Cupalo Rock | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 6,593 ft (2,010 m)[1] |
Prominence | 193 ft (59 m)[1] |
Parent peak | Chinook Peak[2] |
Isolation | 0.76 mi (1.22 km)[2] |
Coordinates | 46°53′59″N 121°29′39″W / 46.89965°N 121.49422°W |
Geography | |
Country | United States |
State | Washington |
County | Yakima |
Parent range | Cascades |
Topo map | USGS Norse Peak |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1965, John Brottem and party[3] |
Easiest route | Climbing class 5 |
Cupalo Rock is a 6,593-foot (2,010 m) summit located in Yakima County in Washington state. Cupalo Rock is situated two miles north-northeast of Chinook Pass, one mile east-northeast of Chinook Peak, and barely east of the crest of the Cascade Range. The nearest higher peak is Three Way Peak, 0.42 mi (0.68 km) to the west-northwest.[1] Access for climbing Cupalo Rock is normally from the Pacific Crest Trail at Sourdough Gap. Precipitation runoff from Cupalo Rock drains into tributaries of the American River.