Osceola Peak | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 8,587 ft (2,617 m)[1] |
Prominence | 1,147 ft (350 m)[1] |
Listing | List of Highest Mountain Peaks in Washington 35th |
Coordinates | 48°49′51″N 120°34′36″W / 48.830934°N 120.576645°W |
Geography | |
Location | |
Parent range | Okanogan Range North Cascades Cascade Range |
Topo map | USGS Mount Lago |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1933 by Hermann Ulrichs and Richard Alt[2] |
Easiest route | class 2 Scrambling[3] south slope |
Osceola Peak is an 8,587-foot (2,617-metre) mountain summit located in western Okanogan County in Washington state. The mountain's name was officially adopted in 1972.[4] Osceola is the 10th highest peak of the Okanogan Range, which is a sub-range of the North Cascades.[5] Osceola Peak ranks 50th on Washington's highest 100 peaks, and 48th on the "Bulger List".[1] The mountain is situated in the Pasayten Wilderness, on land managed by the Okanogan–Wenatchee National Forest. The nearest higher peak is Mount Carru, 1 mile (1.6 km) to the east.[1] The mountain has a steep north face, but the south slope is covered in scree which allows a nontechnical climbing ascent. Precipitation runoff from Osceola Peak drains north into tributaries of the Similkameen River, or south into Eureka Creek, which is part of the Methow River drainage basin.