{{short description|Mountain in Washington (state), United States}} {{Use American English|date=February 2026}} {{Infobox mountain | name = Mount Fernow | etymology = Bernhard Fernow | image = Mount Fernow of Entiat Range.jpg | image_caption = Mount Fernow | location = Chelan County, Washington, United States | range = North Cascades | elevation_ft = 9249 | elevation_ref = <ref name=pb/> | prominence_ft = 2811 | prominence_ref = <ref name=pb/> | coordinates = {{coord|48|9|43|N|120|48|29|W|type:mountain_region:US-WA|display=inline,title}} | coordinates_ref = <ref name=gnis>{{cite gnis|1519500|Mount Fernow}}</ref> | first_ascent = 1932 | map_size = 300 | map = Washington | map_caption = Location in Washington | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 8 | mapframe-caption = Interactive map of Mount Fernow }} '''Mount Fernow''' is a tall peak in the North Cascades in the U.S. state of Washington and within the Glacier Peak Wilderness of the Wenatchee National Forest. At {{convert|9249|ft|m}} in elevation it is the eighth-highest peak in Washington<ref name=pb>{{cite peakbagger |pid=2012 |name=Mount Fernow, Washington |accessdate=2009-06-06}}</ref> and the state's third-highest non-volcanic peak.<ref name=pw>{{cite web |title= Mount Fernow |publisher= Peakware.com |url= http://www.peakware.com/peaks.html?pk=2976 |accessdate= 2009-06-06}}</ref> It is also the highest peak of the Entiat Mountains, a sub-range of the Cascades.<ref name=pw/> Mount Fernow's prominence is {{convert|2811|ft|m|abbr=on}}, making it the sixtieth-most-prominent peak in Washington. The closest peak to Fernow is Copper Peak, {{convert|0.88|mi|km|abbr=on}} to the north, and the nearest higher peak is Bonanza Peak, {{convert|5.9|mi|km|abbr=on}} to the north.<ref name=pb/>
Mount Fernow is flanked by several glaciers. Other large glaciated peaks are nearby, such as Seven Fingered Jack to the south. The headwaters of the Entiat River rise from the south slopes of Mount Fernow and the east slopes of Seven Fingered Jack.<ref>USGS topographic maps accessed from USGS GNIS website</ref>
==History== Mount Fernow was named by Albert H. Sylvester in honor of Bernhard Fernow, a German forester who moved to the United States and worked for the Division of Forestry in the United States Department of Agriculture in the late 19th century.<ref name=pw/><ref name=tacoma>{{cite web |title= Washington Place Names Database |publisher= Tacoma Public Library |url= http://search.tpl.lib.wa.us/wanames/ |accessdate= 13 August 2009 |url-status= dead |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20090309023858/http://search.tpl.lib.wa.us/wanames/ |archivedate= 9 March 2009 }}</ref>
Mount Fernow was first summited in 1932 by a party including Oscar Pennington and Hermann Ulrichs.<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=Mountaineers Books |isbn=0-89886-838-6 |page=195}}</ref>
A small unnamed lake sits on the northwestern slopes of Fernow. Travelling here requires crossing loose boulder fields.
[[File:Seven Fingered Jack, Fernow, CopperPeak, Glacier Peak.jpg|thumb|center|x160px|Seven Fingered Jack, Fernow, Copper Peak, and Glacier Peak from the east]]
==See also== *List of highest mountain peaks in Washington *Mount Fernow (King County, Washington)
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==External links== * {{cite summitpost |id=152494 |name=Mount Fernow |accessdate=2011-05-07}}
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