Mount David (Washington)

Mount David
Mt. David centered, from the north
Highest point
Elevation	7,420 ft (2,260 m)[1]
Prominence	2,420 ft (740 m)[1]
Parent peak	Kololo Peaks (8,200+ ft)[2]
Isolation	5.69 mi (9.16 km)[2]
Coordinates	47°57′47″N 120°59′22″W / 47.96306°N 120.98944°W / 47.96306; -120.98944[1]
Geography
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Country	United States
State	Washington
County	Chelan
Protected area	Glacier Peak Wilderness
Parent range	North Cascades Cascade Range
Topo map	USGS Mount David
Geology
Type of rock	mica schist, quartzite, breccia[3]
Climbing
Easiest route	Hiking trail

Mount David is a prominent 7,420-foot (2,260-metre) mountain summit located in Chelan County of Washington state.^[4] The mountain is situated in the Glacier Peak Wilderness, on land managed by the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest. Mount David is the highest point of Wenatchee Ridge, a subrange which also includes Indian Head Peak, Whittier Peak, Mount Saul, and Mount Jonathan.^[1] Its nearest higher neighbor is Bandit Peak, 5.69 mi (9.16 km) to the east-northeast.^[1] Precipitation runoff from Mount David drains into tributaries of the White River. Although modest in elevation, relief is significant since Mt. David rises 5,100 feet above the White River Valley in two miles. This peak was named for the biblical David by Albert Hale Sylvester, a pioneer surveyor, explorer, topographer, and forest supervisor in the Cascades who named thousands of natural features.^[3] This mountain can be climbed via the strenuous seven-mile Mount David Trail with over 5,000 feet of elevation gain.