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North America / United States / Washington / Indian Head Peak
Record SL-667415 · Wikidata Q49038501

Indian Head Peak

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Elevation
2,215 m
7,267 ft
Prominence
626 m
Isolation
6.3 km
Coordinates
48.0078° N, 121.0978° W
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Indian Head Peak
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Description

Wikipedia

Indian Head Peak is a prominent 7,448-foot (2,270-metre) mountain summit located in the Glacier Peak Wilderness, in the North Cascades of Washington state. The mountain is situated in Chelan County, on land managed by the Okanogan–Wenatchee National Forest. Its nearest higher neighbor is Kololo Peaks, 3.29 mi (5.29 km) to the north. Indian Head Peak is the second-highest point on Wenatchee Ridge, a subrange which also includes Mount Saul, Whittier Peak, and Mount David. Precipitation runoff from the peak drains into Indian Creek and White River which are tributaries of the Wenatchee River. The mountain's name was given by Albert Hale Sylvester (1871–1944), for its resemblance to an "Indian's headdress" when viewed from the south, near Kodak Peak. Sylvester was a pioneer surveyor, explorer, topographer, and forest supervisor in the Cascades. Indian Head Peak was first climbed on July 2, 1870 by railroad surveyors D. C. Linsley and John A. Tennant.

First ascent

Date
1870
Source · wikipedia

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Neighbouring summits

Name Elevation Bearing Distance
Emerson Peak 1,845 m S 200° 2.7 km
Kodak Peak 1,850 m SW 227° 3.3 km
Marmot Knob 2,063 m NW 329° 4.8 km