Mount Higgins

Mount Higgins
Mount Higgins seen from Darrington
Highest point
Elevation	5,176 ft (1,578 m)[1]
Prominence	896 ft (273 m)[1]
Parent peak	Round Mountain (5,340 ft)[1]
Isolation	0.95 mi (1.53 km)[2]
Coordinates	48°18′54″N 121°45′45″W / 48.315019°N 121.762407°W / 48.315019; -121.762407[1]
Geography
Mount Higgins Location in Washington Show map of Washington (state) Mount Higgins Location in the United States Show map of the United States
Country	United States
State	Washington
County	Skagit
Parent range	Cascade Range
Topo map	USGS Mount Higgins
Climbing
First ascent	1888
Easiest route	Scramble

Mount Higgins is a 5,176-foot-elevation mountain summit located at the western edge of the North Cascades Range, in Skagit County, Washington.^[3] Mount Higgins has two subsidiary summits, Skadulgwas Peak (4,986 ft) which is the fin-shaped middle peak, and also Mount Higgins Lookout Site (4,849 ft), the western sub-summit. The mountain is set on land administered by the Mount Baker–Snoqualmie National Forest. Mount Higgins is situated along the north side of State Route 530, mid-way between the communities of Darrington and Oso, near the site of the 2014 Oso mudslide. The nearest higher neighbor is Round Mountain, 0.93 miles (1.50 km) to the north-northeast.^[1] This mountain is named for Oso homesteader Walter Higgins.^[4] The first ascent was made in 1888 by John Higgins, Frank Lawrence, and Al Baker.^[5] Precipitation runoff from Mount Higgins drains into tributaries of the Stillaguamish River. Topographic relief is significant as the south aspect rises 4,800 feet (1,500 m) above the Stillaguamish in two miles.