| Sauk Mountain | |
|---|---|
 Sauk Mountain, west aspect | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 5,545 ft (1,690 m)[1] |
| Prominence | 1,621 ft (494 m)[2] |
| Parent peak | Mount Watson[1] |
| Isolation | 8.06 mi (12.97 km)[1] |
| Coordinates | 48°31′23″N 121°36′04″W / 48.522992°N 121.600986°W[2] |
| Naming | |
| Native name | dxʷgʷiʔt (Lushootseed) |
| Geography | |
  Sauk Mountain Location in Washington  Sauk Mountain Sauk Mountain (the United States) | |
| State | Washington |
| County | Skagit |
| Parent range | North Cascades |
| Topo map | USGS Sauk Mountain |
| Geology | |
| Type of rock | Greenschist[3] |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1895 by G. O. Smith[3] |
| Easiest route | Sauk Mountain Trail and scrambling |
Sauk Mountain is a 5,545-foot (1,690-metre) mountain summit located in Skagit County of Washington state.[4] It is situated immediately north of Rockport State Park and the North Cascades Highway, on land managed by the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. Part of the North Cascades, Sauk Mountain is positioned west of the crest of the Cascade Range, approximately nine miles east of Concrete, Washington, and 17 miles north of the town of Darrington. The nearest higher peak is Helen Buttes, 5.86 miles (9.43 km) to the northeast.[2] A popular two-mile trail provides hikers with good views from the craggy summit of Mount Baker, Mount Shuksan, Mount Chaval, and the Picket Range. Precipitation runoff from Sauk Mountain drains into tributaries of the Skagit River.
The mountain's name, "Sauk" comes from its position immediately north of the confluence of the Sauk River with the Skagit River, which in turn comes from the Sauk people, a people indigenous to the Sauk River area.[5] The name for the mountain in their language, Lushootseed, is dxʷgʷiʔt.[6]
- ^ a b c "Sauk Mountain WA - 5,545'". Lists of John. Retrieved 2024-04-07.
- ^ a b c "Sauk Mountain, Washington". Peakbagger.com.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
Beckeywas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Sauk Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2019-09-28.
- ^ Phillips, James W. (1971). Washington State Place Names. University of Washington Press. ISBN 0-295-95158-3.
- ^ Bates, Dawn; Hess, Thom; Hilbert, Vi (1994). Lushootseed Dictionary. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 201. ISBN 978-0-295-97323-4. OCLC 29877333.