- Mount Fernow
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Mount Fernow Mountain Country United States State Washington County Chelan Range North Cascades Elevation 9,249 ft (2,819 m) [1] Prominence 2,811 ft (857 m) [1] Coordinates 48°9′43″N 120°48′29″W / 48.16194°N 120.80806°W [2] 
Location of Mount Fernow in WashingtonMount Fernow is a tall peak in the North Cascades in the U.S. state of Washington and within the Glacier Peak Wilderness of the Wenatchee National Forest. At 9,249 feet (2,819 m) in elevation it is the eighth highest peak in Washington[1] and the state's third highest non-volcanic peak.[3] It is also the highest peak of the Entiat Mountains, a sub-range of the Cascades.[3] Mount Fernow's prominence is 2,811 ft (857 m), making it the 60th most prominent peak in Washington. The nearest higher peak is Bonanza Peak, 5.9 mi (9.5 km) to the north.[1]
Mount Fernow is flanked by several glaciers. Other large glaciated peaks are nearby, such as Seven Fingered Jack to the south. The headwaters of the Entiat River rise from the south slopes of Mount Fernow and the east slopes of Seven Fingered Jack.[4]
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History
Mount Fernow was named by Albert H. Sylvester in honor of Bernhard Fernow, a German forester who moved to the United States and worked for the Division of Forestry in the United States Department of Agriculture in the late 19th century.[3][5]
Mount Fernow was first summited in 1932 by a party including Oscar Pennington and Hermann Ulrichs.[6]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d "Mount Fernow, Washington". Peakbagger.com. http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=2012. Retrieved 2009-06-06.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mount Fernow
- ^ a b c "Mount Fernow". Peakware.com. http://www.peakware.com/peaks.html?pk=2976. Retrieved 2009-06-06.
- ^ USGS topographic maps accessed from USGS GNIS website
- ^ "Washington Place Names Database". Tacoma Public Library. http://search.tpl.lib.wa.us/wanames/. Retrieved 13 August 2009.
- ^ Beckey, Fred W. (2003). Cascade Alpine Guide, Vol. 2, Stevens Pass to Rainy Pass (3rd ed.). Mountaineers Books. p. 195. ISBN 0898868386.
External links
- "Bonanza Peak". SummitPost.org. http://www.summitpost.org/page/150586. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
Categories:- Mountains of Washington (state)
- North Cascades of Washington (state)
- Landforms of Chelan County, Washington
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