Mount Chaval

Mount Chaval
Mount Chaval seen from Sauk Mountain
Highest point
Elevation7,127 ft (2,172 m)[1]
Prominence1,807 ft (551 m)[1]
Parent peakSnowking Mountain (7,433 ft)[2]
Isolation2.59 mi (4.17 km)[2]
Coordinates48°22′34″N 121°19′32″W / 48.376012°N 121.325521°W / 48.376012; -121.325521[1]
Geography
Mount Chaval is located in Washington (state)
Mount Chaval
Mount Chaval
Location in Washington
Mount Chaval is located in the United States
Mount Chaval
Mount Chaval
Mount Chaval (the United States)
CountryUnited States
StateWashington
CountySkagit
Protected areaGlacier Peak Wilderness
Parent rangeNorth Cascades
Topo mapUSGS Snowking Mountain
Geology
Rock ageLate Cretaceous[4]
Rock typeChaval pluton
Climbing
First ascentSeptember 20, 1946 by Richard Merritt, Keith and Ruth Rankin[3]
Easiest routescrambling

Mount Chaval is a craggy 7,127-foot (2,172-metre) mountain summit located in Skagit County of Washington state.[5] Situated within the Glacier Peak Wilderness, Mount Chaval is positioned west of the crest of the North Cascades Range, approximately 15 miles northeast of the town of Darrington. It has two subsidiary peaks, East Peak and Middle Peak, each 7040 ft.[1] The nearest higher neighbor is Snowking Mountain, 2.51 miles (4.04 km) to the northeast.[1] Precipitation runoff from Mount Chaval drains into tributaries of the Skagit River.

  1. ^ a b c d e "Mount Chaval, Washington". Peakbagger.com.
  2. ^ a b "Chaval, Mount WA - 7,127'". Lists of John. Retrieved 2021-06-08.
  3. ^ Beckey, Fred W. Cascade Alpine Guide, Climbing and High Routes. Seattle, WA: Mountaineers Books, 2008.
  4. ^ Geologic map of the North Cascade Range, Washington, Haugerud, R.A., and Tabor, R.W., US Geological Survey, 2009.
  5. ^ "Mount Chaval". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2018-09-15.