Mount Index

2013-08-18T10:32:41Z

XreDuex: Updated picture once more to a (new) less washed-out and better defined shot.

{{Infobox mountain
| name = Mount Index
| photo = Mount Index August 2013.JPG
| elevation_ft = 5991
| elevation_ref = {{ngvd29}}<ref name="pb">{{cite peakbagger|2045|Mount Index, Washington}}</ref>
| prominence_ft = 2991
| prominence_ref = <ref name="pb"/>
| location = [[King County, Washington|King]] / [[Snohomish County, Washington|Snohomish]] counties, [[Washington (U.S. state)|Washington, U.S.]]
| range = [[Cascade Range]]
| map = USA Washington
| map_size = 208
| lat_d = 47.7745488 | lat_NS = N
| long_d = 121.5809415 | long_EW = W
| region = US-WA
| source = gnis
| coordinates_ref = <ref name="gnis">{{cite gnis|1521160|Mount Index}}</ref>
| first_ascent = First recorded ascent on October 29, 1911 by H. B. Hinman, Ernest Martin, Lee Pickett, George E. Wright
| easiest_route = Hike/[[Scrambling|scramble]]
}}

'''Mount Index''' is a peak in the central part of the [[Cascade Range]] of [[Washington (U.S. state)|Washington]] state. It lies just south of the [[Skykomish River]] and [[U.S. Route 2 in Washington|U.S. Route 2]], at the western edge of the Cascades. Despite its relatively low elevation, it is a famous and dramatic landmark, as it comprises three pointed spires which rise steeply from a very low base. The main peak is the southernmost of the three, while the North Peak rises even more steeply above the valley. For example, it rises more than 4,250 ft (1,300m) above the lower slopes on the northeast side in less than 1 horizontal mile (1.6 km).

The first recorded ascent of Mount Index (the main peak) was on October 29, 1911 by H. B. Hinman, Ernest Martin, Lee Pickett, George E. Wright. However, they found a flagpole already on the summit, so theirs was certainly not the first ascent. Since the easiest route is non-technical, a much earlier ascent by [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]]s is likely. The first ascent of the steeper, more difficult North Peak was in 1929, by Lionel Chute and Victor Kaartinen, by the North Face Route.

The standard route on the main peak climbs the east side of the peak from Lake Serene. The standard route on the North Peak is the North Face Route, which is a long, moderately technical climb ([[Grade (climbing)|Grade III, Class 5.6]]).

The Mount Index was once known as West Index Mountain,<ref name="gnis"/> and [[Baring Mountain]] was known as Mount Index instead.<ref>{{cite gnis|1516135|Baring Mountain}}</ref> They were both renamed in 1917.<ref name="beckey">{{cite book |last=Beckey |first=Fred W. |authorlink= Fred Beckey |title=[[Cascade Alpine Guide]], Vol. 2, Stevens Pass to Rainy Pass |edition=3rd |year=2003 |publisher=[[The Mountaineers (club)|Mountaineers Books]] |isbn=978-0-89886-838-8 |page=41}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{cite web |title=Mount Index |format=map |publisher=TopoQuest.com |url=http://www.topoquest.com/map.php?lat=47.77455&lon=-121.58094&datum=nad83&zoom=4&map=auto&coord=d&mode=zoomin&size=l |accessdate=2011-01-05}}
* {{cite web |title=All Washington Peaks with 2000 Feet of Prominence |publisher=Jeff Howbert |url=http://howbert.netherweb.com/mountains/WA_all_2000P/WA_all_2000P_list_Psort.html |accessdate=2011-01-05}}
* {{cite summitpost|150645|Mount Index|2011-01-05}}
* {{cite web |title=Lake Serene, Washington |date=July, 2002 |publisher=Peak Fever |url=http://www.peakfever.com/hike-info-02.php |accessdate=2011-04-21}}

[[Category:Landforms of King County, Washington]]
[[Category:Mountains of Washington (state)|Index]]
[[Category:Landforms of Snohomish County, Washington]]

{{KingWA-geo-stub}}
{{SnohomishWA-geo-stub}}

Mount Index

2013-07-15T18:13:08Z

XreDuex: Updated article picture to a closer, tighter shot of the mountain. Nothing against the old one, but it was time for something clearer.

{{Infobox mountain
| name = Mount Index
| photo = Mount Index July 2013.JPG
| elevation_ft = 5991
| elevation_ref = {{ngvd29}}<ref name="pb">{{cite peakbagger|2045|Mount Index, Washington}}</ref>
| prominence_ft = 2991
| prominence_ref = <ref name="pb"/>
| location = [[King County, Washington|King]] / [[Snohomish County, Washington|Snohomish]] counties, [[Washington (U.S. state)|Washington, U.S.]]
| range = [[Cascade Range]]
| map = USA Washington
| map_size = 208
| lat_d = 47.7745488 | lat_NS = N
| long_d = 121.5809415 | long_EW = W
| region = US-WA
| source = gnis
| coordinates_ref = <ref name="gnis">{{cite gnis|1521160|Mount Index}}</ref>
| first_ascent = First recorded ascent on October 29, 1911 by H. B. Hinman, Ernest Martin, Lee Pickett, George E. Wright
| easiest_route = Hike/[[Scrambling|scramble]]
}}

'''Mount Index''' is a peak in the central part of the [[Cascade Range]] of [[Washington (U.S. state)|Washington]] state. It lies just south of the [[Skykomish River]] and [[U.S. Route 2 in Washington|U.S. Route 2]], at the western edge of the Cascades. Despite its relatively low elevation, it is a famous and dramatic landmark, as it comprises three pointed spires which rise steeply from a very low base. The main peak is the southernmost of the three, while the North Peak rises even more steeply above the valley. For example, it rises more than 4,250 ft (1,300m) above the lower slopes on the northeast side in less than 1 horizontal mile (1.6 km).

The first recorded ascent of Mount Index (the main peak) was on October 29, 1911 by H. B. Hinman, Ernest Martin, Lee Pickett, George E. Wright. However, they found a flagpole already on the summit, so theirs was certainly not the first ascent. Since the easiest route is non-technical, a much earlier ascent by [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]]s is likely. The first ascent of the steeper, more difficult North Peak was in 1929, by Lionel Chute and Victor Kaartinen, by the North Face Route.

The standard route on the main peak climbs the east side of the peak from Lake Serene. The standard route on the North Peak is the North Face Route, which is a long, moderately technical climb ([[Grade (climbing)|Grade III, Class 5.6]]).

The Mount Index was once known as West Index Mountain,<ref name="gnis"/> and [[Baring Mountain]] was known as Mount Index instead.<ref>{{cite gnis|1516135|Baring Mountain}}</ref> They were both renamed in 1917.<ref name="beckey">{{cite book |last=Beckey |first=Fred W. |authorlink= Fred Beckey |title=[[Cascade Alpine Guide]], Vol. 2, Stevens Pass to Rainy Pass |edition=3rd |year=2003 |publisher=[[The Mountaineers (club)|Mountaineers Books]] |isbn=978-0-89886-838-8 |page=41}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{cite web |title=Mount Index |format=map |publisher=TopoQuest.com |url=http://www.topoquest.com/map.php?lat=47.77455&lon=-121.58094&datum=nad83&zoom=4&map=auto&coord=d&mode=zoomin&size=l |accessdate=2011-01-05}}
* {{cite web |title=All Washington Peaks with 2000 Feet of Prominence |publisher=Jeff Howbert |url=http://howbert.netherweb.com/mountains/WA_all_2000P/WA_all_2000P_list_Psort.html |accessdate=2011-01-05}}
* {{cite summitpost|150645|Mount Index|2011-01-05}}
* {{cite web |title=Lake Serene, Washington |date=July, 2002 |publisher=Peak Fever |url=http://www.peakfever.com/hike-info-02.php |accessdate=2011-04-21}}

[[Category:Landforms of King County, Washington]]
[[Category:Mountains of Washington (state)|Index]]
[[Category:Landforms of Snohomish County, Washington]]

{{KingWA-geo-stub}}
{{SnohomishWA-geo-stub}}

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