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Sloan Peak

Distance
4.0 mi
Vertical
5,942 ft
Summit
4,790 ft
Difficulty
Very strenuous

Sloan Peak is a 7,835-foot horn-shaped summit in the North Cascades of Washington, isolated west of the main Cascade crest about twelve miles southwest of Glacier Peak and forty miles east of Everett. Its sharp profile, accentuated by a small remnant glacier on the north face…

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About Sloan Peak

Sloan Peak is a 7,835-foot (2,388-metre) mountain in the North Cascades of Washington state. It rises about 40 miles (64 km) east of Everett, Washington and 12 miles southwest of Glacier Peak, one of the Cascade stratovolcanoes. It is located between the north and south forks of Sauk River, in the Mount Baker–Snoqualmie National Forest. The summit is situated about 4 miles (6.4 km) east of the Mountain Loop Highway.

Summary from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA.

Sloan Peak in dawn light above a cloud sea, viewed from Painted Mountain.
Martin Bravenboer · CC BY 2.0
Alpenglow on the sharp summit horn that earned Sloan its 'Matterhorn of the Cascades' nickname.
Josh Lewis · CC BY-SA 3.0
Sloan Glacier curving across the upper mountain — the standard Corkscrew Route crosses it.
Ron Clausen · CC BY-SA 4.0
Sloan Peak from Mount Pugh, illustrating the peak's isolated position above the Sauk River drainages.
Ron Clausen · CC BY-SA 4.0

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