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North America / United States / Washington / Monte Cristo Peak
Record SL-667579 · Wikidata Q6904750

Monte Cristo Peak

No list classifications
Elevation
2,140 m
7,021 ft
Prominence
576 m
Isolation
Coordinates
47.9714° N, 121.3418° W
Grid ref
Monte Cristo Peak
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Description

Wikipedia

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. The 1918 edition of The Mountaineer called the mountain "a huge pile of red rock." Monte Cristo is named for the mining boom town of Monte Cristo, 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.

First ascent

Date
1923
James M. Keyes and W. Zerum
Source · wikipedia

Best months

Rows beneath each bar: mean temperature, monthly precipitation. Highest-scoring month in red.

Neighbouring summits

Name Elevation Bearing Distance
Kyes Peak 2,220 m SE 141° 1.0 km
Cadet Peak 2,191 m N 340° 1.6 km
Wilmans Peaks 2,098 m W 273° 1.7 km
Columbia Peak 2,175 m SW 233° 1.8 km
East Wilmans Spire 1,865 m W 281° 2.1 km
North Cadet Peak 2,182 m N 344° 2.1 km

Climbing routes

nearest first
Route Area Grade From summit
East Wilmans Spire Wilmans Spires 4c 1.8 km
Diamond In The Rough Sloan Peak 6c 7.8 km
Corkscrew Route Sloan Peak 1- 7.8 km
Northwest Buttress Sloan Peak 5c 7.8 km