Mount Persis
Description
WikipediaMount Persis is a 5,464-foot (1,665-metre) summit located in Snohomish County, of Washington state. The mountain is part of the Cascade Range and is situated in the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. The mountain was named for Persis Gunn (1846–1898), wife of homesteader/miner Amos Gunn who started the nearby town of Index, Washington, and also named nearby Mount Index. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into tributaries of the Skykomish River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 4,160 feet (1,270 meters) above Anderson Creek in 0.8 mile (1.3 km). The rocks of Mount Persis are volcanic in origin and are considered amongst some of the earliest expressions of volcanism in the Cascade Mountain range in Washington.
Best months
Hiking score 0–100 · 10-yr climate averagesNeighbouring summits
| Name | Elevation | Bearing | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Index | 1,634 m | E 111° | 2.4 km |
| Middle Index | 1,674 m | SE 118° | 2.6 km |
| Mount Index | 1,826 m | SE 127° | 2.9 km |
| Little Haystack | 437 m | N 344° | 3.7 km |
Climbing routes
nearest first| Route | Area | Grade | From summit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stranger Danger | Gold pan and stranger | V0 | 2.4 km |
| Gold Pan | Gold pan and stranger | V2 | 2.4 km |
| Bird Bath | Bird Bath | V7 | 2.4 km |
| Suspended and Unattached | Suspended | V4 | 2.4 km |
| Mined Bender | Miner | V3 | 2.4 km |
| Miner Affair | Miner | V2 | 2.4 km |
| The Whole Mine Yards | Miner | V3 | 2.4 km |
| Benevolent | Mine Wall | 7c | 2.4 km |
| Greedy | Mine Wall | 7a | 2.4 km |
| Mine K | Mine K | V6 | 2.4 km |
| Mine K (Sit) | Mine K | V7 | 2.4 km |
| Jabba the Hut Low | Jabba the Hut | V4- | 2.4 km |
| Traverse of Mount Index | North Peak | 5a | 2.9 km |
| North Face | North Peak | 5a | 2.9 km |
| Hourglass Gully (Winter) | Main Peak | 1 | 2.9 km |
| Jötnar | Jötunheim | 5c | 3.1 km |
| Rock Island Line | Rock Island Line | V6 | 3.1 km |
| Don't Touch The Moss | NBD | V2- | 3.1 km |
| The Jewel (Low Start) | Gemstone Boulder, The | V7 | 3.1 km |
| The Wave (Sit Start) | Gemstone Boulder, The | V9 | 3.1 km |
| The Jewel | Gemstone Boulder, The | V3 | 3.1 km |
| The Wave | Gemstone Boulder, The | V8 | 3.1 km |
| Flower | Flower Boulder | V7 | 3.1 km |
| [Redacted] | Flower Boulder | V6 | 3.1 km |
| Chutzpah | Chutzpah Boulder | V10 | 3.1 km |