Mount Torment

Mount Torment
Highest point
Elevation 8,125 ft (2,476 m)
Prominence 240 ft (73 m) [1]
Coordinates 48°30′42″N 121°04′37″W / 48.5117931°N 121.0770587°W / 48.5117931; -121.0770587Coordinates: 48°30′42″N 121°04′37″W / 48.5117931°N 121.0770587°W / 48.5117931; -121.0770587 [2]
Geography
Location Skagit County, Washington, U.S.
Parent range North Cascades
Geology
Volcanic arc Cascade Volcanic Arc
Climbing
First ascent 1946 by Jack Schwabland and Herb Staley [3]

Mount Torment is a 8,125 – 8,165 ft (2,477 – 2,489 m) high peak in the North Cascades of Washington in the United States.[4] It is located approximately 65 miles (105 km) northeast of the city of Everett.[5] First ascended on August 23, 1946, its name originates from the first ascent party, because of "the torture of a hot day with only one orange for quenching thirst." Since then, Mount Torment has gained popularity because of the Torment-Forbidden Traverse to neighboring Forbidden Peak, an exposed alpine route.[3]

The North Fork Cascade River rises in a basin below Mount Torment and flows several miles west to the Cascade River. Numerous waterfalls are found in this valley.

References

  1. ↑ Key col for Mount Torment at the Peakbagger website
  2. ↑ "Mount Torment". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-03-01.
  3. 1 2 "Mount Torment". Peakware-World Mountain Encyclopedia. 1992. Retrieved 2009-03-14.
  4. ↑ Mount Torment at the Peakbagger website
  5. ↑ "Latitude-Longitude Distance Calculation". Retrieved 2009-03-14.


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