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Mount Torment 
Elevation 8,120 ft (2,475 m) Prominence 375 ft (114 m) Location Location Skagit County, Washington, USA Range North Cascades Coordinates 48°30′42″N 121°04′37″W / 48.5117931°N 121.0770587°WCoordinates: 48°30′42″N 121°04′37″W / 48.5117931°N 121.0770587°W[1] Geology Volcanic arc/belt Cascade Volcanic Arc Climbing First ascent 1946 by Jack Schwabland and Herb Staley [2] Mount Torment is a 8,120-foot (2,470 m) peak in the North Cascades of Washington in the United States. It is located approximately 65 miles (105 km) northeast of the city of Everett.[3] First ascended on August 23, 1946, its name originates from the first ascent party, because of "the torture of a hot day with only one orange for quenching thirst." Since then, Mount Torment has gained popularity because of the Torment-Forbidden Traverse, an exposed alpine route.[2]
The North Fork Cascade River rises in a basin below Mount Torment and flows several miles west to the Cascade River. Numerous waterfalls are found in this valley.
References
- ^ "Mount Torment". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1523433. Retrieved 2009-03-01.
- ^ a b "Mount Torment". Peakware-World Mountain Encyclopedia. 1992. http://www.peakware.com/peaks.html?pk=3059. Retrieved 2009-03-14.
- ^ "Latitude-Longitude Distance Calculation". http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/cvm-cgi-bin/latlongdist.pl. Retrieved 2009-03-14.
Categories:- Mountains of Washington (state)
- North Cascades of Washington (state)
- Landforms of Skagit County, Washington
- North Cascades National Park
- Washington (state) geography stubs
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