Whittier Peak

Whittier Peak
Whittier Peak centered. Viewed from Clark Mountain
Highest point
Elevation	7,281 ft (2,219 m)[1]
Prominence	521 ft (159 m)[1]
Parent peak	Mount David (7,420 ft)[1]
Isolation	2.23 mi (3.59 km)[2]
Coordinates	47°56′49″N 121°01′55″W / 47.94694°N 121.03194°W / 47.94694; -121.03194[1]
Naming
Etymology	John Greenleaf Whittier
Geography
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Country	United States
State	Washington
County	Chelan
Protected area	Glacier Peak Wilderness
Parent range	Cascade Range
Topo map	USGS Poe Mountain
Climbing
Easiest route	Scrambling

Whittier Peak is a 7,281-foot (2,219-metre) mountain summit located in the Glacier Peak Wilderness of the North Cascades in Washington state.^[3] The mountain is situated in Chelan County, in the Wenatchee National Forest. Its nearest higher neighbor is Mount David, 2.26 mi (3.64 km) to the northeast, and Indian Head Peak is 5.2 mi (8.4 km) to the northwest.^[1] Precipitation runoff from Whittier Peak drains into tributaries of the Wenatchee River. The peak was named for poet John Greenleaf Whittier by Albert Hale Sylvester, pioneer surveyor, explorer, topographer, and forest supervisor in the Cascades who named thousands of natural features. Other peaks in the immediate vicinity named by Sylvester after poets include Irving Peak, Poe Mountain, Longfellow Mountain, and Bryant Peak.