Mount Benzarino

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Coordinates: 48°29′23″N 120°49′02″W / 48.489723°N 120.817091°W / 48.489723; -120.817091
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Mount Benzarino
Benzarino's east aspect seen from Maple Pass Trail
Highest point
Elevation7,760 ft (2,370 m)[1]
Prominence720 ft (220 m)[1]
Parent peakCorteo Peak (8,080 ft)[2]
Isolation1.66 mi (2.67 km)[2]
Coordinates48°29′23″N 120°49′02″W / 48.489723°N 120.817091°W / 48.489723; -120.817091[1]
Geography
Mount Benzarino is located in Washington (state)
Mount Benzarino
Mount Benzarino
Location of Mount Benzarino in Washington
Mount Benzarino is located in the United States
Mount Benzarino
Mount Benzarino
Mount Benzarino (the United States)
CountryUnited States
State
class 3 scrambling[2]

Mount Benzarino is a 7,760+ ft (2,370+ m) mountain summit located in

Washington state.[4] It is situated in the North Cascades, a subset of the Cascade Range. The nearest higher neighbor is Corteo Peak, 1.67 miles (2.69 km) to the northeast, and Black Peak is set 2.34 miles (3.77 km) to the north.[1]

Corteo Peak and Mount Benzarino were named by Forest Service surveyor, Lage Wernstedt, for the names of Basque sheepherders he met near these two mountains.[5][6] Lage Wernstedt made the first ascent of Benzarino in 1926.[7] Remnants of a small glacier hang on its north flank, and precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into tributaries of Bridge Creek, which in turn is a tributary of the Stehekin River.

Climate

Mount Benzarino is located in the

Cascade Mountains. As fronts approach the North Cascades, they are forced upward by the peaks of the Cascade Range (orographic lift), causing them to drop their moisture in the form of rain or snowfall onto the Cascades. As a result, the North Cascades experience high precipitation, especially during the winter months in the form of snowfall. Because of maritime influence, snow tends to be wet and heavy, resulting in high avalanche danger.[3] 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.[3]

Geology

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

continental lithosphere called terranes created the North Cascades about 50 million years ago.[8]

During the Pleistocene period dating back over two million years ago, glaciation advancing and retreating repeatedly scoured the landscape leaving deposits of rock debris.[8] 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.

See also

Gallery

  • View from Maple Pass Trail with Benzarino (left), Corteo Peak (center), and Black Peak (right)
    View from Maple Pass Trail with Benzarino (left), Corteo Peak (center), and Black Peak (right)
  • Mt. Benzarino in lower half of frame, seen from Black Peak. Note small glacier below summit. (McGregor Mountain in upper left)
    Mt. Benzarino in lower half of frame, seen from Black Peak. Note small glacier below summit. (McGregor Mountain in upper left)

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Mount Benzarino, Washington". Peakbagger.com.
  2. ^ a b c "Benzarino, Mount - 7,740' WA". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
  3. ^ a b c d Beckey, Fred W. Cascade Alpine Guide, Climbing and High Routes. Seattle, WA: Mountaineers Books, 2008.
  4. ^ "Mount Benzarino". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
  5. ^ June Burn, Bellingham Herald, January 27, 1932
  6. ^ "Lage Wernstedt | Methow Grist".
  7. ISBN 978-0-918664-00-6
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  8. ^ a b c d Kruckeberg, Arthur (1991). The Natural History of Puget Sound Country. University of Washington Press.

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