Mount Margaret (Kittitas County, Washington)

Mount Margaret
Southeast aspect, Margaret Lake in the foreground
Highest point
Elevation5,561 ft (1,695 m)[1]
Prominence440 ft (130 m)[2]
Parent peakRampart Ridge (5,870 ft)[3]
Isolation0.88 mi (1.42 km)[3][2]
Coordinates47°22′59″N 121°20′22″W / 47.38319°N 121.33948°W / 47.38319; -121.33948[2]
Geography
Mount Margaret is located in Washington (state)
Mount Margaret
Mount Margaret
Location of Mount Margaret in Washington
Mount Margaret is located in the United States
Mount Margaret
Mount Margaret
Mount Margaret (the United States)
LocationMount Baker–Snoqualmie National Forest[4]
Kittitas County, Washington, U.S.
Parent rangeCascade Range
Topo mapUSGS Chikamin Peak
Geology
Volcanic arcCascade Volcanic Arc
Climbing
Easiest routeclass 1 hiking via trail[5]

Mount Margaret is a 5,850-ft (1,780 m) mountain summit located in the Wenatchee National Forest, in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness, in Kittitas County of Washington state.[1] It is situated in the Cascade Range, 4.5 mi (7.2 km) east of Interstate 90, and on the south aspect of Rampart Ridge. Its nearest higher neighbor is Alta Mountain, 4.93 mi (7.93 km) to the north. Keechelus Lake is a short distance west and Kachess Lake further east.

  1. ^ a b "Mount Margaret". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2020-05-14.
  2. ^ a b c "Mount Margaret, Washington". Peakbagger.com.
  3. ^ a b "Margaret, Mount - 5,860' WA". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2020-08-17.
  4. ^ "Mount Margaret Winter Sports Area". summitpost.org. SummitPost. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
  5. ^ "Mount Margaret". summitpost.org. SummitPost. Retrieved 2021-05-14.