Cirque Mountain (Washington)

Cirque Mountain
Northeast aspect, with Triad Lake
Highest point
Elevation	7,966 ft (2,428 m)[1]
Prominence	246 ft (75 m)[1]
Parent peak	Napeequa Peak 8,073 ft[1]
Isolation	2.3 mi (3.7 km)[2]
Coordinates	48°06′31″N 120°58′22″W / 48.108491°N 120.972701°W / 48.108491; -120.972701[1]
Geography
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Location	Glacier Peak Wilderness Washington, U.S.
Parent range	North Cascades Cascade Range
Topo map	USGS Clark Mountain
Geology
Rock age	Cretaceous
Rock type	Granodiorite[3]

Cirque Mountain is a 7,966-foot (2,428-metre) mountain summit located in the Glacier Peak Wilderness of the North Cascades in Washington state. 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 Napeequa Peak, 0.3 mi (0.48 km) to the south. The peak is set on Chiwawa Ridge with Napeequa, and other notable peaks on this ridge include Fortress Mountain, Buck Mountain, Brahma Peak, Mount Berge, and Chiwawa Mountain. Topographic relief is significant since the western aspect of the mountain rises 4,000 feet above the Suiattle Valley in approximately 1.5 mi (2.4 km). This mountain has small, unnamed, hanging glaciers in cirques surrounding the summit. Precipitation runoff from the peak and meltwater from the glaciers drains east to the headwaters of Napeequa River; or west into the Suiattle River.