McClellan Peak
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McClellan Peak rises to 2,549 m in Washington. Mount Stuart stands 2,871 m to the west, 5.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Crystal Lake Tower, a peak 0.5 miles away. JCT SR 10 VIC ELLENSBURG TO JCT SR 2 VIC PESHASTIN passes 5.9 miles off.
The story
McClellan Peak is an 8,368-foot (2,551-metre) summit located in Chelan County of Washington state. The toponym honors Army explorer George B. McClellan who visited the area in 1853. McClellan Peak forms part of the south rim of The Enchantments lake basin within the Alpine Lakes Wilderness, and it belongs to the Stuart Range which is subset of the Cascade Range. McClellan Peak is situated 1.29 miles east of Little Annapurna which is its nearest higher neighbor. Precipitation runoff drains into tributaries of the Wenatchee River.
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Wikidata Q49048625, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2549 m
How to reach it
- 5.9 mi off the JCT SR 10 VIC ELLENSBURG TO JCT SR 2 VIC PESHASTIN
- 5.9 mi off the JCT SR 970 VIC VIRDEN TO JCT SR 2 VIC PESHASTIN
- 8.8 mi off the JCT WOODS CREEK RD NEAR MONROE TO JCT US 97 NEAR PESHASTIN
- 8.8 mi off the Stevens Pass Greenway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Peshastin Lookout · 10 mi
- Echo Point · 11 mi
- Windy Point Viewpoint · 24 mi
- Twin Tunnels landmark · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Crystal Lake Tower: 0.5 mi
- Fantasia Tower: 0.6 mi
- Prusik Peak: 1.2 mi
- Little Annapurna: 1.4 mi
- Pennant Peak: 1.4 mi
- Lions Club Park: 10.3 mi
- Front Street Park: 10.4 mi
- John Simpson Memorial Park: 14.8 mi
- Natatoruim Park: 15.0 mi
- Railroad Park: 15.2 mi
- Icicles: 7.4 mi
- Watershed Bell: 7.4 mi
- Shaman Salmon: 7.4 mi
- Fountain of Dreams: 7.5 mi
- Granite Salmon: 7.5 mi
- Etienne Creek Mining Area: 5.1 mi
- Blewett Stamp Mill: 6.6 mi
- Der Ritter: 10.0 mi
- Casland: 15.6 mi
- old bus: 16.5 mi
- Hatchery Park Ampitheater: 7.9 mi
- Wildlife Viewing Blind: 8.1 mi
- Alpine Ascent Climbing Wall: 9.6 mi
- Rocky Pond Estate Winery Leavenworth Tasting Room: 9.7 mi
- Kestrel Vintners: 10.1 mi
- Culver Springs: 6.0 mi
- Deer Park Spring: 7.8 mi
- Cougar Spring: 14.7 mi
- Mission Spring: 16.8 mi
- Lion Rock Springs: 17.9 mi
- Lizard Wall: 1.0 mi
- Spineless Prow: 3.1 mi
- Snow Creek Wall: 5.1 mi
- Icicle Buttress: 5.7 mi
- Stones Throw: 5.7 mi
- Dog Beach: 8.8 mi
- Shore Street River Access: 8.8 mi
- Deer Beach: 9.8 mi
- Rafters Beach: 9.9 mi
- Enchantment Beach: 10.0 mi
- Greater Leavenworth Museum: 10.4 mi
- Nutcracker Museum & Store: 10.4 mi
- Cashmere Museum and Pioneer Village: 15.8 mi
- Roslyn Historical Museum: 19.7 mi
- Carpenter Museum: 20.2 mi
- Viviane Falls: 0.8 mi
- Upper Snow Creek Falls: 0.9 mi
- Drury Falls: 11.6 mi
- Pea Soup Falls: 20.1 mi
- Whinnimic Falls: 23.2 mi
- Mountain Home Ridge (CDLT): 8.2 mi
- Peshastin Pinnacles State Park: 13.3 mi
- Liberty Recreation Site: 16.4 mi
- Suncadia Conservancy: 20.9 mi
- Porter's Pond Nature Area: 22.6 mi
- Royal Bavarian Kanzlers Rose Garden: 10.3 mi
- E. Lorene Young Community Garden: 10.6 mi
- Ohme Gardens: 21.4 mi
- Okanogan Avenue Community Garden: 22.3 mi
- Xeriscape Demonstration Garden: 22.4 mi
- Swiftwater Picnic Area: 13.0 mi
- Day Use Area: 17.5 mi
- Turkey Gulch Picnic Area: 21.2 mi
- Tunnel 47 Picnic Area: 24.4 mi
- Nason Creek Rest Area: 20.5 mi
- Indian John Hill Rest Area, I-90 Westbound: 21.5 mi
- Indian John Hill Rest Area, I-90 Eastbound: 21.6 mi
- Iron Goat Rest Area: 24.2 mi
- Blewett: 6.8 mi
- Scenic: 24.0 mi
- Wellington: 24.8 mi
- Scenic Hot Springs: 23.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.4 miles of McClellan Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Stuart | W 274° | 2,871 m | 5.4 mi |
| Dragontail Peak | WNW 286° | 2,695 m | 2.3 mi |
| Pandora's Box | W 280° | 2,658 m | 2.4 mi |
| Colchuck Peak | WNW 281° | 2,653 m | 2.9 mi |
| Cannon Mountain | NNW 341° | 2,637 m | 2.4 mi |
| Enchantment Peak | NNW 329° | 2,597 m | 1.5 mi |
| Witches Tower | WNW 284° | 2,597 m | 1.9 mi |
| Cashmere Mountain | NNW 335° | 2,595 m | 6.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:35 | 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, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/348974531
Day trips start here
- Leavenworth · 10 mi
- Cashmere · 15 mi
- Wenatchee · 22 mi
- East Wenatchee · 23 mi
- Stevens Pass · 24 mi
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