Cathedral Rock | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 6,724 ft (2,049 m)[1][2] |
Prominence | 1,084 ft (330 m)[1] |
Isolation | 1.71 mi (2.75 km)[3] |
Coordinates | 47°33′19″N 121°08′08″W / 47.555172°N 121.13542°W[1] |
Geography | |
Country | United States |
State | Washington |
County | Kittitas |
Protected area | Alpine Lakes Wilderness |
Parent range | Cascade Range |
Topo map | USGS Mount Daniel |
Geology | |
Rock age | Oligocene |
Rock type | Andesite |
Climbing | |
First ascent | Between 1882-1896 by James Grieve[2] |
Easiest route | class 3-4 scrambling[3] |
Cathedral Rock 6,724-foot (2,049-metre) mountain located in the Cascade Range, in Kittitas County of Washington state.[4] It is situated within the Alpine Lakes Wilderness, on land managed by Wenatchee National Forest. Its nearest higher peak is The Citadel, 1.7 mi (2.7 km) to the southwest, and the dominant mountain in the area, Mount Daniel, rises 2.2 mi (3.5 km) to the west-northwest.[1] Precipitation runoff from the peak drains into tributaries of the Yakima River.
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