Mount Fury, Mountain summit in North Cascades National Park, Washington, US.

Mount Fury, at 8,301 ft (2,530 m), is the second tallest peak in the Picket Range of North Cascades National Park, after Luna Peak 2.6 mi (4.2 km) to the northeast. Several small glaciers lie on its slopes, above craggy rock and deep glacial valleys.

Mount Fury is part of the North Cascades, built as small fragments of oceanic and continental lithosphere called terranes were added to the North American Plate about 50 million years ago. During the Pleistocene, repeated advances and retreats of glaciers scoured the landscape and left deposits of rock debris. Uplift and faulting combined with glaciation to raise the tall peaks and cut the deep valleys of the range.

Mount Fury lies in the Picket Range, whose serrated peaks and glaciers are the reason the range is called the American Alps. The name Fury, given to this 8,301-foot summit and its neighbour Mount Challenger, comes from the weather: Pacific fronts forced up by the Cascades drop heavy wet snow, and winter avalanches are common on these slopes.

Reaching Mount Fury demands technical climbing skills, specialized gear, and serious preparation for rocky and icy terrain. Weather shifts rapidly at this elevation, so start early and monitor conditions throughout your approach.

Mount Fury is the second-highest peak in the Picket Range, after Luna Peak, which stands 2.6 mi (4.2 km) to the northeast. Several small glaciers lie on its slopes. Its position in the marine west coast climate zone brings heavy wet snowfall in winter and high avalanche danger.