Silver Star Mountain (Okanogan County, Washington)

Silver Star Mountain
Highest point
Elevation	2,705 m (8,875 ft)
Prominence	742 m (2,430 ft)
Coordinates	48°32.88′N 120°35.11′W
Geography
Location	Okanogan County, Washington
Parent range	Cascade Range
Topo map	USGS Silver Star Mountain
Climbing
First ascent	Lage Wernstedt, 1926
Easiest route	South Route

Silver Star Mountain is a mountain located in Okanogan County, Washington. The mountain is part of the Cascade Range. It was first climbed by Lage Wernstedt in 1926.

The summit ridge of Silver Star consists of a long ridge of spires (the Wine Spires) leading to the main summit. The mountain is a steep ragged wall as seen from the west on Highway 20. The north side glacier reaches to just below the ridge line. The easiest route is up the moderate glacier from the north via Silver Star Creek.

Silver Star Mountain stands within the watershed of the Methow River, which drains into the Columbia River's Lake Pateros reservoir, impounded by Wells Dam. The west and north sides of Silver Star drain into Early Winters Creek, thence into the Methow River. The southeast side of Silver Star drains into Cedar Creek, thence into Early Winters Creek.

Routes

East summit

• Silver Star Glacier class 3-4
• East ridge and spur class 5.8 Grade III
• Southeast Face and East ridge class 4-5 Grade II

West summit

• Southwest Buttress class 4
• West Buttress class 5.8 A1 Grade III
• Northeast Ridge class 5.9 Grade III
• Gato Negro class 5.10d
• Silver Star Glacier class 4

External links

• "Silver Star Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
• "Silver Star Mountain, Washington". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
• "Silver Star Mountain". SummitPost.org. Retrieved 2011-05-07.