Mount Benzarino
| Mount Benzarino | |
|---|---|
Benzarino's east aspect seen from Maple Pass Trail | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 7,760 ft (2,370 m) |
| Prominence | 720 ft (220 m) |
| Parent peak | Corteo Peak (8,080 ft) |
| Isolation | 1.66 mi (2.67 km) |
| Coordinates | 48°29′23″N 120°49′02″W / 48.489723°N 120.817091°W |
| Geography | |
| Interactive map of Mount Benzarino | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Washington |
| County | Chelan |
| Protected area | North Cascades National Park |
| Parent range | North Cascades |
| Topo map | USGS McGregor Mountain |
| Geology | |
| Rock age | Eocene to Late Cretaceous |
| Rock type | Tonalitic Orthogneiss |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1926, Lage Wernstedt |
| Easiest route | class 3 scrambling |
Mount Benzarino is a 7,760+ ft (2,370+ m) mountain summit located in North Cascades National Park, in Chelan County of Washington state. 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.
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. Lage Wernstedt made the first ascent of Benzarino in 1926. 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.