Nature
Silver Star Mountain, an 8,876-foot granite peak in the Methow Mountains of Washington’s North Cascades, dominates the landscape around Washington Pass. Its jagged summit ridge, the Wine Spires, and the north and south ridges make it a striking alpine landmark, with Silver Star Glacier lying just below the north ridgeline. First recorded climbed by Lage Wernstedt in 1926, the mountain also marks an important part of the Methow River watershed, with runoff eventually reaching the Columbia River at Lake Pateros. Its sharp ridges and deep U-shaped valleys were shaped by uplift, faulting, and repeated Pleistocene glaciation, while heavy winter snow sustains its glacier and nearby avalanche terrain.
Hear stories like this as you drive
ExploreHere reads historical markers out loud as you pass them: over 325,000 stories across the US. No account needed.
4.7 · 800+ ratings · Free
FIND IT
Washington · United States
