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Mount Despair

Elevation
1,976 m
#9,150
in the world
#2,511
in United States
1,852 m
prominence

Mount Despair is a mountain in United States, rising to 1,976 m, the 2,511th highest in United States, part of the Cascade Range.

Elevation
1,976 m
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
1,852 m
Height above its key col
World rank
#9,150
of 14,627 listed

Where it is

Mount Despair

Mount Despair lies in United States, in Washington.

Key facts

Elevation
1,976 m
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
1,852 m
Type
Mountain
Region
Washington
Coordinates
48.737, -121.377

How it ranks

Among peaks in United States
#2,511of 3,727
LargestSmallest
In the Cascade Range
#90of 187
LargestSmallest
Among all listed peaks
#9,150of 14,627
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

PeakElevationDistance
Mount Triumph2,124 m3.8 km
Trappers Peak1,804 m6.8 km
Mount Crowder2,147 m6.9 km
Mount Terror2,448 m7.0 km
Mount Degenhardt2,421 m7.2 km
Inspiration Peak2,353 m7.6 km

Nearest cities

The closest places in our city dataset to Mount Despair.

CityCountryPopulationDistance
ChilliwackCanada101,49164 km
AbbotsfordCanada141,39773 km
Mount VernonUnited States34,05379 km
MissionCanada41,51981 km
ArlingtonUnited States18,94982 km

About this mountain

At 1,976 m, Mount Despair in the Cascade Range has a topographic prominence of 1,852 m, meaning it stands 1,852 m above the lowest saddle connecting it to higher ground. The nearest higher peaks are Mount Terror at 2,448 m, 7 km away, and Mount Crowder at 2,147 m, 6.9 km away.

Written from the figures on this page by an AI model, then checked against them automatically. No sources beyond the data shown here were used.

Tallest in the country

#PeakElevation
1Denali6,194 m
2Churchill Peaks6,186 m
3South Peak6,186 m
4North Peak5,920 m
5Archdeacons Tower5,859 m
6Mount Saint Elias5,489 m
7Mount Foraker5,270 m
8Mount Bona4,986 m
9Mount Sanford4,943 m
10Mount Blackburn4,839 m

Common questions

How tall is Mount Despair?
Mount Despair rises to 1,976 m. Surveyed elevation, GeoNames.
Where is Mount Despair?
Mount Despair is in United States, in Washington.
Where does Mount Despair rank?
It is the 2,511th highest of the 3,727 peaks we list in United States, and #9,150 worldwide.
What is the nearest city to Mount Despair?
Chilliwack, Canada, about 64 km away.

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Elevation and coordinates from GeoNames; prominence, isolation, range and first-ascent data from Wikidata. GeoNames publishes no date for elevation figures, so none is shown.