Denny Mountain

Denny Mountain
Denny Mountain
Elevation 5520+ ft (1682+ m) NGVD 29[1]
Prominence 240 ft (73 m) [1]
Location
Location King County, Washington, USA
Range Cascades
Coordinates 47°26′19″N 121°26′39″W / 47.4387232°N 121.444261°W / 47.4387232; -121.444261Coordinates: 47°26′19″N 121°26′39″W / 47.4387232°N 121.444261°W / 47.4387232; -121.444261[2]
Topo map USGS Snoqualmie Pass

Denny Mountain is summit near Snoqualmie Pass in Washington state. The Alpental ski area is located on the mountain's eastern flank.

The mountain is named after Arthur A. Denny of the Denny Party,[3] who oversaw the construction of the Snoqualmie Pass Road, which later became I-90, and which runs along the mountain's southern base.

References

  1. ^ a b "Denny Mountain, Washington". Peakbagger.com. http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=2113. 
  2. ^ "Denny Mountain". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1531437. 
  3. ^ Majors, Harry M. (1975). Exploring Washington. Van Winkle Publishing Co. p. 86. ISBN 9780918664006. http://books.google.com/books?id=CoWrPQAACAAJ. 

External links

"Alpental ski area". http://www.summitatsnoqualmie.com/Mountains/Alpental. Retrieved 2010-12-27. 



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