Chelan Mountains
Chelan Mountains | |
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Highest peak | Cardinal Peak ( 2620 m ) |
location | Chelan County , Washington , USA |
part of | North Cascades |
Coordinates | 47 ° 55 ′ N , 120 ° 22 ′ W |
The Chelan Mountains or Chelan Range are a mountain range in the US state of Washington . They are west of the Columbia River , north of the Entiat River and south of Lake Chelan . The chain is part of the North Cascades , a section of the Cascade Range .
geography
The Chelan Range is approximately 40 mi (64 km) long from northwest to southeast and approximately 8 mi (13 km) wide from southwest to northeast. They take up about 1,240 km².
The Chelan Mountains extend in the south to the Columbia River or Columbia Plateau between the Entiat River and the Chelan River . The north end of the chain merges with the north end of the Entiat Mountains . Most of the chain is within the Wenatchee National Forest . The northern section is part of the Glacier Peak Wilderness .
The name of the necklace comes from the Chelan people . A large number of the place names in the region, including many names from Bergen, were coined by Albert H. Sylvester .
Summit of the Chelan Mountains
Map with all coordinates of the section Peaks of the Chelan Mountains : OSM
The chain can be roughly divided into a (higher) northern and a (less high) southern section. All of the peaks of the northern section are more than 8,000 ft (2,438 m) high.
summit | height | Coordinates | source |
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Northern part | |||
Cardinal Peak | 2,618 m | 48 ° 6 ′ N , 120 ° 37 ′ W. | Cardinal Peak, Washington . Retrieved June 22, 2018. |
Emerald Peak | 2,567 m | 48 ° 7 ′ N , 120 ° 38 ′ W. | Emerald Peak, Washington . Retrieved June 22, 2018. |
Saska Peak | 2,562 m | 48 ° 7 ′ N , 120 ° 39 ′ W. | Saska Peak, Washington . Retrieved June 22, 2018. |
Pinnacle Mountain | 2,560 m | 48 ° 8 ′ N , 120 ° 40 ′ W. | Pinnacle Mountain, Washington . Retrieved June 22, 2018. |
Pyramid Mountain | 2,512 m | 48 ° 5 ′ N , 120 ° 34 ′ W. | Pyramid Mountain, Washington . Retrieved June 22, 2018. |
Gopher Mountain | 2,439 m | 48 ° 6 ′ N , 120 ° 39 ′ W. | Gopher Mountain, Washington . Retrieved June 22, 2018. |
Southern part | |||
Stormy Mountain | 2,194 m | 47 ° 54 ' N , 120 ° 21' W. | Stormy Mountain, Washington . Retrieved June 22, 2018. |
Junior Point | 2,028 m | 48 ° 0 ′ N , 120 ° 24 ′ W. | Junior Point, Washington . Retrieved June 22, 2018. |
Angle Peak | 2,053 m | 47 ° 56 ' N , 120 ° 25' W. | Angle Peak, Washington . Retrieved June 22, 2018. |
Baldy Mountain | 1,957 m | 47 ° 52 ′ N , 120 ° 20 ′ W. | Baldy Mountain, Washington . Retrieved June 22, 2018. |
Individual evidence
- ↑ Calculated in Google Earth
- ↑ a b Chelan Mountains . peakbagger.com. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
- ^ South Chelan Mountains . peakbagger.com. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
Web links
- Chelan Mountains ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey .
- Geologic Map of the Chelan 30 x 60 Minute Quadrangle, Washington ., US Geological Survey