Editing Mount Stuart

{{short description|Mountain in Washington, United States}}
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{{Infobox mountain
 | name              = Mount Stuart
 | photo             = Mount Stuart.jpg
 | photo_caption     = Mount Stuart from the south.
 | elevation_ft      = 9415
 | elevation_ref     = {{ngvd29}}<ref name="pb">{{cite peakbagger|2182|Mount Stuart, Washington}}</ref>
 | prominence_ft     = 5354
 | prominence_ref    = <ref name="pb"/>
 | listing           = {{unbulleted list
|[[List of the most prominent summits of the United States|US most prominent peaks]] 102nd
}}
 | location          = [[Chelan County, Washington|Chelan County]], [[Washington (state)|Washington, U.S.]]
 | range             = [[Stuart Range]], [[Cascade Range]]
 | map               = USA Washington
 | map_caption       = Location in Washington
 | map_size          = 250
 | label_position    = right
 | coordinates       = {{coord|47.4751179|N|120.9031444|W|type:mountain_region:US-WA_scale:100000_source:ngs|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
 | range_coordinates = 
 | coordinates_ref   = <ref name="ngs">{{cite ngs|SX1189|Mount Stuart}}</ref>
 | topo              = [[United States Geological Survey|USGS]] Mount Stuart
 | type              = [[Granite]]
 | age               = Late [[Cretaceous]]
 | first_ascent      = 1873 by A. McPherson and party
 | easiest_route     = Major [[Scrambling|scramble]]
}}

'''Mount Stuart''' is a [[mountain]] in the [[Cascade Range]], in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Washington (state)|Washington]]. It is the second highest non-volcanic peak in the state, after [[Bonanza Peak (Washington)|Bonanza Peak]] and seventh-highest overall.<ref>{{cite web |last=Howbert |first=Jeff |title=Washington 100 Highest Peaks |publisher=The Northwest Peakbaggers Asylum |url=http://howbert.com/mountains/WA_top_100x400P/WA_top_100x400P_list.html}}</ref> Mount Stuart is the highest peak in the [[Stuart Range]], and it is located in the central part of the Washington Cascades, south of [[Stevens Pass]] and east of [[Snoqualmie Pass]] in the [[Alpine Lakes Wilderness]].

==Name==
Mount Stuart was given its name by [[George B. McClellan]] in September 1853<!--either August 23 (Beckey) or September 20 (Meany). The latter is more likely as Beckey quotes Meany and the previous entry in Meany (Mount Spokane) has an August 23 date--> in honor of his oldest and best friend, "the late Capt. Jas. [Jimmie] Stuart of the Rifles&mdash;a gallant soldier &amp; accomplished gentleman." Stuart had died of an arrow wound on June 18, 1851, following a skirmish with Native Americans at the base of the [[Siskiyou Mountains]] in southwest Oregon.<ref>{{cite book |last=Beckey |first=Fred |authorlink=Fred Beckey |title=Range of Glaciers: The Exploration and Survey of the Northern Cascade Range |publisher=Oregon Historical Society Press |year=2003 |isbn=0-87595-243-7 |pages= 80, 83}}</ref><ref>Meany, Edmond Stephen, [https://journals.lib.washington.edu/index.php/WHQ/article/viewFile/6122/5196 Origin of Washington Geographic Names, Volum XI, page 217], The Washington Historical Quarterly, 1920</ref>

==Topography==
Mount Stuart is more notable for its local relief than for its absolute elevation. For example, the south face rises {{convert|5000|ft}} in just {{convert|2|mi|km|adj=pre|horizontal}}. The northeast and northwest sides of the mountain exhibit similar steep relief.<ref name="topo">{{cite map |publisher=[[United States Geological Survey|USGS]] |title=Mount Stuart quadrangle, Washington |url=http://www.topoquest.com/map.php?lat=47.47513&lon=-120.90239&datum=nad83&zoom=4&map=auto&coord=d&mode=zoomin&size=l |scale=1:24000 |series=7.5 Minute Topographic}}</ref> Due to its location away from higher peaks, Mount Stuart has a [[topographic prominence]] of {{convert|5354|ft}}, making it the sixth most prominent in the state.<ref>{{cite web |last=Howbert |first=Jeff |title=All Washington Peaks with 2000 Feet of Prominence |publisher=The Northwest Peakbaggers Asylum |url=http://howbert.netherweb.com/mountains/WA_all_2000P/WA_all_2000P_list_Psort.html }}</ref> The rock of Mount Stuart is rugged due to the extensive jointing of the granite.<ref name="beckey" /> The north slopes of the mountain shelter three glaciers - [[Stuart Glacier|Stuart]], [[Ice Cliff Glacier|Ice Cliff]] and [[Sherpa Glacier]]s from west to east.

==Climate==
{{Weather box
|location = Mount Stuart 47.4749 N, 120.9001 W, Elevation: {{cvt|8484|ft}} (1991–2020 normals)
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|width=auto
|Jan high F = 24.6
|Feb high F = 24.3
|Mar high F = 26.1
|Apr high F = 31.0
|May high F = 39.8
|Jun high F = 46.0
|Jul high F = 56.4
|Aug high F = 57.1
|Sep high F = 51.2
|Oct high F = 40.2
|Nov high F = 28.0
|Dec high F = 23.1

|Jan mean F = 19.6
|Feb mean F = 18.1
|Mar mean F = 18.8
|Apr mean F = 22.6
|May mean F = 30.8
|Jun mean F = 36.5
|Jul mean F = 45.4
|Aug mean F = 46.1
|Sep mean F = 40.5
|Oct mean F = 31.3
|Nov mean F = 22.6
|Dec mean F = 18.4

|Jan low F = 14.6
|Feb low F = 11.9
|Mar low F = 11.4
|Apr low F = 14.2
|May low F = 21.7
|Jun low F = 27.0
|Jul low F = 34.4
|Aug low F = 35.1
|Sep low F = 29.9
|Oct low F = 22.4
|Nov low F = 17.2
|Dec low F = 13.7

|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 12.07
|Feb precipitation inch = 8.17
|Mar precipitation inch = 7.58
|Apr precipitation inch = 4.12
|May precipitation inch = 2.87
|Jun precipitation inch = 1.75
|Jul precipitation inch = 0.71
|Aug precipitation inch = 0.80
|Sep precipitation inch = 2.09
|Oct precipitation inch = 6.69
|Nov precipitation inch = 12.12
|Dec precipitation inch = 10.82

|source=PRISM Climate Group<ref>{{cite web
|url= http://prism.oregonstate.edu/explorer/
|title= PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University
|publisher= PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University
|access-date= September 28, 2023
|quote= To find the table data on the PRISM website, start by clicking ''Coordinates'' (under ''Location''); copy ''Latitude'' and ''Longitude figures'' from top of table; click ''Zoom to location''; click ''Precipitation, Minimum temp, Mean temp, Maximum temp''; click ''30-year normals, 1991-2020''; click ''800m''; click ''Retrieve Time Series'' button.}}</ref>
}}

==Climbing history==
It is not known for sure who made the first ascent of Mount Stuart. According to [[Fred Beckey]]: "Claude Rusk... was told by Frank Bryant of Yakima about finding a stick at the summit bearing the name `Angus McPherson—1873.' A. H. Sylvester, who climbed to the summit in 1897 and 1899 for triangulation, believed the first ascent was made by [[Frank Tweedy]] and [[Richard Urquhart Goode|Richard Goode]] during the Northern Pacific land survey."<ref name="beckey">{{cite book |last=Beckey |first=Fred W. |title=Cascade Alpine Guide, Vol. 1, Columbia River to Stevens Pass |edition=2nd |year=1987 |publisher=[[The Mountaineers (club)|Mountaineers Books]] |page=300}}</ref> Tweedy (after whom [[Tweedy's pussypaws]] is named) climbed Mount Stuart on August 5, 1883, and two days later again with Goode (after whom [[Goode Mountain]] is named). They did not report finding evidence of an earlier ascent.<ref>John Roper, [http://www.rhinoclimbs.com/WA100HighestFAChronology.htm Washington's highest mountains first ascent chronology], 2004</ref> Since [http://www.summitpost.org/cascadian-couloir/156462 the easiest route] is not too technical, an earlier [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] ascent is also a possibility.

The standard route is the Cascadian Couloir up the southeast flank of the mountain, which ascends to a false summit just southeast of the main summit, and finishes along a short ridge. The route involves [[scrambling]] and often steep snow. Far more technical climbs are available on the complex north face and other aspects of the mountain.<ref name="beckey"/>

==See also==
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*[[List of highest mountain peaks in Washington]]
*[[List of mountain peaks of North America]]
**[[List of mountain peaks of the United States]]
***[[List of Ultras of the United States]]
*[[Fifty Classic Climbs of North America]]
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==References==
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==External links==
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* {{cite gnis|1526641|Mount Stuart}}
* {{cite summitpost|150353|Mount Stuart}}

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[[Category:Mountains of Chelan County, Washington]]
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