Napeequa Peak | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 8,073 ft (2,461 m)[1] |
Prominence | 1,273 ft (388 m)[1] |
Parent peak | Buck Mountain 8528 ft [1] |
Coordinates | 48°06′15″N 120°58′20″W / 48.104133°N 120.972127°W[1] |
Naming | |
English translation | white water |
Language of name | North American Indian languages |
Geography | |
Location | Glacier Peak Wilderness |
Country | United States of America |
State | Washington |
County | Snohomish / Chelan |
Parent range | North Cascades Cascade Range |
Topo map | USGS Clark Mountain |
Geology | |
Rock age | Cretaceous |
Rock type | Granodiorite[2] |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | Scrambling |
Napeequa Peak is an 8,073-foot (2,461-metre) pyramidal mountain summit located in the Glacier Peak Wilderness of the North Cascades in Washington state. The mountain is situated on the crest of the Cascade Range, on the shared border of Snohomish County and Chelan County, also straddling the boundary between the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest and the Wenatchee National Forest. Its nearest neighbor is Cirque Mountain, 0.3 mi (0.48 km) to the north, and the nearest higher peak is Buck Mountain, 2.56 mi (4.12 km) to the east-southeast. Precipitation runoff from the peak drains east to the headwaters of Napeequa River; or west into the Suiattle River. The mountain's name is taken from the river's name, which was applied by Albert Hale Sylvester (1871-1944), a pioneer surveyor, explorer, topographer, and forest supervisor in the Cascades.[2]