Prusik Peak

Prusik Peak
Prusik Peak seen from Gnome Tarn
Highest point
Elevation	8,008 ft (2,441 m)[1]
Prominence	177 ft (54 m)[1]
Parent peak	The Temple[1]
Isolation	0.76 mi (1.22 km)[1]
Coordinates	47°29′15″N 120°47′04″W / 47.487398°N 120.784552°W / 47.487398; -120.784552[2]
Geography
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Country	United States
State	Washington
County	Chelan
Protected area	Alpine Lakes Wilderness
Parent range	Cascade Range Wenatchee Mountains Stuart Range[2]
Topo map	USGS Enchantment Lakes
Geology
Rock type	Granite
Climbing
First ascent	May 1948 by Fred Beckey and Art Holben[3]
Easiest route	Climbing class 5.7[1]

Prusik Peak^[4] is an 8,008-foot (2,441-metre) granite summit located at the west end of The Temple in Chelan County of Washington state. Prusik Peak is part of The Enchantments within the Alpine Lakes Wilderness and is often the iconic photographic image of both areas. Prusik Peak belongs to the Stuart Range which is a subset of the Cascade Range. The toponym honors Dr. Karl Prusik (1896–1961) who was an Austrian mountaineer, known as the inventor of the prusik, a rope knot which happened to be used to gain access to the summit horn during the first ascent by Fred Beckey in 1948.^[3] Precipitation runoff drains into Icicle Creek which is a tributary of the Wenatchee River.