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Mount Cruiser
Mount Cruiser is a 6,104-foot-elevation (1,860 meter) mountain summit located in the Olympic Mountains, in Mason County, Washington, Mason County of Washington (U.S. state), Washington state. It is situated in Mount Skokomish Wilderness on land managed by Olympic National Forest. Cruiser is the highest point on Sawtooth Ridge, and its nearest higher peak is Mount Skokomish, to the north-northeast. Cruiser has two sub-peaks, Alpha (6040 ft/1841 m), and Beta (5920 ft/1804 m), the latter of which lies on the Olympic National Park boundary. The first ascent of the peak was made in 1937 by Paul Crews and Ray Layton. The mountain was named by the first ascent party to recognize their club, the Bremerton Ski Cruisers. The mountain's name was officially adopted in 1961 by the United States Board on Geographic Names. Precipitation Surface runoff, runoff from the mountain drains into the Hamma Hamma River. Climate Mount Cruiser is located in the marine west coast climate zone o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mason County, Washington
Mason County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. As of the 2020 census, the population was 65,726. The county seat and only incorporated city is Shelton. The county was formed out of Thurston County on March 13, 1854. Originally named Sawamish County, it took its present name in 1864 in honor of Charles H. Mason, the first Secretary of Washington Territory. Mason County comprises the Shelton, WA Micropolitan Statistical Area and is included in the Seattle- Tacoma, WA Combined Statistical Area. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (8.7%) is water. Geographic features * Brown Cove * Case Inlet *Hammersley Inlet * Harstine Island *Hood Canal *Lake Cushman * Mason Lake *Olympic Mountains *Puget Sound *Squaxin Island *Totten Inlet Oakland Bay Major highways * U.S. 101 * SR 3 * SR 108 * SR 106 Adjacent counties * Jefferson County – northwest *Kitsap County – northeast * Pierc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
