Saska Peak
Saska Peak rises to 2,560 m in Washington. Mount Fernow stands 2,821 m to the west-northwest, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Emerald Peak, a peak 0.7 miles away. JCT WOODS CREEK RD NEAR MONROE TO JCT US 97 NEAR PESHASTIN passes 24 miles off.
The story
Saska Peak is an 8,404 ft (2,560 m) mountain summit located in the Chelan Mountains, in Chelan County of Washington state. The mountain is situated in Glacier Peak Wilderness of the North Cascades, on land managed by Wenatchee National Forest. Saska Peak ranks as the third-highest peak in the Chelan Mountains, and 74th-highest summit in Washington state. Its nearest higher neighbor is Emerald Peak, 0.66 mi (1.06 km) to the east-northeast, and Cardinal Peak is positioned 1.52 mi (2.45 km) to the east-southeast. These three highest peaks of the Chelan Mountains enclose the head of North Fork Entiat River valley. Precipitation runoff from the peak drains into the Entiat River drainage basin. The mountain's name honors Shil-how-Saskt (Silico Saska), Tribal chief of the Entiat people, and was applied by Albert Hale Sylvester (1871-1944), a pioneer surveyor, topographer, and forest supervisor who named thousands of geographic features in the Cascades. In the Columbia-Moses language (Salishan), this name means "Standing in the middle of the sky."
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Wikidata Q49071474, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2560 m
How to reach it
- 24.4 mi off the JCT WOODS CREEK RD NEAR MONROE TO JCT US 97 NEAR PESHASTIN
- 24.4 mi off the Stevens Pass Greenway, National
- 24.6 mi off the JCT SR 97 VIC PATEROS TO JCT SR 20 VIC TWISP
- 24.4 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
Overlooks nearby
- Washington Pass Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Emerald Peak: 0.7 mi
- Gopher Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Cardinal Peak: 1.5 mi
- Pinnacle Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Borealis Peak: 2.6 mi
- Domke Falls: 5.7 mi
- Monkey Bear Falls: 7.4 mi
- 10 Mile Falls: 8.1 mi
- Copper Creek Falls: 8.3 mi
- Bridal Falls: 9.3 mi
- Carne Basin Spring: 7.8 mi
- Snowshoe Spring: 9.3 mi
- Halfway Spring: 11.7 mi
- Handy Spring: 14.0 mi
- Buck Creek Pass Spring: 14.9 mi
- Hunts Bluff: 9.6 mi
- Painted Rocks: 13.4 mi
- Grassy Point: 22.8 mi
- Miners Cabin (ruined): 16.7 mi
- Dirtyface Lookout: 19.1 mi
- Gilbert Ghost Town: 24.1 mi
- Lake Chelan National Recreation Area: 17.6 mi
- Bendtsen Public Access: 24.9 mi
- Spruce Grove Day Use Area: 7.6 mi
- Holden Museum: 8.5 mi
- Moore: 8.6 mi
- The Garden: 14.7 mi
- Gamma Hot Springs: 19.6 mi
- Leavenworth Ziplines: 23.8 mi
- Nason Creek Rest Area: 24.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.5 miles of Saska 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 | 8.4 mi |
| Seven Fingered Jack | WNW 289° | 2,750 m | 8.4 mi |
| Mount Maude | WNW 283° | 2,748 m | 7.6 mi |
| Copper Peak | WNW 300° | 2,671 m | 8.6 mi |
| Cardinal Peak | ESE 115° | 2,608 m | 1.5 mi |
| Buck Mountain | W 264° | 2,599 m | 12.5 mi |
| Emerald Peak | ENE 75° | 2,565 m | 0.7 mi |
| Greenwood Mountain | WNW 298° | 2,565 m | 10.8 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, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1525439 — Saska Peak, Chelan County, Washington.
OpenStreetMap element node/356546344
Day trips start here
- North Cascades · 16 mi
- North Cascades National Park · 28 mi
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