Mount LaCrosse | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 6,417 ft (1,956 m)[1] |
Prominence | 977 ft (298 m)[1] |
Parent peak | Mount Elk Lick[2] |
Isolation | 2.54 mi (4.09 km)[2] |
Coordinates | 47°41′05″N 123°18′44″W / 47.684773°N 123.312194°W[1] |
Geography | |
Country | United States |
State | Washington |
County | Jefferson |
Protected area | Olympic National Park |
Parent range | Olympic Mountains |
Topo map | USGS Mount Steel |
Geology | |
Rock age | Eocene |
Rock type | Basalt[3] |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1928 Richard Paulson, William Ryer, Paul Wiseman, Frank Woodworth |
Easiest route | Scrambling Class 2[2] |
Mount LaCrosse, is a 6,417-foot (1,956-metre) mountain summit in the Olympic Mountains and is located in Jefferson County of Washington state. It is situated in Olympic National Park and the nearest higher peak is Mount Elk Lick, 2.54 mi (4.09 km) to the east.[1] The Anderson massif lies 2.67 mi (4.30 km) to the north of Mount LaCrosse, and White Mountain lies 0.95 mi (1.53 km) to the southwest. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into tributaries of the Dosewallips River and Duckabush River.