Copper Peak
Copper Peak rises to 2,671 m in Washington. Bonanza Peak stands 2,900 m to the north-northwest, 5.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Fernow, a peak 0.8 miles away. JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP passes 23 miles off.
The story
Copper Peak is an 8,965-foot (2,733-metre) mountain summit located in the Entiat Mountains, a sub-range of the North Cascades, in Chelan County of Washington state. Copper Peak is situated 80 miles northeast of Seattle in the Glacier Peak Wilderness, on land managed by the Wenatchee National Forest. Copper Peak ranks 21st-highest on Washington's highest 100 peaks, and 19th on the "Bulger List." The nearest higher neighbor is Mount Fernow, 0.88 miles (1.42 km) to the south. Precipitation runoff from the mountain and meltwater from the glacier on the southeast slope drains into nearby Lake Chelan via Railroad Creek. The first ascent of the peak was made in August 1937 by Franklin Bennet, Edgar Courtwright, and Toivo Hagman. The peak's toponym refers to an abandoned copper mine that once operated at the northeast base of the peak.
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Wikidata Q49022054, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2671 m
How to reach it
- 23.0 mi off the JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP
- 23.0 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
- 26.6 mi off the Stevens Pass Greenway, National
- 26.7 mi off the JCT WOODS CREEK RD NEAR MONROE TO JCT US 97 NEAR PESHASTIN
Overlooks nearby
- Washington Pass Overlook · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Fernow: 0.8 mi
- Seven Fingered Jack: 1.7 mi
- Buckskin Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Mount Maude - North Tower: 2.2 mi
- Greenwood Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Copper Creek Falls: 1.9 mi
- 10 Mile Falls: 2.8 mi
- Monkey Bear Falls: 3.8 mi
- Crown Point Falls: 4.6 mi
- Lyman Falls: 4.9 mi
- Carne Basin Spring: 6.2 mi
- Buck Creek Pass Spring: 7.6 mi
- Snowshoe Spring: 16.8 mi
- Halfway Spring: 19.7 mi
- Handy Spring: 22.5 mi
- Miners Cabin (ruined): 8.4 mi
- Mackinaw Shelter: 20.5 mi
- Dirtyface Lookout: 22.0 mi
- Gilbert Ghost Town: 22.5 mi
- Hunts Bluff: 10.4 mi
- Painted Rocks: 10.9 mi
- Grassy Point: 14.7 mi
- Gamma Hot Springs: 12.1 mi
- Sulphur Creek Hot Springs: 18.3 mi
- Holden Museum: 2.2 mi
- Moore: 9.6 mi
- The Garden: 11.8 mi
- Spruce Grove Day Use Area: 14.9 mi
- Lake Chelan National Recreation Area: 15.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.3 miles of Copper Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bonanza Peak | NNW 327° | 2,900 m | 5.3 mi |
| Mount Fernow | S 191° | 2,821 m | 0.8 mi |
| Seven Fingered Jack | SSW 196° | 2,750 m | 1.7 mi |
| Mount Maude | S 180° | 2,748 m | 2.5 mi |
| Fortress Mountain | W 260° | 2,643 m | 6.1 mi |
| Cardinal Peak | ESE 119° | 2,608 m | 10.1 mi |
| Buck Mountain | SW 222° | 2,599 m | 7.5 mi |
| Dark Peak | NNW 327° | 2,591 m | 6.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:35 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:04 | 20:19 | 21:08 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:22 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:52 | 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, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1518097 — Copper Peak, Chelan County, Washington.
OpenStreetMap element node/356544638
Day trips start here
- North Cascades · 10 mi
- North Cascades National Park · 22 mi
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