Monte Cristo Peak

Monte Cristo Peak
Northwest aspect from Glacier Basin
Highest point
Elevation7,136 ft (2,175 m) NGVD 29[1]
Prominence576 ft (176 m)[1]
Parent peakKyes Peak[1]
Coordinates47°58′17″N 121°20′28″W / 47.9714964°N 121.3412177°W / 47.9714964; -121.3412177[2]
Geography
Monte Cristo Peak is located in Washington (state)
Monte Cristo Peak
Monte Cristo Peak
Monte Cristo Peak is located in the United States
Monte Cristo Peak
Monte Cristo Peak
Monte Cristo Peak (the United States)
Parent rangeCascade Range
Topo mapUSGS Blanca Lake
Climbing
First ascent1923 by James M. Keyes and W. Zerum[3]

Monte Cristo Peak is a mountain peak in the Henry M. Jackson Wilderness in Washington state. Together with Columbia Peak and Kyes Peak it forms a basin that contains Columbia Glacier and Blanca Lake.[4] The 1918 edition of The Mountaineer called the mountain "a huge pile of red rock."[3]

Monte Cristo is named for the mining boom town of Monte Cristo,[3] which dates from the late 19th and early 20th centuries and which is situated on the mountain's northwestern flank. The town was owned by J. D. Rockefeller for a few years. A railroad and cable tramway was built to move materials.

  1. ^ a b c "Monte Cristo Peak, Washington". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2015-04-10.
  2. ^ "Monte Cristo Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2015-04-10.
  3. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference Beckey2003 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference topo was invoked but never defined (see the help page).