American Border Peak is a mountain just south of the Canada–United States border, in the North Cascades of Washington state, with a corresponding sister peak, Canadian Border Peak, just north along a col connecting to it across the border. It is located within the Mount Baker Wilderness, part of the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, near North Cascades National Park. It is notable for its large, steep local relief; however its somewhat rotten rock makes it less appealing to climbers than nearby Slesse Mountain.
American Border Peak, south aspect
Tomyhoi Peak, Canadian Border Peak, and American Border Peak
American Border Peak from Mount Larrabee
The North Cascades are a section of the Cascade Range of western North America. They span the border between the Canadian province of British Columbia and the U.S. state of Washington and are officially named in the U.S. and Canada as the Cascade Mountains. The portion in Canada is known to Americans as the Canadian Cascades, a designation that also includes the mountains above the east bank of the Fraser Canyon as far north as the town of Lytton, at the confluence of the Thompson and Fraser Rivers.
Mount Shuksan, one of the most picturesque peaks of the North Cascades
Typical landscape in the western part of the North Cascades
The North Cascades are considered the most rugged mountain range in the contiguous United States.
Glacier Peak is the dominant feature in the southern portion of the North Cascades.
