| Chiwawa Mountain | |
|---|---|
 Chiwawa Mountain from north | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 8,459 ft (2,578 m)[1] |
| Prominence | 1,219 ft (372 m)[1] |
| Parent peak | Fortress Mountain (8,760 ft)[1] |
| Isolation | 1.22 mi (1.96 km)[2] |
| Coordinates | 48°09′48″N 120°54′27″W / 48.163424°N 120.907616°W[1] |
| Geography | |
  Chiwawa Mountain Location in Washington  Chiwawa Mountain Chiwawa Mountain (the United States) | |
| Country | United States of America |
| State | Washington |
| County | Chelan / Snohomish |
| Protected area | Glacier Peak Wilderness |
| Parent range | North Cascades Cascade Range |
| Topo map | USGS Suiattle Pass |
| Geology | |
| Age of rock | Cretaceous |
| Type of rock | Biotite gneiss[3] |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1921 party of The Mountaineers led by Lorenz A. Nelson[3] |
| Easiest route | Scrambling[3] |
Chiwawa Mountain is an 8,459-foot (2,578-metre) mountain summit located in the Glacier Peak Wilderness of the North Cascades in Washington state.[4] The mountain is situated on the crest of the Cascade Range, on the shared border of Snohomish County and Chelan County, also straddling the boundary between the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest and the Wenatchee National Forest. Its nearest higher peak is Fortress Mountain, 1.12 mi (1.80 km) to the west. Chiwawa Mountain is a triple divide peak, so precipitation runoff from it drains northeast to Lake Chelan via Railroad Creek; northwest into Miners Creek which is a tributary of the Suiattle River; and south into the Chiwawa River headwaters. The mountain's name is taken from the river's name, which was applied by Albert Hale Sylvester (1871-1944), a pioneer surveyor, explorer, topographer, and forest supervisor in the Cascades.[3] Chiwawa comes from the Columbia-Moses language and means a kind of creek ("wawa" creek).[5]
- ^ a b c d "Chiwawa Mountain, Washington". Peakbagger.com.
- ^ "Chiwawa Mountain - 8,459' WA". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
- ^ a b c d Cite error: The named reference
Beckey, Fred W 2008was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Chiwawa Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2019-04-12.
- ^ Bright, William (2007). Native American placenames of the United States. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 105. ISBN 978-0-8061-3598-4.