Mount Horrible is a summit of the Blue Mountains in Asotin County, Washington, in the United States.[1][2] With an elevation of 5,804 feet (1,769 m), Mount Horrible is the 906th highest summit in the state of Washington.[3] Along with neighboring Mount Misery, it was named by 19th century pioneers for the difficult conditions they experienced on the Grouse Flat.[4]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mount Horrible
  2. ↑ Hill, Craig (October 17, 2015). "Where did Washington's most creative place names come from?". The News Tribune. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Mount Horrible". Peakery.com. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
  4. ↑ Tucker, Gerald J. (1940). "History of the Northern Blue Mountains" (PDF). United States Forest Service. p. 96. Retrieved May 20, 2019 – via Silviculture Library Archives.

46°05′59″N 117°26′54″W / 46.09972°N 117.44833°W / 46.09972; -117.44833

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.