Mount Fairchild
| Mount Fairchild | |
|---|---|
Mount Fairchild from Hurricane Ridge | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 6,900 ft (2,100 m) |
| Prominence | 450 ft (140 m) |
| Parent peak | Mount Carrie (6,995 ft) |
| Isolation | 0.85 mi (1.37 km) |
| Coordinates | 47°54′01″N 123°38′00″W / 47.900141°N 123.633367°W |
| Geography | |
| Location | Olympic National Park Clallam County, Washington, US |
| Parent range | Olympic Mountains |
| Topo map | USGS Mount Carrie |
| Geology | |
| Rock age | Eocene |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1963 |
| Easiest route | class 3 scrambling |
Mount Fairchild, also known as Mount William Fairchild, is a 6,900-foot (2,100-metre) glaciated mountain summit located within Olympic National Park in Clallam County of Washington state. Mt. Fairchild is the second-highest peak in the Bailey Range, which is a subrange of the Olympic Mountains. Its nearest higher neighbor is Mount Carrie, 0.84 mi (1.35 km) to the southwest, and Ruth Peak is set 0.92 mi (1.48 km) to the south. In clear weather, the mountain can be seen from the visitor center at Hurricane Ridge. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into tributaries of the Elwha River.