Red Face Mountain
peak in Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest west of Whatcom Pass in northern Whatcom County, Washington, USA
Red Face Mountain is a 7,141-foot-elevation (2,177-meter) summit in Whatcom County of Washington state.
Description
Red Face Mountain is situated seven miles (11 km) south of the Canada–United States border in North Cascades National Park, in the Skagit Range of the North Cascades. The nearest higher neighbor is Whatcom Peak, 2.29 mi (3.69 km) to the south and Indian Mountain rises 1.14 mi (1.83 km) to the west-northwest. Precipitation runoff from the north slope drains into Lake Reveille then Indian Creek, whereas the south slope drains into Tapto Lakes then Brush Creek. Both creeks are tributaries of the Chilliwack River. Although modest in elevation, topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 3,800 feet (1,200 meters) above Indian Creek Valley in 1.5 mile and 2,100 feet (640 meters) above Lake Reveille in 0.4 mile. The mountain's descriptive name refers to a large zone of iron oxide-stained rock at the top of the mountain, and the toponym has been officially adopted by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names.
Climate
Red Face Mountain is located in the marine west coast climate zone of western North America. Most weather fronts originate in the Pacific Ocean, and travel northeast toward the Cascade Mountains. As fronts approach the North Cascades, they are forced upward by the peaks of the Cascade Range, causing them to drop their moisture in the form of rain or snowfall onto the Cascades.
“Red Face Mountain” enters the record as peak in Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest west of Whatcom Pass in northern Whatcom County, Washington, USA. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Face, Mountain and peak can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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