Mount Crowder (Washington)
Mount Crowder | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 7,082 ft (2,159 m)[1][2] |
Prominence | 1,042 ft (318 m)[1] |
Parent peak | Phantom Peak (8,000+ ft)[3] |
Isolation | 1.53 mi (2.46 km)[3] |
Coordinates | 48°47′52″N 121°21′07″W / 48.7977056°N 121.3519083°W[4] |
Naming | |
Etymology | Dwight Farnsworth Crowder |
Geography | |
Country | United States |
State | Washington |
County | Whatcom |
Protected area | North Cascades National Park |
Parent range | Cascade Range North Cascades Picket Range[1] |
Topo map | USGS Mount Challenger |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1962 |
Mount Crowder is a remote 7,082-foot (2,159-metre) mountain
History
The first ascent of the summit was made in 1962 by Cal Magnusson, Jack Ardussi, Don Mech, and Don Schmechel.[2] At that time the peak was known as "Old Brownie."
In 1970, the name "Mount Crowder" was officially adopted by the
Dr. Crowder died on April 8, 1970, the innocent victim of a senseless automobile accident in his home community of Portola Valley, California.
He is also the namesake of
Climate
Mount Crowder is located in the
Geology
The North Cascades features some of the most rugged topography in the
The history of the formation of the Cascade Mountains dates back millions of years ago to the late
During the Pleistocene period dating back over two million years ago, glaciation advancing and retreating repeatedly scoured the landscape leaving deposits of rock debris.[6] 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
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Phantom Peak to left, Mount Crowder to right with McMillan Spires and Mount Terror behind it. View is from Ruth Mountain looking east-southeast.
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Mount Crowder (centered, shaded, with glacier), Crescent Creek Spires (behind Crowder), Mount Terror (upper left). View from Copper Ridge.
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South aspect of Mount Crowder (centered, angular shape) seen from Trappers Peak
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Aerial view of North Cascades with Mt. Crowder along left edge (see file annotation)
See also
References
- ^ a b c d "Mount Crowder, Washington". Peakbagger.com.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-59485-136-0.
- ^ a b "Crowder, Mount - 7,082' WA". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
- ^ a b "Mount Crowder". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
- ^ United States Board on Geographic Names (1971), Decisions on Geographic Names in the United States, October through December 1970, List 7004, Department of the Interior Publisher, p. 16
- ^ a b c d Kruckeberg, Arthur (1991). The Natural History of Puget Sound Country. University of Washington Press.
External links
- Mt. Crowder east face (aerial photo): PBase
- Mt. Crowder northwest face (aerial photo): PBase
- Weather forecast: Mount Crowder
- Dwight F. Crowder obituary and photo
- North Cascades National Park National Park Service