Jim Hill Mountain

Jim Hill Mountain
Jim Hill Mountain, southeast aspect
Highest point
Elevation	6,765 ft (2,062 m)[1]
Prominence	2,085 ft (636 m)[1]
Parent peak	Bulls Tooth (6,840 ft)[1]
Isolation	3.82 mi (6.15 km)[2]
Coordinates	47°44′16″N 121°00′36″W / 47.737778°N 121.009915°W / 47.737778; -121.009915[1]
Naming
Etymology	James J. Hill
Geography
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Country	United States
State	Washington
County	Chelan
Protected area	Alpine Lakes Wilderness
Parent range	Chiwaukum Mountains Wenatchee Mountains Cascade Range
Topo map	USGS Stevens Pass
Climbing
Easiest route	Scrambling[3]

Jim Hill Mountain is a prominent 6,765 ft (2,060 m) mountain summit located in Chelan County of Washington state.^[4] Jim Hill Mountain is situated 3.5 mi (5.6 km) east of Stevens Pass, on the boundary of Alpine Lakes Wilderness, on land managed by the Okanogan–Wenatchee National Forest. Jim Hill Mountain is part of the Chiwaukum Mountains, which are a subset of the Cascade Range. Its nearest higher neighbor is Bulls Tooth, 3.8 mi (6.1 km) to the south.^[1] Precipitation runoff from the peak drains into tributaries of Nason Creek, which in turn is a tributary of the Wenatchee River. Jim Hill Mountain is set immediately south of the east portal of the Cascade Tunnel, which was built by the Great Northern Railway. This mountain was named by Albert Hale Sylvester to honor James J. Hill (1838–1916), the chief executive officer of the Great Northern Railway.^[5][6] Hill became known during his lifetime as "The Empire Builder", a name bestowed to the Empire Builder passenger train that runs from Seattle to Chicago, and traverses below this mountain.