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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 .
The western peaks make up a single sharp ridge. The eastern half of the range splits into two parallel ridges, the northern of which is known as the Enchantment Peaks . Between these ridges lies the Enchantment Basin, which holds the dozens of tarns known as the Enchantment Lakes. [ 1 ]
The Enchantments is a region within the Alpine Lakes Wilderness area of Washington state's Cascade Mountain Range. [2] At an elevation of 4,500 feet (1,372 m), it is home to over 700 alpine lakes and ponds surrounded by the vast peaks of Cashmere Crags, which rate among the best rock-climbing sites in the western United States. [3]
A new documentary on Netflix, 14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible, shows the journey expert climber Nirmal "Nims" Purja went through to summit all 14 of the world’s 8,000-meter mountains in only ...
The nearest higher peak is Enchantment Peak, 1.55 miles (2.49 km) to the west, and the nearest town is Leavenworth, 8 miles (13 km) to the northeast. The mountain hosts many granite spires with names like The High Priest, The Boxtop, Flake Tower, Comet Spire, Razorback Spire, The Meteor, The Professor, Lighthouse Tower, Black Pyramid, and the ...
Kathmandu — An 18-year-old Nepali mountaineer on Wednesday broke the record for the youngest person to summit all 14 of the world's 8,000-meter (26,246-foot) peaks, his team said. Nima Rinji ...
Aasgard Pass is located at the saddle between Dragontail Peak and the Enchantment Peaks. [ 2 ] Attempts to change the name officially in 1967 and 1988 were both turned down by the US Board on Geographic Names ; thus, the name "Colchuck Pass" is retained on United States Geological Survey (USGS) maps.
A Norwegian who just became the fastest climber to scale all the world’s 14 highest mountains announced she was retiring from climbing high peaks on Saturday upon her return to Nepal. Kristin ...