Mount Spickard
| Mount Spickard | |
|---|---|
Mount Spickard with Silver Glacier and Silver Lake | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 8,980 ft (2,737 m) NAVD 88 |
| Prominence | 4,779 ft (1,457 m) |
| Coordinates | 48°58′11″N 121°14′26″W / 48.969672003°N 121.240514444°W |
| Geography | |
Mount Spickard Location in Washington | |
| Interactive map of Mount Spickard | |
| Location | North Cascades National Park, Whatcom County, Washington, U.S. |
| Parent range | North Cascades, Skagit Range |
| Geology | |
| Rock age | Tertiary |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1904 by Walter Raeburn |
Mount Spickard (pronounced SPICK' erd) is a 8,980-foot (2,740 m) mountain peak in the North Cascades, a mountain range in the U.S. state of Washington. Located 2 miles (3.2 km) south of the Canada–US border, it is part of the Chilliwack Group, a subrange of the Skagit Range which is part of the North Cascades. It is composed mainly of gneiss and is part of two major drainage basins: that of the Skagit River and Fraser River.
With a topographic prominence of over 4,700 feet (1,400 m), Mount Spickard is one of the most prominent peaks in the state, and has two minor summits. It was named for Dr. Warren J. Spickard Jr., a climber who fell to his death while ascending another nearby mountain peak. The first to ascend it was Walter B. Reaburn, in 1904.