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thegrayryder t1_j1n2e0o wrote

Reply to comment by Gussums in Merry Xmas from Sisters, Oregon [OC] [5813x3875] by Zach_Gibbons

Mt Washington is a fun climb in the summer, the rock is volcanic though (loose) so rockfall is the biggest danger on the route. Great view of the surrounding mountains from the top and a lovely lake to hop in on the way back to your car.

Source: climbed it a few years ago after seeing this exact view in the winter and saying “I gotta go up there”

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MountainCheesesteak t1_j1n93wv wrote

I thought Mt. Washington was in New Hampshire. How many are there?

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noworries_13 t1_j1nqgw9 wrote

Turns out that Washington fella was kinda a big deal

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MountainCheesesteak t1_j1nrczl wrote

I'd say the one in the OP shouldn't count, since he's probably never been there.

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JtheNinja t1_j1ntdxp wrote

I don’t think any of the big cascades are named for local people. Mt St Helens and Mt Hood’s namesake never even came to US.

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AegisofOregon t1_j1p388g wrote

Sure they are, just gotta dig a little deeper. Loowit, Wy'east, and Pahto.

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JtheNinja t1_j1p526e wrote

FYI, there’s some debate whether Wyeast is really Mt Hood’s original name, or if it even had a common name throughout the region at all: https://www.columbian.com/news/2017/jun/11/anthropologist-dispelling-myths-with-plankhouse-talk/

The doesn’t seem to be any evidence of it prior to the late 19th century via a white author. The guy interviewed here (who’s an athropologist and member of a local tribe) thinks it was probably made up.

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