Mount Pugh, also called Pugh Mountain and by the native name Da Klagwats, is a striking peak on the western edge of Washington’s North Cascades, rising dramatically above the White Chuck and Sauk rivers with exceptionally steep relief. Named for nearby settler John Pugh, who arrived in 1891, it was apparently first recorded as climbed by Nels Bruseth in 1916, though earlier Native American ascents are possible. Its standard route is accessible but demanding, ending along an exposed ridge where fatal falls have occurred. Shaped by a marine climate and by tectonic, volcanic, uplift, faulting, and glacial forces, the mountain is both scenic and serious.