Mount Carru
| Mount Carru | |
|---|---|
Mount Carru, southeast aspect | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 8,595 ft (2,620 m) |
| Prominence | 955 ft (291 m) |
| Parent peak | Mount Lago |
| Isolation | 0.79 mi (1.27 km) |
| Listing | Highest Peaks in Washington |
| Coordinates | 48°49′55″N 120°33′12″W / 48.8320831°N 120.5534402°W |
| Geography | |
| Interactive map of Mount Carru | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Washington |
| County | Okanogan |
| Protected area | Pasayten Wilderness |
| Parent range | Okanogan Range North Cascades Cascade Range |
| Topo map | USGS Mount Lago |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1933 by Hermann Ulrichs and Richard Alt |
| Easiest route | Scrambling class 3 south slope |
Mount Carru is an 8,595-foot (2,620-metre) mountain summit located in western Okanogan County in Washington state. It is the seventh-highest peak of the Okanogan Range, which is a sub-range of the North Cascades. The mountain is situated in the Pasayten Wilderness on land administered by the Okanogan–Wenatchee National Forest. The nearest higher peak is Mount Lago, 0.8 mile (1.3 km) to the east, and Osceola Peak rises one mile (1.6 km) west. The mountain has a steep north face, but the south slope is covered in scree which allows a nontechnical climbing ascent. Precipitation runoff from Mount Carru drains north into Lease Creek which is a tributary of the Pasayten River, or south into Eureka Creek, which is part of the Methow River drainage basin.