Three Queens

Three Queens
Three Queens from northwest
Highest point
Elevation6,693 ft (2,040 m)[1]
Prominence1,782 ft (543 m)[1]
Parent peakChikamin Peak (6,994 ft)[1]
Isolation2.78 mi (4.47 km)[1]
Coordinates47°26′47″N 121°16′15″W / 47.446309°N 121.270712°W / 47.446309; -121.270712[2]
Geography
Three Queens is located in Washington (state)
Three Queens
Three Queens
Location of Three Queens in Washington
Three Queens is located in the United States
Three Queens
Three Queens
Three Queens (the United States)
CountryUnited States
StateWashington
CountyKittitas
Protected areaAlpine Lakes Wilderness
Parent rangeCascade Range
Topo mapUSGS Chikamin Peak
Climbing
First ascent1925
Easiest routeclass 3+ scrambling[1]

Three Queens is a prominent 6,693-foot (2,040-metre) triple-summit mountain located in the Cascade Range, in Kittitas County of Washington state.[3] It is set within the Alpine Lakes Wilderness on land managed by Wenatchee National Forest. The East Peak is the highest, and its subpeaks are the Middle Peak (6,600 ft; 2,000 m), and West Peak (6,400 ft; 2,000 m).[2] Three Queens is set 6.5 miles (10.5 km) east-northeast of Snoqualmie Pass, on Chikamin Ridge, 2.76 miles (4.44 km) southeast of its nearest higher neighbor, Chikamin Peak. The Pacific Crest Trail traverses the west slope of Three Queens as it crosses the gap between Four Brothers and Three Queens. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into tributaries of the Yakima River drainage basin. The first ascent was likely made in 1925 by a party of eight Mountaineers led by Glen Bremerman and C. A. Fisher.[4] This mountain's toponym was officially adopted in 1940 by the United States Board on Geographic Names.[3]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Three Queens, East - 6,693' WA". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
  2. ^ a b "Three Queens, Washington". Peakbagger.com.
  3. ^ a b "Three Queens". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2020-07-21.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Beckey, Fred W 2008 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).