Cardinal Peak
Cardinal Peak rises to 2,608 m in Washington. Mount Fernow stands 2,821 m to the west-northwest, 9.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Emerald Peak, a peak 1.1 miles away. JCT SR 97 VIC PATEROS TO JCT SR 20 VIC TWISP passes 23 miles off.
The story
Cardinal Peak is the highest peak of the Chelan Mountains, a subrange of the Cascade Range in the U.S. state of Washington. It is located in Wenatchee National Forest at the head of the Entiat River drainage basin, in Chelan County. To the west and north, streams flow into Lake Chelan. Cardinal Peak is less than 5 miles (8.0 km) from the lake and rises 7,500 feet (2,300 m) above the lakeshore. At 8,595 feet (2,620 m) high, it is the 49th highest peak in Washington. Its 2,070-foot (630 m) prominence ranks 132nd in the state. The rocks of Cardinal Peak are mainly granodiorite and hornblende quartz diorite, minerals of the Cardinal Peak pluton.
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Wikidata Q2938050, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2608 m
How to reach it
- 23.5 mi off the JCT SR 97 VIC PATEROS TO JCT SR 20 VIC TWISP
- 24.2 mi off the Stevens Pass Greenway, National
- 24.2 mi off the JCT WOODS CREEK RD NEAR MONROE TO JCT US 97 NEAR PESHASTIN
- 24.7 mi off the JCT ALT SR 97 TO SOUTH LAKESHORE RD
Overlooks nearby
- Washington Pass Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Emerald Peak: 1.1 mi
- Saska Peak: 1.5 mi
- Gopher Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Pyramid Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Pinnacle Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Snowshoe Spring: 8.3 mi
- Carne Basin Spring: 9.1 mi
- Halfway Spring: 10.5 mi
- Handy Spring: 12.6 mi
- Buck Creek Pass Spring: 16.4 mi
- Domke Falls: 5.2 mi
- Bridal Falls: 8.3 mi
- Monkey Bear Falls: 8.8 mi
- Big Creek Falls: 9.5 mi
- 10 Mile Falls: 9.5 mi
- Lake Chelan National Recreation Area: 18.2 mi
- Bendtsen Public Access: 23.8 mi
- Willow Point Park: 24.3 mi
- Carlton Swimming Hole: 24.9 mi
- Hunts Bluff: 10.1 mi
- Painted Rocks: 14.2 mi
- Grassy Point: 24.3 mi
- Miners Cabin (ruined): 18.2 mi
- Dirtyface Lookout: 19.1 mi
- Gilbert Ghost Town: 24.6 mi
- Spruce Grove Day Use Area: 6.8 mi
- Moore: 9.1 mi
- Holden Museum: 9.9 mi
- The Garden: 15.5 mi
- Gamma Hot Springs: 21.1 mi
- Leavenworth Ziplines: 23.2 mi
- Nason Creek Rest Area: 24.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.8 miles of Cardinal Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Fernow | WNW 295° | 2,821 m | 9.9 mi |
| Seven Fingered Jack | WNW 290° | 2,750 m | 9.9 mi |
| Mount Maude | WNW 285° | 2,748 m | 9.1 mi |
| Copper Peak | WNW 299° | 2,671 m | 10.1 mi |
| Emerald Peak | NW 317° | 2,565 m | 1.1 mi |
| Greenwood Mountain | WNW 298° | 2,565 m | 12.4 mi |
| Saska Peak | WNW 295° | 2,560 m | 1.5 mi |
| South Spectacle Butte | WNW 284° | 2,558 m | 7.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:34 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:03 | 20:18 | 21:07 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:21 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:51 | 15:18 | 16:12 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 26 | 32 | 39 | 48 | 54 | 61 | 61 | 53 | 41 | 29 | 22 |
| Precip in | 7.0 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 4.4 | 8.2 | 7.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Holden Village, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1517391 — Cardinal Peak, Chelan County, Washington.
OpenStreetMap element node/356544490
Day trips start here
- North Cascades · 18 mi
- North Cascades National Park · 30 mi
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