Cache Col

Cache Col
Highest point
Elevation6,903 ft (2,104 m)[1]
Coordinates48°26′54″N 121°03′10″W / 48.4484594°N 121.0528892°W / 48.4484594; -121.0528892[1]
Geography
Cache Col is located in Washington (state)
Cache Col
Cache Col
Location in Washington
Cache Col is located in the United States
Cache Col
Cache Col
Cache Col (the United States)
CountryUnited States
StateWashington
CountySkagit / Chelan
Protected areaGlacier Peak Wilderness
Parent rangeNorth Cascades
Topo mapUSGS Cascade Pass

Cache Col is a gap in a high ridge between Magic Mountain and Mix-up Peak. It's located at the highest part of Cache Glacier, on the shared boundary of Skagit County and Chelan County in Washington state. Cache Col is situated south of Cascade Pass on the shared border of North Cascades National Park and Glacier Peak Wilderness. Cache Col and the Cache Glacier are at the northern end of the Ptarmigan Traverse which is mountaineering route that provides access to remote peaks such as Mount Formidable and Dome Peak. Precipitation runoff on the north side of the col drains into the Stehekin River, while precipitation drains into the Cascade River from the south side.

  1. ^ a b "Cache Col". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2018-07-21.