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Flora Mountain
Flora Mountain is located in Washington (state)
Flora Mountain
Flora Mountain
Highest point
Elevation8,325 ft (2,537 m) NAVD 88[1]
Prominence1,800 ft (550 m)[2]
Geography
LocationChelan County, Washington
Parent rangeNorth Cascades
Topo mapUSGS Pinnacle Mountain
Climbing
First ascentSeptember 11, 1940 by Joe Leuthold and Eldon Metzger[3]

Flora Mountain is a mountain summit in Washington in the Cascade Range in Washington State near the shores of Lake Chelan and 24 miles (39 km) south of the Canadian border in the Glacier Peak Wilderness.

It has been described as a "desolate pile of loose gneiss."[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Flora". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce.
  2. ^ "Flora Mountain, Washington". Peakbagger.com.
  3. ^ a b Beckey, Fred W. (2003). Cascade alpine guide : climbing and high routes. Vol. 2, Stevens Pass to Rainy Pass (3rd ed.). Mountaineers Books. p. 228. ISBN 978-0-89886-838-8.