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Mount Misch is a remote 7,435 ft mountain summit in the North Cascades, in Skagit County of Washington state. It is the highest point of the Buckindy Range, or Buckindy Ridge. It is located 19 miles east-northeast of Darrington, Washington, and 15 miles north-northwest of Glacier Peak which is one of the Cascade stratovolcanoes. It is situated in the Glacier Peak Wilderness on land administered by the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. Mount Misch was named by mountaineer and author Fred Beckey for his friend Peter Misch (1909-1987), University of Washington geology professor and mountaineer, who was renowned for his study of the North Cascades.[4] Precipitation runoff from Mount Misch and the unnamed Goat Creek glacier on its east slope drains into tributaries of the Suiattle River and ultimately the Skagit River.

Mount Misch
Mount Misch (highest point centered) seen from Green Mountain
Highest point
Elevation7,435 ft (2,266 m)[1]
Prominence2,435 ft (742 m)[1]
Parent peakSentinel Peak (8,266 ft)[2]
Isolation5.49 mi (8.84 km)[2]
Coordinates48°20′37″N 121°12′00″W[1]
Geography
Mount Misch
Location in Washington
Mount Misch
Mount Misch (the United States)
LocationSkagit County, Washington, U.S.
Parent rangeCascade Range
Topo mapUSGS Downey Mountain
Geology
Type of rockmineralized Breccia pipe
Climbing
First ascentAugust 28, 1955 D. Grimlund, D. Nicholson, and W. Trueblood[3]
Easiest routeMountaineering

Climate


Mount Misch from Green Mountain
Mount Misch from Green Mountain

Mount Misch is located in the marine west coast climate zone of western North America.[3] Most weather fronts originate in the Pacific Ocean, and travel northeast toward the Cascade Mountains. As fronts approach the North Cascades, they are forced upward by the peaks of the Cascade Range, causing them to drop their moisture in the form of rain or snowfall onto the Cascades (Orographic lift). As a result, the west side of the North Cascades experiences high precipitation, especially during the winter months in the form of snowfall.[3] During winter months, weather is usually cloudy, but, due to high pressure systems over the Pacific Ocean that intensify during summer months, there is often little or no cloud cover during the summer.[3]


Geology


The Buckindy Range seen from Eldorado Peak with Mount Misch the highest peak on left side
The Buckindy Range seen from Eldorado Peak with Mount Misch the highest peak on left side

The North Cascades features some of the most rugged topography in the Cascade Range with craggy peaks, ridges, and deep glacial valleys. Geological events occurring many years ago created the diverse topography and drastic elevation changes over the Cascade Range leading to the various climate differences. These climate differences lead to vegetation variety defining the ecoregions in this area.

The history of the formation of the Cascade Mountains dates back millions of years ago to the late Eocene Epoch.[5] With the North American Plate overriding the Pacific Plate, episodes of volcanic igneous activity persisted.[5] In addition, small fragments of the oceanic and continental lithosphere called terranes created the North Cascades about 50 million years ago.[5]

During the Pleistocene period dating back over two million years ago, glaciation advancing and retreating repeatedly scoured the landscape leaving deposits of rock debris.[5] The “U”-shaped cross section of the river valleys are 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. The rusty reddish color of Mount Misch and the Buckindy Range is due to mineralized breccia pipe.[3]


See also



References


  1. "Mount Misch, Washington". Peakbagger.com.
  2. "Mount Misch - 7,435' WA". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
  3. Beckey, Fred W. Cascade Alpine Guide, Climbing and High Routes. Seattle, WA: Mountaineers Books, 2008.
  4. "Mount Misch". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2018-08-27.
  5. Kruckeberg, Arthur (1991). The Natural History of Puget Sound Country. University of Washington Press.



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Der Mount Misch ist ein entlegener 7.435 ft (2.266 m) hoher Gipfel in den North Cascades im Skagit County im US-Bundesstaat Washington. Er bildet den höchsten Punkt der Buckindy Range (oder Buckindy Ridge). Er liegt 19 mi (31 km) nordöstlich von Darrington (Washington) und 15 mi (24 km) nordnordwestlich des Glacier Peak, einem der Schichtvulkane der Kaskadenkette. Der Mount Misch liegt inmitten der Glacier Peak Wilderness auf vom Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest bewirtschaftetem Land. Er wurde durch den Bergsteiger und Autor Fred Beckey nach seinem Freund Peter Misch (1909–1987), einem Geologie-Professor der University of Washington und Bergsteiger, benannt, der für seine Untersuchungen in den North Cascades berühmt war.[3] Die Niederschläge vom Mount Misch und dem unbenannten Goat-Creek-Gletscher am Osthang des Berges werden über den Suiattle River abgeführt, welcher in den Skagit River mündet.
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