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Molar Tooth (Washington)
Molar Tooth is a granite summit located on the shared border of Okanogan County, Washington, Okanogan County and Skagit County, Washington, Skagit County, in Washington (U.S. state), Washington state. The mountain is part of the Okanagan Range which is a subrange of the Cascade Range. Set in the Okanogan–Wenatchee National Forest, Molar Tooth is situated south of Cutthroat Pass, and north of Cutthroat Peak, which is also the nearest higher peak. The easiest climbing route is scrambling, but solid rock provides technical routes as well.#Beckey-ref, Beckey Precipitation Surface runoff, runoff from the east side of Molar Tooth drains into tributaries of the Methow River, whereas runoff from the west side drains into tributaries of the Skagit River. Climate Molar Tooth is located in the marine west coast climate zone of western North America.Beckey, Fred W. Cascade Alpine Guide, Climbing and High Routes. Seattle, WA: Mountaineers Books, 2008. Weather fronts originating in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cutthroat Peak
Cutthroat Peak is an 8,050-foot-elevation (2,450-meter) granitic mountain located on the boundary of Chelan County and Skagit County, in Washington state. The mountain is part of the Okanagan Range which is a subset of the Cascade Range, and is situated within the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest. Cutthroat Peak is about two miles west of Washington Pass and one mile east of Rainy Pass. It's a prominent landmark along the North Cascades Highway with an accessible climbing route (South Buttress ). There is also a Cutthroat Lake, Cutthroat Creek, and Cutthroat Pass on its north and east aspects. This geographical feature's name was officially adopted in 1988 by the United States Board on Geographic Names. Molar Tooth is a granite pillar half a mile north on the ridge extending to Cutthroat Pass. Climate Cutthroat Peak is located in the marine west coast climate zone of western North America. Beckey, p. 15 Most weather fronts originate in the Pacific Ocean, and travel northe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
