Copper Peak (Washington)

Copper Peak
Copper Peak, east aspect
(Glacier Peak upper right)
Highest point
Elevation8,965 ft (2,733 m)[1]
Prominence502 ft (153 m)[1]
Parent peakMount Fernow[1]
Isolation0.88 mi (1.42 km)[1]
Coordinates48°10′30″N 120°48′13″W / 48.174919°N 120.803479°W / 48.174919; -120.803479[2]
Geography
Copper Peak is located in Washington (state)
Copper Peak
Copper Peak
Location in Washington
Copper Peak is located in the United States
Copper Peak
Copper Peak
Copper Peak (the United States)
CountryUnited States
StateWashington
CountyChelan
Protected areaGlacier Peak Wilderness
Parent rangeEntiat Mountains
North Cascades
Topo mapUSGS Holden
Geology
Type of rockGneissic
Climbing
First ascent1937
Easiest routeclass 4-5 [3]

Copper Peak is an 8,965-foot (2,733-metre) mountain summit located in the Entiat Mountains, a sub-range of the North Cascades, in Chelan County of Washington state.[4] Copper Peak is situated 80 miles northeast of Seattle in the Glacier Peak Wilderness, on land managed by the Wenatchee National Forest. Copper Peak ranks 21st-highest on Washington's highest 100 peaks, and 19th on the "Bulger List."[2] The nearest higher neighbor is Mount Fernow, 0.88 miles (1.42 km) to the south.[2] Precipitation runoff from the mountain and meltwater from the glacier on the southeast slope drains into nearby Lake Chelan via Railroad Creek. The first ascent of the peak was made in August 1937 by Franklin Bennet, Edgar Courtwright, and Toivo Hagman.[5] The peak's toponym refers to an abandoned copper mine that once operated at the northeast base of the peak.

  1. ^ a b c d "Copper Peak - 8,965' WA". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2024-04-07.
  2. ^ a b c "Copper Peak". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2019-12-19.
  3. ^ "Copper Peak/Southeast Glacier".
  4. ^ "Copper Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2019-12-19.
  5. ^ "WA 100 Highest FA Chronology".