{{short description|Mountain in Washington (state), United States}} {{Use American English|date=February 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox mountain | name = Three Fingers | other_name = sgʷistalb (Lushootseed) | image = Three Fingers in wintertime, from Smokey Point (23914298459).jpg | image_size = | image_alt = | image_caption = Three Fingers, viewed from Smokey Point in wintertime | elevation_ft = 6,858 | elevation_ref = <ref name="NGS">{{cite ngs |pid=TQ0520 |name=Three Fingers |accessdate=June 15, 2016}}</ref> | prominence = {{convert|4,490|ft|0|abbr=on}} | prominence_ref = | isolation_mi = 12.8 | isolation_ref = | parent_peak = | listing = | range = Cascade Range | topo = Whitehorse Mountain | coordinates = {{coord|48.16992481|N|121.68780974|W|type:mountain_region:US-WA_scale:100000_source:NGS|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | range_coordinates = | coordinates_ref = <ref name="NGS"/> | type = | age = | first_ascent = 1929 | easiest_route = | normal_route = | access = }}
The '''Three Fingers''' ({{langx|lut|sgʷistalb}})<ref>{{cite web |title=sdaʔdaʔ gʷəɬ dibəɬ dxʷləšucid ʔaciɬtalbixʷ |trans-title=Puget Sound Geographical names |url=https://tulaliplushootseed.com/places/ |publisher=Tulalip Tribes of Washington |accessdate=September 22, 2025}}</ref> is a mountain which is located in Snohomish County, Washington. At a height of {{convert|6,859|ft|m}}, it is the 12th most prominent peak of the state, and is also part of the Cascade Range. The name "Three Fingers" refers to the mountain's three summits. The Three Fingers is a prominent and recognizable landmark in northern Snohomish County.<ref name="Herald-Poster">{{cite web |last=Winters |first=Chris |title=A view of the Cascades |url=http://www.heraldnet.com/section/cascademountains |work=The Everett Herald |accessdate=June 15, 2016 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160604222158/http://www.heraldnet.com/section/cascademountains |archivedate=June 4, 2016 }}</ref>
The first ascent of the mountain came in 1929, by Darrington-based mountaineers Harry Bedal and Harold Engles.<ref>{{cite news |last=Judd |first=Ron |date=August 30, 1992 |title=9 Years Young: Engles Just Keeps On Climbing |url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/19920830/1510154/9-years-young-engles-just-keeps-on-climbing |newspaper=The Seattle Times |access-date=June 15, 2016}}</ref> A fire lookout was built on the southernmost peak by Bedal, Engels, and Frank Benesh, and was seasonally staffed from 1933 until 1942. Supposedly, the top {{convert|15|ft|m}} of the southern peak was blasted for the cabin, lowering the mountain's height in the process.<ref name="Herald-Poster"/> It was abandoned and later rebuilt by local mountaineering groups in the 1960s and 1980s. The lookout was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987, alongside other structures in the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest.<ref name=NRHP>{{cite web |year=1987 |title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory—Nomination Form: Three Fingers Lookout |url={{NRHP url|87001190}} |publisher=National Park Service |accessdate=June 15, 2016}}</ref>
The mountain is used for recreational climbing, with a {{convert|15|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}} round-trip trail originating on the east side at a trailhead on the Mountain Loop Highway.<ref>{{cite web |title=Three Fingers |url=http://www.wta.org/go-hiking/hikes/three-fingers |publisher=Washington Trails Association |accessdate=June 15, 2016}}</ref>
==See also== *Queest-alb Glacier
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==Further reading== *{{cite book |last=Bates |first=Malcolm S. |year=1987 |title=Three Fingers: The Mountain, The Men and a Lookout |publisher=Cloudcap |location=Seattle, Washington |isbn=0938567039 |oclc=17858725}}
==External links== *{{Commons category-inline|Three Fingers}}
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Category:Mountains of Washington (state) Category:Cascade Range Category:Mountains of Snohomish County, Washington
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