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Record SL-668046 · Wikidata Q3498546

American Border Peak

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Elevation
2,437 m
7,994 ft
Prominence
Isolation
18.6 km
Coordinates
48.9954° N, 121.6651° W
Grid ref
American Border Peak
American Border PeakWikimedia Commons

Description

Wikipedia

American Border Peak is a mountain just south of the Canada–United States border, in the North Cascades of Washington state, with a corresponding sister peak, Canadian Border Peak, just north along a col connecting to it across the border. It is located within the Mount Baker Wilderness, part of the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, near North Cascades National Park. It is notable for its large, steep local relief; however its somewhat rotten rock makes it less appealing to climbers than nearby Slesse Mountain.

First ascent

Date
14 Sep 1930
Alec Dalgleish, Tom Fyles, Stan Henderson, R. A. Fraser
Source · wikipedia

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Neighbouring summits

Name Elevation Bearing Distance
Canadian Border Peak 2,291 m NW 314° 1.4 km
Mount Larrabee 2,396 m SE 146° 2.2 km
The Pleiades 2,235 m SE 123° 2.9 km
Tomyhoi Peak 2,266 m SW 235° 4.0 km
Spencer Peak 1,627 m NW 297° 4.4 km
Winchester Mountain 1,984 m S 160° 4.6 km