Early Winters Spires

Early Winters Spires
Early Winters Spires
Highest point
Elevation7,807 ft (2,380 m)[1]
Prominence647 ft (200 m)[1]
Coordinates48°30′44″N 120°39′19″W / 48.512171°N 120.655361°W / 48.512171; -120.655361
Geography
Early Winters Spires is located in Washington (state)
Early Winters Spires
Early Winters Spires
Location of Early Winters Spires in Washington
Early Winters Spires is located in the United States
Early Winters Spires
Early Winters Spires
Early Winters Spires (the United States)
LocationOkanogan County, Washington
Parent rangeCascade Range
Topo mapUSGS Washington Pass
Geology
Rock type(Rapakivi texture) granite

The Early Winters Spires are two rock formations in the Liberty Bell Group of the North Cascade Range, set between Liberty Bell Mountain and Blue Lake Peak in Washington state, United States.[2] The two spires (North and South) are virtually one granite massif, split by a deep cleft formed by jointing and erosion. The shapes of these spires are attributed to ice wedging, cleaving along master joints by soil acids, and perpetual weathering.

  1. ^ a b "South Early Winter Spire, Washington". Peakbagger.com.
  2. ^ "South Early Winters Spire". Summitpost.org. Retrieved 19 September 2011.