Puneet Varma (Editor)

Nooksack Tower

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Topo map
  
USGS Mount Shuksan

Easiest route
  
class 4-5.4

Prominence
  
99 m

Parent range
  
Cascade Range

First ascent
  
1946 Fred Beckey

Elevation
  
2,525 m

Mountain range
  
Cascade Range

Nooksack Tower wwwsummitpostorgimagesoriginal137323jpg

Location
  
Whatcom County, Washington, U.S.

Similar
  
Mount Redoubt, Mount Rahm, American Border Peak, Mount Larrabee, Mount Spickard

Nooksack Tower (8,285 feet (2,525 m)) is in North Cascades National Park in the U.S. state of Washington. Nooksack Tower is part of the Mount Shuksan Massif and is .75 mi (1.21 km) northeast of the main summit of Shuksan. Nooksack Tower looms to the west over Nooksack Cirque. The East Nooksack Glacier lies to the southeast, West Nooksack Glacier to the east and Price Glacier is on the north flanks of the tower. Nooksack Tower is one of the most difficult mountains to climb in the Cascade Range, with loose rock, 50-degree or greater slopes and ice ridges as well as accessibility issues and exposure, all weighing into the climbing equation. The descent may require ten or more rappels.

Map of Nooksack Tower, Washington 98244, USA

References

Nooksack Tower Wikipedia