Mount Berge

Mount Berge
Mt. Berge, east aspect, from Mount Maude
Highest point
Elevation7,951 ft (2,423 m)[1]
Prominence1,026 ft (313 m)[1]
Parent peakNapeequa Peak[1]
Isolation1.36 mi (2.19 km)[1]
Coordinates48°06′12″N 120°56′46″W / 48.103246°N 120.946243°W / 48.103246; -120.946243[2]
Geography
Mount Berge is located in Washington (state)
Mount Berge
Mount Berge
Location in Washington
Mount Berge is located in the United States
Mount Berge
Mount Berge
Location in the United States
CountryUnited States
StateWashington
CountyChelan
Protected areaGlacier Peak Wilderness[2]
Parent rangeNorth Cascades
Cascade Range
Topo mapUSGS Clark Mountain
Geology
Rock ageCretaceous
Rock typeGranodiorite
Climbing
Easiest routeclass 3 scrambling[1]

Mount Berge is a 7,951-foot (2,423-metre) double-summit granitic mountain located in the Glacier Peak Wilderness of the North Cascades, in Chelan County of Washington state. The mountain is situated along the crest of the Cascade Range, on land managed by the Okanogan–Wenatchee National Forest. Its nearest higher neighbor is Napeequa Peak, 1.2 mi (1.9 km) to the west, and Buck Mountain is 1.7 mi (2.7 km) to the east-southeast. Berge is positioned on Chiwawa Ridge with Buck and Napeequa, and other notable peaks on this ridge include Fortress Mountain, Brahma Peak, Cirque Mountain, Helmet Butte, and Chiwawa Mountain. Precipitation runoff from Berge drains to the headwaters of Napeequa River; or east into tributaries of the Chiwawa River.

This peak was named to remember Richard Waldo Berge (age 23), who died while climbing Baring Mountain on July 16, 1952.[3] He was climbing with Fred Beckey at the time of the accident. Beckey's Cascade Alpine Guide credits Berge with several first ascents in the Cascades.

  1. ^ a b c d e ""Mount Berge" - 7,951' WA". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2024-04-07.
  2. ^ a b "Mount Berge, Washington". Peakbagger.com.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Beckey, Fred W 2008 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).