Location: Mount Persis

Elevation: 5,464 feet (approx 1,665 meters)
State: Washington State
County: Snohomish County
In Area: Highway 2 Corridor
USGS Quad: Index
UTM: 10T 604064E 5293742N (NAD27)

Trip Reports and References

Summitpost.org: Mount Persis
Eric's Base Camp: Mount Persis in winter
Washington Alpine Club: Mount Persis
Book: Seattle Outdoors: Hiking & Cycling-Puget Sound and Cascades
Book: Climbing Washington's Mountains
yellowleaf.org: Mount Persis via NW ridge
yellowleaf.org: Mount Persis via NW Ridge

Name origin

Named after Persis (Graves) Gunn, the wife of Amos D. Gunn (whom Gunn Peak was named for). Amos Gunn was an early postmaster of the Index settlement. (http://search.tpl.lib.wa.us/wa...).

Maps

Satellite photo of Mount Persis: Google Maps
Online USGS map of Mount Persis: TerraServer
USGS quad: Index
Greentrails map: Index (#142)

In These Peak Lists

#67 in the Tallest 100 peaks in west Alpine Lakes with 500' of prominence list

Nearby Peaks

Weather

Inside of

Image of UW Climbers, Seattle Mountaineers, and a lone Bushwacker take lunch below the summit of Mount Persis

UW Climbers, Seattle Mountaineers, and a lone Bushwacker take lunch below the summit of Mount Persis (trip report)

The meadow below the summit of Mount Persis (trip report)

Carla watches Mark take a nap on the summit of Mount Persis (trip report)