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Mount Adams (Pahtoe) Washington . Value: 22 Height: 3742 m (12277 ft) Prominence: 2482 m above Carlton Pass Line Parent: Mount Rainier (75 km away, at bearing 344 degrees) Location: 46:12:09-121:29:28 46.20250-121.49120 10T 616402 5117653 (47 km S of Packwood). Name Status: Official
First Ascent: 1854 A. Aiken, Andrew Burge, Edward Allen
This peak is #2 on the Height List for Washington . This peak is #3 in Prominence List for Washington . Mount Adams, the second highest mountain in Washington State, is a strato-volcano surrounded by 10 glaciers. It is part of the Cascade Range, a mountain chain that stretches from northern California to southern British Columbia and contains many volcanos. From the south, the summit is an easy ski ascent.