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Enchantment Peak

Enchantment Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Enchantment Peak rises to 2,597 m in Washington. Mount Stuart stands 2,871 m to the west-southwest, 4.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Colchuck Balanced Rock, a peak 0.8 miles away. JCT SR 10 VIC ELLENSBURG TO JCT SR 2 VIC PESHASTIN passes 6.9 miles off.

The story

Enchantment Peak is an 8,538-foot (2,602-metre) granite summit located in Chelan County of Washington state. Enchantment Peak is part of The Enchantments within the Alpine Lakes Wilderness. Enchantment Peak belongs to the Stuart Range which is subset of the Cascade Range. Enchantment Peak is situated midway between Prusik Peak to its east, and Aasgard Pass and Dragontail Peak to the west. Precipitation runoff drains to Icicle Creek which is a tributary of the Wenatchee River.

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Wikidata Q49176282, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2597 m

How to reach it

Coordinates47.48920, -120.80269

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 45
Artworks: 25
Historic sites: 18
Attractions: 17
  • Hatchery Park Ampitheater: 7.6 mi
  • Wildlife Viewing Blind: 7.8 mi
  • Alpine Ascent Climbing Wall: 9.1 mi
  • Rocky Pond Estate Winery Leavenworth Tasting Room: 9.2 mi
  • Kestrel Vintners: 9.6 mi
Springs: 14
Cliffs: 11
  • Lizard Wall: 2.1 mi
  • Spineless Prow: 2.4 mi
  • Stones Throw: 4.7 mi
  • Icicle Buttress: 4.7 mi
  • Veteran's Club: 4.8 mi
Beaches: 10
  • Dog Beach: 8.1 mi
  • Shore Street River Access: 8.4 mi
  • Deer Beach: 9.3 mi
  • Rafters Beach: 9.4 mi
  • Enchantment Beach: 9.5 mi
Museums: 10
Waterfalls: 9
Nature reserves: 7
Gardens: 6
Ghost towns: 3
Picnic sites: 3
Hot springs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.7 miles of Enchantment Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount StuartWSW 258°2,871 m4.7 mi
Dragontail PeakWSW 244°2,695 m1.6 mi
Pandora's BoxWSW 240°2,658 m1.8 mi
Colchuck PeakWSW 250°2,653 m2.2 mi
Cannon MountainN 1°2,637 m0.9 mi
Witches TowerSW 231°2,597 m1.4 mi
Cashmere MountainNNW 337°2,595 m5.2 mi
Sherpa PeakWSW 254°2,584 m4.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:3519:16
June solstice05:0720:1721:05
September equinox06:5118:2219:03
December solstice07:4915:2216:15

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F263239475562696960483527
Precip in4.12.92.51.21.41.00.40.40.82.44.14.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Leavenworth 3 S, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/7845326147

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