Ingalls Peak

Ingalls Peak
Ingalls Peak, east aspect
Highest point
Elevation7,662 ft (2,335 m)[1]
Prominence1,222 ft (372 m)[1]
Parent peakMount Stuart (9,415 ft)[2]
Isolation2.07 mi (3.33 km)[2]
Coordinates47°28′21″N 120°56′47″W / 47.472487°N 120.946492°W / 47.472487; -120.946492[1]
Geography
Ingalls Peak is located in Washington (state)
Ingalls Peak
Ingalls Peak
Location of Ingalls Peak in Washington
Ingalls Peak is located in the United States
Ingalls Peak
Ingalls Peak
Ingalls Peak (the United States)
CountryUnited States
StateWashington
CountyChelan / Kittitas
Protected areaAlpine Lakes Wilderness
Parent rangeWenatchee Mountains
Cascade Range
Topo mapUSGS Mount Stuart
Geology
Age of rockJurassic[4]
Type of rockPeridotite[3]
Climbing
First ascent1925
Easiest routeclass 4 scrambling[2]

Ingalls Peak is a 7,662-foot (2,335-metre) triple-summit mountain located in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness, along the common border of Kittitas County and Chelan County, in Washington state.[5] Ingalls Peak is the highest point in the Teanaway area of the Wenatchee Mountains.[1] It is situated 2 mi (3.2 km) west of Mount Stuart, and immediately west of Lake Ingalls, on land managed by Wenatchee National Forest. Its subpeaks are the South Peak (7,640 ft; 2,330 m) and the East Peak (7,480 ft; 2,280 m).[1] Precipitation runoff from the peak drains north into Jack Creek, a tributary of Icicle Creek; west into Fortune Creek; or east into Ingalls Creek, a tributary of the Wenatchee River. This peak, the lake, creek, and pass are named for Captain Benjamin Ingalls of the United States Cavalry who led an 1855 survey of this area and is credited with discovering gold in the region.[6]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Ingalls Peak, Washington". Peakbagger.com.
  2. ^ a b c "Ingalls Peak - 7,662' WA". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2020-06-18.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Beckey was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Geologic map of the North Cascade Range, Washington, Haugerud, R.A., and Tabor, R.W., US Geological Survey, 2009.
  5. ^ "Ingalls Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2020-06-18.
  6. ^ Barnes, Nathan and Jeremy, Alpine Lakes Wilderness: The Complete Hiking Guide, Mountaineers Books. 2019.