nimbus Mountain (6,711 ft)[3]
Isolation	0.55 mi (0.89 km)[3]
Coordinates	47°39′21″N 121°07′55″W / 47.655699°N 121.131848°W / 47.655699; -121.131848[1]
Geography
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Country	United States
State	Washington
County	King / Chelan
Protected area	Alpine Lakes Wilderness
Parent range	North Wenatchee Mountains[1] Cascade Range
Topo map	USGS Scenic
Climbing
Easiest route	Hiking West Ridge[2]

Thunder Mountain is a 6,556-foot (1,998-metre) mountain summit located above the eastern shore of Glacier Lake, on the common border of King County and Chelan County in Washington state.^[4] It's part of the Wenatchee Mountains, which are a subset of the Cascade Range, and is situated in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness, on land managed by Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest.^[1] Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains west into Surprise Creek, or east into tributaries of Icicle Creek. The nearest higher neighbor is Nimbus Mountain, 0.56 mi (0.90 km) to the northeast, and Surprise Mountain is set 0.88 mi (1.42 km) to the southwest.^[1] The Pacific Crest Trail skirts this peak as it passes between Thunder Mountain and Spark Plug Mountain.