Mount Misery (Washington state)

Mount Misery is a peak in Garfield County, Washington. It is the second highest point in Garfield County, Washington at 6,366 feet (1,940 m), 13 ft lower than Diamond Peak, the county's high point.^[1][2]

Mount Misery
Possossona
Highest point
Elevation	6,366 ft (1,940 m)
Coordinates	46.1229°N 117.5146°W / 46.1229; -117.5146
Geography
Location	Garfield County
Country	United States
State	Washington

It was originally named Possossona, meaning "water passing", by the Indigenous peoples.^[3]

The peak is included on several lists of unusual Washington state place names.^[4][5]

References

1. Romano, Craig (2023). Backpacking Washington. Seattle: Mountaineers Books. p. 338. ISBN 978-1-68051-222-9.
2. Mount Misery, Lists of John, John Kirk (2020)
3. Greene, Jerome A. (2000). "Clearwater". Nez Perce Summer 1877: The U.S. Army and the Nee-Me-Poo Crisis. Montana Historical Society Press. Retrieved March 25, 2024 – via National Park Service.
4. Lloyd, Sarah Anne (July 2, 2019). "Bummer place names in Washington state". Curbed.
5. Judd, Ron (July 20, 2012). "Woe be Washington: In place names we tell it like it is". Pacific NW Magazine. The Seattle Times.