Colchuck Peak

Colchuck Peak
Colchuck Peak from near Colchuck Lake
Highest point
Elevation	8,705+ ft (2,650+ m)[1]
Prominence	665 ft (200 m)[1]
Parent peak	Dragontail Peak (8,860 ft)[2]
Isolation	0.63 mi (1.01 km)[2]
Coordinates	47°28′42″N 120°50′47″W / 47.478348°N 120.846468°W / 47.478348; -120.846468[1]
Geography
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Country	United States of America
State	Washington
County	Chelan County
Protected area	Alpine Lakes Wilderness
Parent range	Cascades
Topo map	USGS Enchantment Lakes
Geology
Age of rock	Cretaceous
Type of rock	Granite
Climbing
First ascent	1948 Elvin and Norma Johnson, William and Kathy Long
Easiest route	class 3 scrambling[2]

Colchuck Peak^[3] is an 8,705-foot (2,653-metre) mountain summit located in the Stuart Range, in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness in Chelan County of Washington state. The nearest higher peak is Dragontail Peak, 0.49 mi (0.79 km) to the east, and Argonaut Peak lies 0.9 mi (1.4 km) to the southwest.^[1] The Colchuck Glacier which lies on the northeast slopes of the peak melts into Colchuck Lake. The mountain and glacier take their name from the lake, which in Chinook jargon means "cold water".^[4] Precipitation runoff from the peak drains north into Mountaineer Creek, a tributary of Icicle Creek, or south into Ingalls Creek, all of which winds up in the Wenatchee River. Colchuck Peak is more notable for its steep rise above local terrain than for its absolute elevation as topographic relief is significant with the summit rising 3,130 feet (954 m) above Colchuck Lake in 1 mi (1.6 km), and 4,600 feet (1,402 m) above Ingalls Creek in 1.9 mi (3.1 km).