Monte Cristo Peak is a mountain peak in the Henry M. Jackson Wilderness

Henry M. Jackson Wilderness

The Henry M. Jackson Wilderness is a U.S. Wilderness Area in the state of Washington, United States.-History:The Henry M. Jackson Wilderness was created by the 1984 Washington Wilderness Act and named after former US Senator Henry M. Jackson of Washington...

 in Washington state. Together with Columbia Peak

Columbia Peak

Columbia Peak is a mountain peak in the Henry M. Jackson Wilderness in the U.S. state of Washington. Columbia Peak rises to . Together with Monte Cristo Peak and Kyes Peak it forms a basin that contains Columbia Glacier and Blanca Lake....

 and Kyes Peak

Kyes Peak

Kyes Peak is a mountain peak in the Henry M. Jackson Wilderness in Washington, United States. Kyes Peak rises to over . Together with Columbia Peak and Monte Cristo Peak it forms a basin that contains Columbia Glacier and Blanca Lake...

 it forms a basin that contains Columbia Glacier

Columbia Glacier (Washington)

Columbia Glacier is a glacier located in the Henry M. Jackson Wilderness in the U.S. state of Washington. It rises from 4,700 to about 5,600 feet above sea level...

 and Blanca Lake

Blanca Lake

Blanca Lake is located in the Henry M. Jackson Wilderness Area in the Cascade Mountains of the U.S. state of Washington.Blanca Lake sits in a basin surrounded by the peaks of Monte Cristo, Kyes, and Columbia. The lake is fed by the Columbia Glacier to the northwest and is drained by Troublesome...

. The 1918 edition of The Mountaineer called the mountain "a huge pile of red rock."

Monte Cristo is named for the mining boom town of Monte Cristo

Monte Cristo, Washington

Monte Cristo is a ghost town northwest of Monte Cristo Peak, in eastern Snohomish County in western Washington.Prospecting in the region began in the Skykomish River drainage with the Old Cady Trail used for access. In 1882 Elisha Hubbard improved the trail up the North Fork Skykomish, from Index...

, which dates from the late 19th and early 20th centuries and which is situated on the mountain's northwestern flank. The town was owned by J. D. Rockefeller for a few years. A railroad and cable tramway was built to move materials.