Monte Cristo Peak
| Monte Cristo Peak | |
|---|---|
Northwest aspect from Glacier Basin | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 7,136 ft (2,175 m) NGVD 29 |
| Prominence | 576 ft (176 m) |
| Parent peak | Kyes Peak |
| Coordinates | 47°58′17″N 121°20′28″W / 47.9714964°N 121.3412177°W |
| Geography | |
Snohomish County, Washington, U.S. | |
| Parent range | Cascade Range |
| Topo map | USGS Blanca Lake |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1923 by James M. Keyes and W. Zerum |
Monte Cristo Peak is a mountain peak in the Henry M. Jackson Wilderness in Washington state. Together with Columbia Peak and Kyes Peak it forms a basin that contains Columbia Glacier and Blanca Lake. The 1918 edition of The Mountaineer called the mountain "a huge pile of red rock."
Monte Cristo is named for the mining boom town of Monte Cristo, which dates from the late 19th and early 20th centuries and which is situated on the mountain's northwestern flank. The town was owned by J. D. Rockefeller for a few years. A railroad and cable tramway was built to move materials.