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North America / United States / Washington / Kyes Peak
Record SL-668653 · Wikidata Q6450917

Kyes Peak

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Elevation
2,220 m
7,283 ft
Prominence
Isolation
Coordinates
47.9647° N, 121.3337° W
Grid ref
Kyes Peak
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Description

Wikipedia

Kyes Peak, which is also known as "Goblin Peak", is a mountain peak located in the Henry M. Jackson Wilderness in Washington, United States. Kyes Peak rises to over 7,280 feet (2,220 m). Together with Columbia Peak and Monte Cristo Peak it forms a basin that contains Columbia Glacier and Blanca Lake. It is the highest summit in the Monte Cristo group of peaks. Kyes Peak was once mapped as Goblin Peak, and in earlier times was known by miners and the United States Forest Service as Mount Michigan. The name Kyes comes from a member of the first climbing party, Commander James Ellsworth Kyes. Along with Reginald Bachelder, Kyes climbed the mountain on August 15, 1920. Both were members of the Everett Boy Scouts at the time. It is uncommon for a Washington Cascades mountain to be named after a person who climbed it. The USGS agreed to posthumously rename the mountain in recognition for Kyes' sacrifice commanding a destroyer in the Battle of the Atlantic. An earlier ascent of the peak was probably made by Thomas Gerdine of the USGS in 1897.

Best months

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Neighbouring summits

Name Elevation Bearing Distance
Monte Cristo Peak 2,140 m NW 321° 1.0 km
Columbia Peak 2,175 m W 260° 2.1 km
Goblin Mountain 1,709 m E 93° 2.1 km
Wilmans Peaks 2,098 m W 289° 2.5 km
Cadet Peak 2,191 m NW 333° 2.6 km
East Wilmans Spire 1,865 m NW 293° 2.9 km

Climbing routes

nearest first
Route Area Grade From summit
East Wilmans Spire Wilmans Spires 4c 2.5 km
Diamond In The Rough Sloan Peak 6c 8.6 km
Corkscrew Route Sloan Peak 1- 8.6 km
Northwest Buttress Sloan Peak 5c 8.6 km