Hinkhouse Peak

Coordinates: 48°32′14″N 120°39′20″W / 48.537298°N 120.655584°W / 48.537298; -120.655584
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Hinkhouse Peak
North aspect (Okanogan County side)
Highest point
Elevation7,566 ft (2,306 m)[1]
Prominence760 ft (232 m)[2]
Parent peakEarly Winters Spires (7,807 ft)[3]
Isolation1.74 mi (2.80 km)[3]
Coordinates48°32′14″N 120°39′20″W / 48.537298°N 120.655584°W / 48.537298; -120.655584[2]
Geography
Hinkhouse Peak is located in Washington (state)
Hinkhouse Peak
Hinkhouse Peak
Location in Washington
Hinkhouse Peak is located in the United States
Hinkhouse Peak
Hinkhouse Peak
Hinkhouse Peak (the United States)
CountryUnited States
State
Okanogan Range
Climbing
First ascentLage Wernstedt in 1925 or 1926 [4]
Easiest routeMountaineering

Hinkhouse Peak is a 7,566-foot-elevation (2,306-meter) mountain

Topographic relief
is significant as it rises nearly 3,200 feet (980 meters) above Early Winters Creek in approximately one mile (1.6 km).

History

The peak's name honors Jimmy D. Hinkhouse (1943–1995), a Washington state mountaineer, economist with the Boeing Corporation in Seattle, and founder of One Step at a Time, a local mountaineering club/12-step substance abuse recovery program.[1] He died of hypothermia at age 52 while climbing Denali. This geographical feature's toponym was officially adopted in 2001 by the United States Board on Geographic Names.[1] Prior to that the peak had several variant names such as State Crag, Towers of the Throat Gripper, Fickle Peak, and Washington Pass Peak.[1]

Climate

Hinkhouse Peak is located in the

North Cascades Highway east of Washington Pass has the distinction of being among the top areas in the United States for most avalanche paths per mile of highway.[6] During winter months, weather is usually cloudy, but due to high pressure systems over the Pacific Ocean that intensify during summer months, there is often little or no cloud cover during the summer.[5]

Geology

The North Cascades features some of the most rugged topography in the

glacial valleys
. Geological events occurring many years ago created the diverse topography and drastic elevation changes over the Cascade Range leading to the various climate differences.

The history of the formation of the Cascade Mountains dates back millions of years ago to the late

continental lithosphere called terranes created the North Cascades about 50 million years ago.[7] Hinkhouse Peak is carved mostly from granite of the Golden Horn batholith
.

During the Pleistocene period dating back over two million years ago, glaciation advancing and retreating repeatedly scoured the landscape leaving deposits of rock debris.[7] The U-shaped cross section of the river valleys is a result of recent glaciation. Uplift and faulting in combination with glaciation have been the dominant processes which have created the tall peaks and deep valleys of the North Cascades area.

Gallery

  • Hinkhouse Peak seen from Highway 20
    Hinkhouse Peak seen from Highway 20
  • Hinkhouse Peak from PCT
    Hinkhouse Peak from PCT
  • Hinkhouse Peak seen from the Cutthroat Lake Trailhead
    Hinkhouse Peak seen from the Cutthroat Lake Trailhead

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Hinkhouse Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2018-08-31.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Hinkhouse Peak, Washington". Peakbagger.com.
  3. ^ a b "Hinkhouse Peak - 7,580' WA". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
  4. ^ a b Beckey, Fred W. Cascade Alpine Guide, Climbing and High Routes. Seattle, WA: Mountaineers Books, 2008.
  5. ^ a b Beckey, p. 16
  6. ^ Avalanche Control. wsdot.wa.gov
  7. ^ a b c d Kruckeberg, Arthur (1991). The Natural History of Puget Sound Country. University of Washington Press.

External links

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