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Mount Challenger, in Washington’s North Cascades National Park, rises 8,207 feet as one of the taller summits in the Picket Range. Its remoteness and difficult access are central to its character, and a common summit route ascends the Challenger Glacier on the mountain’s north slopes, reflecting the rugged, heavily glaciated terrain of this part of the North Cascades. The mountain stands in the marine west coast climate zone, where Pacific weather brings heavy rain and snow as air is forced over the Cascades. Deep winter snowfall, frequent clouds, ice, and avalanche danger shape the landscape and sustain Mount Challenger’s reputation as one of the park’s more demanding peaks.
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