Mount Pershing and Jefferson Peak from Mt. Washington
Photo by John Myers
Overview
- Elevation: South Peak 6154 ft
- Subpeaks: Middle Peak ca. 5871 ft - North Peak ca. 5600 ft - Mt. Ben 5650 ft
- Prominence: 1114 ft
- Lat/Long: N 47.55206 W 123.25600
- Glaciers: None
- Difficulty: Rock Scramble
- Best Months for Climbing: May - August
- Year First Climbed: 1939
- First Successful Climbers: Don Dooley, Robert Henderson, Walt Ingalls, and Bob Mandelhorn via Middle Peak and Route 4 saddle
Maps
- Custom Correct: Mount Skokomish - Lake Cushman
- Green Trails: The Brothers (#168)
- USGS 7.5 Minute: Mt Skokomish, Mt. Washington
- Acme map
Routes - South Peak
- Route 1, Grade II, Class 3 via S Ridge past Mt. Ben
- Route 2, Grade II, Class 4, via Jefferson Creek way trail to couloir and 5200 ft bench
- Route 3, Grade II, Class 3, via East Ridge
- Route 4, Grade II, Class 3, via Mildred Lakes trail to saddle between Middle & South Peaks
- Route 5, Grade II, Class 3, via Hamma Hamma road and NW side of Pershing-Jefferson ridge
- Route 6, Grade II, Class 3, via Hamma Hamma road to basins on N side and saddle between Middle & South Peaks
- Route 7, Grade II, Class 3, via Jefferson creek way trail to 4300 ft basin
Routes - Middle Peak
- Route 1, Grade I, Class 2 via route 4 of South Peak
- Route 2, Grade I, Class 3 via route 4 of South Peak to direct cliffs
Routes - North Peak
- Route 1, Grade I, Class 3 via Mildred Lakes trail
- Route 2, Grade I, Class 3 via North Couloir
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