Early Morning Spire
| Early Morning Spire | |
|---|---|
Early Morning Spire | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 8,200 ft (2,499 m) |
| Prominence | 240 ft (73 m) |
| Parent peak | Dorado Needle 8,440 ft |
| Coordinates | 48°33′04″N 121°08′41″W / 48.55111°N 121.14472°W |
| Geography | |
| Interactive map of Early Morning Spire | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Washington |
| County | Skagit |
| Protected area | North Cascades National Park |
| Parent range | North Cascades Cascade Range |
| Topo map | USGS Eldorado Peak |
| Geology | |
| Rock age | Cretaceous |
| Rock type | Orthogneiss |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1971 by Richard Emerson and Tom Hornbein |
| Easiest route | Climbing class 4 |
Early Morning Spire is an 8,200-foot (2,499-metre) mountain summit located in North Cascades National Park, in Skagit County of Washington state. The peak lies 0.29 mi (0.47 km) west-northwest of Dorado Needle, 1.05 mi (1.69 km) north-northwest of Eldorado Peak and 1.08 mi (1.74 km) southeast of Perdition Peak. It can be seen from the North Cascades Highway, west of Marblemount at a road pullout alongside the Skagit River. The first ascent of the peak was made in 1971 by Richard Emerson and Tom Hornbein via the Southwest Face. They made a chilly bivouac near the summit, which is how the peak's name came to be. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into Marble Creek, a tributary of the Cascade River.