Monte Cristo Peak

Monte Cristo Peak
Monte Cristo Peak with Kyes Peak to the right from Blanca Lake
Highest point
Elevation	7,136 ft (2,175 m)  NGVD 29[1]
Prominence	576 ft (176 m) [1]
Parent peak	Kyes Peak[1]
Coordinates	47°58′17″N 121°20′28″W / 47.9714964°N 121.3412177°WCoordinates: 47°58′17″N 121°20′28″W / 47.9714964°N 121.3412177°W [2]
Geography
Monte Cristo Peak Snohomish County, Washington, U.S.
Parent range	Cascade Range
Topo map	USGS Blanca Lake
Climbing
First ascent	1923 by James M. Keyes and W. Zerum[3]

Monte Cristo Peak is a mountain peak in the Henry M. Jackson Wilderness in Washington state. Together with Columbia Peak and Kyes Peak it forms a basin that contains Columbia Glacier and Blanca Lake.^[4] The 1918 edition of The Mountaineer called the mountain "a huge pile of red rock."^[3]

Monte Cristo is named for the mining boom town of Monte Cristo,^[3] which dates from the late 19th and early 20th centuries and which is situated on the mountain's northwestern flank. The town was owned by J. D. Rockefeller for a few years. A railroad and cable tramway was built to move materials.

References

1. "Monte Cristo Peak, Washington". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2015-04-10.
2. "Monte Cristo Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2015-04-10.
3. Beckey, Fred W. (2003). Cascade Alpine Guide: climbing and high routes, Vol. 2, Stevens Pass to Rainy Pass (3rd ed.). Mountaineers Books. p. 79. ISBN 978-0-89886-838-8.
4. "Area around Monte Cristo Peak" (map). Acme Mapper. Retrieved 2015-04-10.

External links

• "Monte Cristo Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
• "Monte Cristo Peak". SummitPost.org.
• "Smoot's "Climbing Washington's Mountains" 100 Peaks". Peakbagger.com.