Seven Fingered Jack
| Seven Fingered Jack | ||
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 The Seven Fingered Jack as seen from Leroy Creek Basin |
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| height | 2749 m | |
| location | Chelan County , Washington , USA | |
| Mountains | Northern Cascade Range | |
| Notch height | 116 m | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 9 '2 " N , 120 ° 48' 50" W | |
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| First ascent | 1932 by Richard Alt | |
The Seven Fingered Jack is a mountain in the North Cascades in Washington state . It is located at the northern end of the Entiat Mountains , a partial chain of the cascades . It is part of a tripodal group called Entiat Cirque, which also includes Mount Maude and Mount Fernow . The Seven Fingered Jack is located approximately 4 mi (6 km) south of Holden Village in the Glacier Peak Wilderness of the Wenatchee National Forest .
geography
The information on the height of the Seven Fingered Jack is inconsistent. The United States Geological Survey names 2749 m in the Geographic Names Information System . At Peakbagger.com it is 9,100 ft (2,774 m), at Peakware.com it is 9,077 ft (2,767 m) and therefore the classification in the list of the highest mountains in Washington differs: According to Peakbagger.com it is the twelfth highest and after Peakware.com the fifteenth highest.
The Seven Fingered Jack is the second highest of the three peaks of the Entiat Cirque. All three exceed the 9,000 ft (2,743 m) limit. Together they form a high, arched mountain range from which the headwaters of the Entiat River flow eastwards. There are a number of glaciers on Seven Fingered Jack and its neighbors, including the Entiat Glacier. The streams that flow down the east and south sides of the mountain flow into the Spider Meadows (Eng. "Spider Meadows") in the Phelps Creek, a tributary of the Chiwawa River , which flows south and flows into the Wenatchee River . Therefore, the Seven Fingered Jack is located on the border of the Entiat and Wenatchee River basins . Both rivers are tributaries of the Columbia River .
history
The Seven Fingered Jack was once named Entiat Needles after each of the rugged mountain tops. It got its current name from Albert H. Sylvester , a topographer for the USGS , who later (1908-1931) worked in the Forest Service as head of the Wenatchee National Forest . During his career he named more than 3,000 geographic objects in the region.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Seven Fingered Jack ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey .
- ↑ a b c d Seven Fingered Jack . Peakware.com. Retrieved June 6, 2009.
- ↑ Seven Fingered Jack, Washington . peakbagger.com. Retrieved June 6, 2009.
- ↑ Washington Bulger List . peakbagger.com. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
- ↑ Seven Fingered Jack . summitpost.org. Retrieved May 7, 2011.
- ^ Topographic map of the USGS via the GNIS website
- ^ Albert Hale Sylvester . UW Libraries, Special Collections. Retrieved June 6, 2009.