Mount Torment is a 8120 feet (2,475 m) peak in the North Cascades

North Cascades

The North Cascades are a section of the Cascade Range of western North America. They span the border between the Canadian province of British Columbia and the U.S. state of Washington and are officially named in Canada as the Cascade Mountains...

 of Washington in the United States. It is located approximately 65 miles (104.6 km) northeast of the city of Everett

Everett, Washington

Everett is the county seat of and the largest city in Snohomish County, Washington, United States. Named for Everett Colby, son of founder Charles L. Colby, it lies north of Seattle. The city had a total population of 103,019 at the 2010 census, making it the 6th largest in the state and...

. First ascended on August 23, 1946, its name originates from the first ascent party, because of "the torture of a hot day with only one orange for quenching thirst." Since then, Mount Torment has gained popularity because of the Torment-Forbidden Traverse, an exposed alpine

Alpine style

Alpine style refers to mountaineering in a self-sufficient manner, thereby carrying all of one's food, shelter, equipment etc. as one climbs, as opposed to expedition style mountaineering which involves setting up a fixed line of stocked camps on the mountain which can be accessed at one's leisure...

 route.

The North Fork Cascade River rises in a basin below Mount Torment and flows several miles west to the Cascade River

Cascade River (Washington)

The Cascade River is a river in the U.S. state of Washington. It is a tributary of the Skagit River which it joins at the city of Marblemount. It is a National Wild and Scenic River.- South Fork :...

. Numerous waterfalls

Waterfalls of the North Fork Cascade River Valley

There are several waterfalls in the basin of the North Fork Cascade River, which is a river in the North Cascades of Washington that drains to the Cascade River...

are found in this valley.