Mount Vernon is the county seat of and the most populous city in Skagit County, Washington, United States. A central location in the Skagit River Valley, the city is located 51 miles south of the Cana
Aerial view of Downtown Mount Vernon in 2026
The Skagit River, which flows through Mount Vernon, is prone to flooding during periods of heavy rain in the Cascades. In October 2003 the townspeople of Mount Vernon turned out to build a sandbag dike along the river in anticipation of a flood.
Sedro-Woolley is a city in Skagit County, Washington, United States. It is part of the Mount Vernon–Anacortes, Washington Metropolitan Statistical Area and had a population of 12,421 at the 2020 censu
Sedro-Woolley welcome sign, pictured in 2005
Facing southeast at the intersection of Metcalf and Woodworth Streets, downtown Sedro-Woolley, May 2009.