Big Chiwaukum

Big Chiwaukum
Big Chiwaukum
Highest point
Elevation8,098 ft (2,468 m)[1]
Prominence3,721 ft (1,134 m)[1]
Parent peakMount Stuart[1]
Isolation10.43 mi (16.79 km)[1]
Coordinates47°42′09″N 120°56′05″W / 47.702385°N 120.934657°W / 47.702385; -120.934657[2]
Geography
Big Chiwaukum is located in Washington (state)
Big Chiwaukum
Big Chiwaukum
Location in Washington
Big Chiwaukum is located in the United States
Big Chiwaukum
Big Chiwaukum
Location in the United States
CountryUnited States
StateWashington
CountyChelan
Protected areaAlpine Lakes Wilderness
Parent rangeChiwaukum Mountains[2]
Wenatchee Mountains
Cascade Range
Topo mapUSGS Chiwaukum Mountains
Geology
Type of rockSchist
Climbing
Easiest routeScrambling Class 3[3]

Big Chiwaukum is a prominent 8,098-foot (2,468-metre) mountain in Chelan County, Washington, United States. Big Chiwaukum is located northeast of Frosty Pass, and within the Alpine Lakes Wilderness. Big Chiwaukum is the highest peak in the Chiwaukum Mountains, a subset of the Cascade Range.[2] The nearest higher peak is Cashmere Mountain, 10.35 mi (16.66 km) to the south-southeast.[2] Precipitation runoff from Big Chiwaukum drains into tributaries of the Wenatchee River. In the Wenatchee dialect, Chiwaukum means many little creeks running into one big one.[4]

  1. ^ a b c d "Big Chiwaukum - 8,098' WA". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2024-04-07.
  2. ^ a b c d "Big Chiwaukum, Washington". Peakbagger.com.
  3. ^ Beckey, Fred W. Cascade Alpine Guide, Climbing and High Routes. Seattle, WA: Mountaineers Books, 2008.
  4. ^ Day Hiking Central Cascades, Craig Romano, The Mountaineers Books, 2013.