Crescent Mountain | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 6,715 ft (2,047 m)[1] |
Prominence | 275 ft (84 m)[1] |
Parent peak | Sluiskin Mountain (7,026 ft)[2][3] |
Isolation | 0.85 mi (1.37 km)[2] |
Coordinates | 46°56′53″N 121°45′43″W / 46.948069°N 121.76182°W |
Geography | |
Country | United States |
State | Washington |
County | Pierce |
Protected area | Mount Rainier National Park |
Parent range | Cascades |
Topo map | USGS Mowich Lake |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | scrambling[4] |
Crescent Mountain is a 6,715-ft (2,047 m) ridge-like mountain located in north-central Mount Rainier National Park, in Pierce County of Washington state.[5] It is part of the Cascade Range, and lies 6.6 mi (10.6 km) due north of the summit of Mount Rainier. Sluiskin Mountain is its nearest higher neighbor, 0.85 mi (1.37 km) to the east.[1] Precipitation runoff from Crescent Mountain drains west into tributaries of the Carbon River.
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