Snowgrass Mountain | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 7,999 ft (2,438 m)[1] |
Prominence | 445 ft (136 m)[1] |
Parent peak | Big Chiwaukum (8,098 ft)[1] |
Isolation | 1.28 mi (2.06 km)[1] |
Coordinates | 47°41′02″N 120°55′58″W / 47.683861°N 120.932759°W[2] |
Geography | |
Country | United States |
State | Washington |
County | Chelan |
Protected area | Alpine Lakes Wilderness |
Parent range | Chiwaukum Mountains Wenatchee Mountains Cascade Range |
Topo map | USGS Chiwaukum Mountains |
Geology | |
Age of rock | Late Cretaceous[3] |
Type of rock | Schist[3] |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1914[4] |
Easiest route | Scrambling |
Snowgrass Mountain is a 7,999-foot (2,438-metre) mountain summit located in Chelan County of Washington state.[5] Snowgrass Mountain is situated northeast of Frosty Pass and within the Alpine Lakes Wilderness. Snowgrass Mountain is the second-highest peak in the Chiwaukum Mountains which are a subrange of the Cascade Range.[2] The nearest higher neighbor is Big Chiwaukum, 1.23 mi (1.98 km) to the north.[2] Precipitation runoff from Snowgrass drains into tributaries of the Wenatchee River.