Dragontail Peak
Dragontail Peak rises to 2,695 m in Washington. Mount Stuart stands 2,871 m to the west, 3.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Pandora's Box, a peak 0.3 miles away. JCT SR 10 VIC ELLENSBURG TO JCT SR 2 VIC PESHASTIN passes 8.1 miles off.
The story
Dragontail Peak, also known as Dragon Tail, is a mountain in the Stuart Range, in Chelan County, Washington. While climbing an adjacent peak, Lex Maxwell, Bob McCall, and Bill Prater remarked that the needles on the crest, southwest of the summit, resembled a "dragon tail". The name was officially accepted in 1955. On the mountain's northeast flank lies Colchuck Lake which drains into Mountaineer Creek, and Colchuck Glacier lies below the western slopes of the peak. On its south side the mountain drops steeply (50% slope) to Ingalls Creek, which flows about 5,800 feet (1,800 m) below the summit. The mountain, which lies in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness, bordered by Colchuck Peak, Little Annapurna, and Cannon Mountain, is composed of a granite formation that creates the Stuart Range. Dragontail is the second highest mountain in the range, second only to Mount Stuart which lies 3.2 miles (5.1 km) to the west and reaches 9,415 feet (2,870 m). The two needles, on ridge southwest of the summit which gave rise to its name, serve as formidable alpine climbing objectives that demand more than 20 pitches of sustained climbing. The area around Dragontail Peak is dominated by wilderness and is protected from development. The Enchantments, to northeast of Dragontail, is an area of towering peaks, year-round snow, and alpine lakes. It forms the heart of the Alpine Lakes Wilderness.
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Wikidata Q5305455, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2695 m
How to reach it
- 8.1 mi off the JCT SR 10 VIC ELLENSBURG TO JCT SR 2 VIC PESHASTIN
- 8.1 mi off the JCT SR 970 VIC VIRDEN TO JCT SR 2 VIC PESHASTIN
- 9.5 mi off the JCT WOODS CREEK RD NEAR MONROE TO JCT US 97 NEAR PESHASTIN
- 9.5 mi off the Stevens Pass Greenway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Peshastin Lookout · 11 mi
- Echo Point · 12 mi
- Windy Point Viewpoint · 22 mi
- Twin Tunnels landmark · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Pandora's Box: 0.3 mi
- Witches Tower: 0.4 mi
- Colchuck Peak: 0.6 mi
- West Annapurna: 0.8 mi
- Rosebud Spire: 0.8 mi
- Lions Club Park: 11.2 mi
- Front Street Park: 11.3 mi
- French Cabin Sno Park: 15.5 mi
- French Cabin Creek Recreation Area: 15.7 mi
- John Simpson Memorial Park: 16.8 mi
- Shaman Salmon: 8.6 mi
- Watershed Bell: 8.6 mi
- Icicles: 8.6 mi
- Fountain of Dreams: 8.7 mi
- Granite Salmon: 8.7 mi
- Viviane Falls: 2.5 mi
- Upper Snow Creek Falls: 2.8 mi
- Drury Falls: 11.6 mi
- Pea Soup Falls: 17.8 mi
- Whinnimic Falls: 21.0 mi
- Etienne Creek Mining Area: 7.3 mi
- Blewett Stamp Mill: 8.9 mi
- Der Ritter: 10.9 mi
- Casland: 15.7 mi
- old bus: 15.9 mi
- Hatchery Park Ampitheater: 9.1 mi
- Wildlife Viewing Blind: 9.4 mi
- Alpine Ascent Climbing Wall: 10.5 mi
- Rocky Pond Estate Winery Leavenworth Tasting Room: 10.6 mi
- Kestrel Vintners: 11.0 mi
- Culver Springs: 8.1 mi
- Deer Park Spring: 10.1 mi
- Cougar Spring: 16.4 mi
- Mission Spring: 19.1 mi
- Lanigan Spring: 19.2 mi
- Spineless Prow: 0.8 mi
- Lizard Wall: 2.0 mi
- Stones Throw: 6.0 mi
- Veteran's Club: 6.1 mi
- Icicle Buttress: 6.1 mi
- Dog Beach: 9.5 mi
- Shore Street River Access: 10.0 mi
- Deer Beach: 10.8 mi
- Rafters Beach: 10.9 mi
- Enchantment Beach: 11.0 mi
- Greater Leavenworth Museum: 11.3 mi
- Nutcracker Museum & Store: 11.3 mi
- Cashmere Museum and Pioneer Village: 17.8 mi
- Roslyn Historical Museum: 19.3 mi
- Carpenter Museum: 20.1 mi
- Mountain Home Ridge (CDLT): 9.6 mi
- Peshastin Pinnacles State Park: 15.2 mi
- Liberty Recreation Site: 17.7 mi
- Suncadia Conservancy: 20.3 mi
- Easton Ponds: 23.0 mi
- Royal Bavarian Kanzlers Rose Garden: 11.2 mi
- E. Lorene Young Community Garden: 11.6 mi
- Ohme Gardens: 23.6 mi
- Okanogan Avenue Community Garden: 24.6 mi
- Xeriscape Demonstration Garden: 24.7 mi
- Blewett: 9.0 mi
- Scenic: 22.0 mi
- Wellington: 22.9 mi
- Alpine: 24.7 mi
- Nason Creek Rest Area: 19.9 mi
- Indian John Hill Rest Area, I-90 Westbound: 22.0 mi
- Indian John Hill Rest Area, I-90 Eastbound: 22.0 mi
- Iron Goat Rest Area: 22.2 mi
- Swiftwater Picnic Area: 13.0 mi
- Day Use Area: 19.7 mi
- Turkey Gulch Picnic Area: 21.7 mi
- Scenic Hot Springs: 21.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.1 miles of Dragontail Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Stuart | W 265° | 2,871 m | 3.2 mi |
| Pandora's Box | SW 217° | 2,658 m | 0.3 mi |
| Colchuck Peak | W 265° | 2,653 m | 0.6 mi |
| Cannon Mountain | NE 41° | 2,637 m | 2.2 mi |
| Witches Tower | ESE 115° | 2,597 m | 0.4 mi |
| Enchantment Peak | ENE 64° | 2,597 m | 1.6 mi |
| Cashmere Mountain | N 353° | 2,595 m | 5.5 mi |
| Sherpa Peak | W 260° | 2,584 m | 2.6 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 | 16:15 |
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, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Leavenworth · 11 mi
- Cashmere · 17 mi
- Stevens Pass · 22 mi
- Wenatchee · 24 mi
- East Wenatchee · 26 mi
- Snoqualmie Pass · 27 mi
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