Chiwaukum Mountains

Chiwaukum Mountains
The Chiwaukum Mountains (ridge left and in the middle; view to the south-southeast), with the Big Chiwaukum (2,463 m), the highest point
Highest peak	Big Chiwaukum ( 2463  m )
location	Washington (USA)
Coordinates	47 ° 42 ′  N , 120 ° 56 ′  W Coordinates: 47 ° 42 ′  N , 120 ° 56 ′  W

The Chiwaukum Mountains are a north-south oriented mountain range in the central part of the US state Washington between 47 ° 41'N / 120 ° 56'W and 47 ° 45'N / 12 ° 54'W.

The mountains are made of mica schist and are part of the Nason Terran . The original rocks of the Nason Terran were deposited 210 million years ago. The terran then collided with the west coast of the continent, and the batholith Mount Stuart invaded this area in the late Cretaceous period . The penetration of granitic rocks transformed the rock into mica schist.

In July 2014, the Chiwaukum Creek Fire burned the eastern flank of the Chiwaukum Mountains.

List of some peaks:  Map with all coordinates: OSM | WikiMap

• Big Chiwaukum - 8,081 ft (2,463 m) - 47 ° 42 ′  N , 120 ° 56 ′  W
• Snowgrass Mountain - 7,041 ft (2,146 m) - 47 ° 41 ′  N , 120 ° 56 ′  W
• Big Jim Mountain - 7,375 ft (2,248 m) - 47 ° 40 ′  N , 120 ° 50 ′  W.

Nearby peaks:

• Jim Hill Mountain - 6,384 ft (1,946 m) - 47 ° 44 ′  N , 121 ° 0 ′  W.
• Cowboy Mountain - 5,440 ft (1,658 m) - 47 ° 44 ′  N , 121 ° 6 ′  W.

See also

Commons : Chiwaukum Mountains  - Album with pictures, videos and audio files

• List of mountain ranges in Washington (on Wikipedia)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE CHELAN 30-MINUTE BY 60-MINUTE QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON . United States Geological Survey. Retrieved June 15, 2018.
2. ↑ Big Chiwaukum, Washington . PeakBagger.com. Retrieved June 15, 2018.
3. ↑ Snow Grass Mountain ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved June 14, 2018.
4. ↑ Big Jim Mountain ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved June 14, 2018.
5. ↑ Jim Hill Mountain ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved June 14, 2018.
6. ↑ Cowboy Mountain ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved June 14, 2018.