Argonaut Peak
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Argonaut Peak rises to 2,577 m in Washington. Mount Stuart stands 2,871 m to the west, 1.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Spineless Prow, a cliff 0.8 miles away. JCT SR 10 VIC ELLENSBURG TO JCT SR 2 VIC PESHASTIN passes 9.4 miles off.
The story
Argonaut Peak is a tall mountain in the Cascade Range in the U.S. state of Washington. Part of the Stuart Range part of the Wenatchee subrange of the Cascades, it is within the Alpine Lakes Wilderness of the Wenatchee National Forest and part of the region known as The Enchantments. At 8,453 feet (2,576 m) in elevation it is the 65th highest peak in Washington. Located on the crest between Colchuck Peak and Sherpa Peak, Argonaut Peak has a southeast and a west summit of almost identical height, with the west being the true summit. There is a prominent southeast spire. Its southern side slopes down to the valley of Ingalls Creek. The north and northeast sides of Argonaut stand high above a branch of Mountaineer Creek, a tributary of Icicle Creek. Argonaut Peak is 1.7 miles (2.7 km) west of Isolation Lake and 1.8 miles (2.9 km) east of Mount Stuart.
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Wikidata Q4789668, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2577 m
How to reach it
- 9.4 mi off the JCT SR 10 VIC ELLENSBURG TO JCT SR 2 VIC PESHASTIN
- 9.4 mi off the JCT SR 970 VIC VIRDEN TO JCT SR 2 VIC PESHASTIN
- 10.8 mi off the JCT WOODS CREEK RD NEAR MONROE TO JCT US 97 NEAR PESHASTIN
- 10.8 mi off the Stevens Pass Greenway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Echo Point · 13 mi
- Peshastin Lookout · 13 mi
- Windy Point Viewpoint · 22 mi
- Twin Tunnels landmark · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Colchuck Peak: 0.9 mi
- Rosebud Spire: 1.0 mi
- Pandora's Box: 1.2 mi
- Sherpa Peak: 1.3 mi
- Dragontail Peak: 1.5 mi
- Lions Club Park: 12.6 mi
- Front Street Park: 12.7 mi
- French Cabin Sno Park: 14.0 mi
- French Cabin Creek Recreation Area: 14.3 mi
- Speelyi Beach: 18.0 mi
- Viviane Falls: 3.9 mi
- Upper Snow Creek Falls: 4.1 mi
- Drury Falls: 12.7 mi
- Pea Soup Falls: 16.9 mi
- Whinnimic Falls: 19.7 mi
- Etienne Creek Mining Area: 8.3 mi
- Blewett Stamp Mill: 9.9 mi
- Der Ritter: 12.3 mi
- old bus: 14.8 mi
- Casland: 14.9 mi
- Hatchery Park Ampitheater: 10.6 mi
- Wildlife Viewing Blind: 10.8 mi
- Alpine Ascent Climbing Wall: 11.9 mi
- Rocky Pond Estate Winery Leavenworth Tasting Room: 12.0 mi
- Kestrel Vintners: 12.4 mi
- Culver Springs: 9.0 mi
- Deer Park Spring: 11.3 mi
- Cougar Spring: 16.8 mi
- Lanigan Spring: 18.5 mi
- Lion Rock Springs: 20.0 mi
- Spineless Prow: 0.8 mi
- Lizard Wall: 2.9 mi
- Stones Throw: 7.3 mi
- Veteran's Club: 7.4 mi
- Icicle Buttress: 7.5 mi
- Shaman Salmon: 10.1 mi
- Watershed Bell: 10.1 mi
- Icicles: 10.1 mi
- Fountain of Dreams: 10.1 mi
- Granite Salmon: 10.1 mi
- Dog Beach: 10.8 mi
- Shore Street River Access: 11.4 mi
- Deer Beach: 12.2 mi
- Rafters Beach: 12.3 mi
- Enchantment Beach: 12.4 mi
- Greater Leavenworth Museum: 12.7 mi
- Nutcracker Museum & Store: 12.7 mi
- Roslyn Historical Museum: 18.2 mi
- Carpenter Museum: 19.2 mi
- Cashmere Museum and Pioneer Village: 19.2 mi
- Mountain Home Ridge (CDLT): 11.0 mi
- Peshastin Pinnacles State Park: 16.6 mi
- Liberty Recreation Site: 17.7 mi
- Suncadia Conservancy: 19.1 mi
- Easton Ponds: 21.7 mi
- Blewett: 10.0 mi
- Scenic: 21.6 mi
- Wellington: 22.7 mi
- Alpine: 24.2 mi
- Nason Creek Rest Area: 20.7 mi
- Indian John Hill Rest Area, I-90 Eastbound: 21.4 mi
- Indian John Hill Rest Area, I-90 Westbound: 21.4 mi
- Iron Goat Rest Area: 21.8 mi
- Swiftwater Picnic Area: 14.1 mi
- Day Use Area: 21.1 mi
- Turkey Gulch Picnic Area: 21.1 mi
- Royal Bavarian Kanzlers Rose Garden: 12.6 mi
- E. Lorene Young Community Garden: 13.0 mi
- Scenic Hot Springs: 20.9 mi
- Goldmyer Hot Springs: 24.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.8 miles of Argonaut Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Stuart | W 280° | 2,871 m | 1.9 mi |
| Dragontail Peak | ENE 65° | 2,695 m | 1.5 mi |
| Pandora's Box | ENE 71° | 2,658 m | 1.2 mi |
| Colchuck Peak | NE 52° | 2,653 m | 0.9 mi |
| Cannon Mountain | NE 51° | 2,637 m | 3.6 mi |
| Witches Tower | ENE 75° | 2,597 m | 1.7 mi |
| Enchantment Peak | ENE 64° | 2,597 m | 3.0 mi |
| Cashmere Mountain | N 6° | 2,595 m | 6.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:36 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:07 | 20:17 | 21:05 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:22 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 15:23 | 16:16 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 32 | 39 | 47 | 55 | 62 | 69 | 69 | 60 | 48 | 35 | 27 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 4.1 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Leavenworth 3 S, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1531555 — Argonaut Peak, Chelan County, Washington.
OpenStreetMap element node/356548162
Day trips start here
- Leavenworth · 13 mi
- Cashmere · 19 mi
- Stevens Pass · 22 mi
- Wenatchee · 25 mi
- Snoqualmie Pass · 26 mi
- East Wenatchee · 27 mi
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