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Booker Mountain
Booker Mountain from Sahale Glacier.jpg
Booker Mountain seen from Sahale Mountain
Highest point
Elevation 8,284 ft (2,525 m)
Naming
Etymology Booker T. Washington
Geography
Booker Mountain is located in Washington (state)
Booker Mountain
Booker Mountain
Location in Washington (state)
Parent range North Cascades
Climbing
First ascent August 22, 1964 by Dan Davis and John Holland

Booker Mountain is a tall peak in the North Cascades mountains. It stands 8,284 feet (2,525 meters) high. You can find it in Washington State, in the United States. It's located between Park Creek and the Stehekin River. This mountain is named after a very important person.

Naming Booker Mountain

Mount Booker near Lake Chelan
Hill's oil on canvas painting of Mount Booker, 1903.

The story of how Booker Mountain got its name is quite interesting. In 1903, a talented landscape painter named Abby Williams Hill visited the area. She was from Tacoma, Washington. A company called the Great Northern Railway hired her. They wanted her to paint beautiful pictures of the North Cascades mountains.

When Abby Hill first painted this mountain, it did not have a name. People sometimes called it "No-name mountain." Abby Hill wanted to know its official name. So, she wrote to the National Geological Survey. This is a government agency that studies Earth's land and resources.

Why the Mountain Was Named Booker

The National Geological Survey gave Abby Hill a special chance. They allowed her to name the mountain herself! She chose to honor a famous American leader. This leader was Booker T. Washington, who passed away in 1915.

Abby Hill had met Booker T. Washington before. She even attended his lectures in Tuskegee, Alabama, in 1901. She was deeply impressed by his speeches and ideas. She was also very moved by the unfair rules known as Jim Crow laws. These rules caused a lot of hardship in the Southern states. Because of her respect for Booker T. Washington, she named the mountain after him.

Climbing Booker Mountain

Booker Mountain from Sahale Arm
Booker Mountain seen from Sahale Arm.

People enjoy climbing mountains, and Booker Mountain is no exception. The first time someone successfully climbed the Northeast side of Mount Booker was on August 22, 1964. Two climbers, Dan Davis and John Holland, achieved this feat.


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