Chiwawa Mountain
Chiwawa Mountain is an 8,459-foot (2,578-metre) mountain summit located in the Glacier Peak Wilderness of the North Cascades in Washington state. The mountain is situated on the crest of the Cascade Range, on the shared border of Snohomish County and Chelan County, also straddling the boundary between the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest and the Wenatchee National Forest. Its nearest higher peak is Fortress Mountain, 1.12 mi (1.80 km) to the west. Chiwawa Mountain is a triple divide peak, so precipitation runoff from it drains northeast to Lake Chelan via Railroad Creek; northwest into Miners Creek which is a tributary of the Suiattle River; and south into the Chiwawa River headwaters. The mountain's name is taken from the river's name, which was applied by Albert Hale Sylvester (1871-1944), a pioneer surveyor, explorer, topographer, and forest supervisor in the Cascades. Chiwawa comes from the Columbia-Moses language and means a kind of creek ("wawa" creek).
| Chiwawa Mountain | |
|---|---|
Chiwawa Mountain from north | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 8,459 ft (2,578 m) |
| Prominence | 1,219 ft (372 m) |
| Parent peak | Fortress Mountain (8,760 ft) |
| Isolation | 1.22 mi (1.96 km) |
| Coordinates | 48°09′48″N 120°54′27″W |
| Geography | |
Chiwawa Mountain Location in Washington Chiwawa Mountain Chiwawa Mountain (the United States) | |
| Country | United States of America |
| State | Washington |
| County | Chelan / Snohomish |
| Protected area | Glacier Peak Wilderness |
| Parent range | North Cascades Cascade Range |
| Topo map | USGS Suiattle Pass |
| Geology | |
| Age of rock | Cretaceous |
| Type of rock | Biotite gneiss |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1921 party of The Mountaineers led by Lorenz A. Nelson |
| Easiest route | Scrambling |