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Cirque Mountain (Washington)
Cirque Mountain is a mountain summit located in the Glacier Peak Wilderness of the North Cascades in Washington (U.S. state), Washington state. The mountain is situated on the crest of the Cascade Range, on the shared border of Snohomish County and Chelan County, also straddling the boundary between the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest and the Wenatchee National Forest. Its nearest higher peak is Napeequa Peak, to the south. The peak is set on Chiwawa Ridge with Napeequa, and other notable peaks on this ridge include Fortress Mountain (Washington), Fortress Mountain, Buck Mountain (Washington), Buck Mountain, Brahma Peak, Mount Berge, and Chiwawa Mountain. Topographic relief is significant since the western aspect of the mountain rises 4,000 feet above the Suiattle Valley in approximately . This mountain has small, unnamed, hanging glaciers in cirques surrounding the summit. Precipitation Surface runoff, runoff from the peak and meltwater from the glaciers drains east to t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Napeequa Peak
Napeequa Peak is an pyramidal mountain summit located in the Glacier Peak Wilderness of the North Cascades in Washington (U.S. state), Washington state. The mountain is situated on the crest of the Cascade Range, on the shared border of Snohomish County and Chelan County, also straddling the boundary between the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest and the Wenatchee National Forest. Its nearest neighbor is Cirque Mountain (Washington), Cirque Mountain, 0.3 mi (0.48 km) to the north, and the nearest higher peak is Buck Mountain (Washington), Buck Mountain, to the east-southeast. Precipitation Surface runoff, runoff from the peak drains east to the headwaters of Napeequa River; or west into the Suiattle River. The mountain's name is taken from the river's name, which was applied by Albert Hale Sylvester (1871-1944), a pioneer Surveying, surveyor, explorer, topographer, and forest supervisor in the Cascades. Geology The North Cascades features some of the most rugged ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
