Mac Peak

Mac Peak
Northwest aspect from Mt. Sawyer
Highest point
Elevation6,859 ft (2,091 m)[1]
Prominence779 ft (237 m)[1]
Parent peakGranite Mountain (7,144 ft)[2]
Isolation3.6 mi (5.8 km)[2]
Coordinates47°37′39″N 121°07′30″W / 47.627552°N 121.124928°W / 47.627552; -121.124928[1]
Geography
Mac Peak is located in Washington (state)
Mac Peak
Mac Peak
Location in Washington
Mac Peak is located in the United States
Mac Peak
Mac Peak
Mac Peak (the United States)
CountryUnited States
StateWashington
CountyKing / Chelan
Protected areaAlpine Lakes Wilderness
Parent rangeWenatchee Mountains[1]
Cascade Range
Topo mapUSGS Stevens Pass
Geology
Age of rockLate Cretaceous[3]
Type of rockTonalitic plutons[3]
Climbing
Easiest routescrambling

Mac Peak is a 6,859-foot (2,091-metre) mountain summit located eight miles (13 km) south of Stevens Pass on the common border of King County and Chelan County in Washington state.[4] It's part of the Wenatchee Mountains, which are a subset of the Cascade Range, and is situated in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness.[1] Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains west into Deception Creek, or east into tributaries of Icicle Creek. The nearest higher neighbor is Granite Mountain, 3.6 mi (5.8 km) to the south-southeast, and Surprise Mountain is set 1.6 mi (2.6 km) to the northwest.[1] The Pacific Crest Trail skirts below the west side this peak.

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Mac Peak, Washington". Peakbagger.com.
  2. ^ a b "Mac Peak - 6,859' WA". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
  3. ^ a b Geologic map of the North Cascade Range, Washington, Haugerud, R.A., and Tabor, R.W., US Geological Survey, 2009.
  4. ^ "Mac Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2020-06-29.