Whatcom County peak in Twin Sisters mountain range gets its official name
A peak in Whatcom County’s Twin Sisters mountain range that reportedly did not have a previous name will now be known for the first man on record to summit it.
The peak, which is visible along State Route 9 in the Acme area, will now be known as Kloke Peak, The Washington State Board of Natural Resources announced in a news release Tuesday, Oct. 4.
Dallas Kloke, an Anacortes mountaineer, completed the first ascent of the peak named in his honor in 1972, according to the release. Kloke, who was a longtime teacher in Oak Harbor, died in 2010 in a climbing accident in the North Cascades. Fellow members of the climbing community picked the peak to name in his honor.
According to the proposal to name Kloke Peak submitted April 7, 2020, the mountain has an elevation of 6,480 feet and is located in the Mount Baker Snoqualmie National Forest.
In addition to Kloke, Dave Dixon was part of the party to summit the peak in 1972, according to the proposal.
“Mr. Kloke was active in the climbing community, and put up twelve new routes from the 1960s to 1980s in the Twin (Sisters) Mountain Range,” the proposal states.
Google maps shows the location of Kloke Peak a little more than a half mile south of the South Twin.
The Board of Natural Resources, which is acting as the Washington State Board on Geographic Names, also approved naming a lake in Okanogan County to Rizeor Lake, correcting the spelling of what was previously known as Riser Lake to honor a homesteader who owned property around the lake, according to Tuesday’s release.
This story was originally published October 4, 2022 at 11:21 AM.
