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Snowking Mountain
Snowking Mountain is a summit located in Skagit County, Washington, Skagit County of Washington (U.S. state), Washington state. Situated within the Glacier Peak Wilderness, Snowking Mountain is positioned west of the crest of the North Cascades, approximately 18 miles northeast of the town of Darrington, Washington, Darrington. It is set within the Glacier Peak Wilderness, on land managed by Mount Baker–Snoqualmie National Forest. Snowking has two subsidiary peaks, West Peak (7,425 ft), and Middle Peak (7,400 ft). A broad unnamed glacier known colloquially as Snowking Glacier rests on the north face. Downslope of that glacier are Snowking Lake, Found Lake, and Cyclone Lake. Mount Tommy Thompson is three miles to the northwest, and the nearest higher neighbor is Mount Misch, to the southeast. Precipitation Surface runoff, runoff from Snowking Mountain drains into tributaries of the Skagit River. Climate Snowking Mountain is located in the marine west coast climate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Misch
Mount Misch is a remote 7,435 ft mountain summit in the North Cascades, in Skagit County of Washington (U.S. state), Washington state. It is the highest point of the ''Buckindy Range'', or ''Buckindy Ridge''. It is located 19 miles east-northeast of Darrington, Washington, and 15 miles north-northwest of Glacier Peak which is one of the Cascade stratovolcanoes. It is situated in the Glacier Peak Wilderness on land administered by the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. Mount Misch was named by mountaineer and author Fred Beckey for his friend Peter Misch (1909-1987), University of Washington geology professor and mountaineer, who was renowned for his study of the North Cascades. Precipitation Surface runoff, runoff from Mount Misch and the unnamed Goat Creek glacier on its east slope drains into tributaries of the Suiattle River and ultimately the Skagit River. Climate Mount Misch is located in the marine west coast climate zone of western North America.Beckey, Fred ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
