Chelan Mountains

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title: "Chelan Mountains" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["cascade-range", "north-cascades-of-washington-(state)", "mountain-ranges-of-washington-(state)", "landforms-of-chelan-county,-washington"] description: "Mountain range in Washington, U.S." topic_path: "general/cascade-range" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chelan_Mountains" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Mountain range in Washington, U.S. ::

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Field	Value
name	Chelan Mountains
photo	Cardinal Peak Chelan Mountains.jpg
photo_caption	Cardinal Peak, Chelan Mountains
country	United States
subdivision1	Washington
subdivision2_type	Region
subdivision3_type	County
subdivision3	Chelan
parent	{{ubl
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range_coordinates
coordinates_ref
highest	Cardinal Peak
elevation_ft	8590
length_mi	40
length_orientation	NW-SE
length_ref
width_mi	8
width_orientation	SW-NE
width_ref
area_mi2	477
area_ref
map	USA Washington
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| name = Chelan Mountains | native_name = | other_name = | etymology = | photo = Cardinal Peak Chelan Mountains.jpg | photo_size = | photo_caption = Cardinal Peak, Chelan Mountains | country = United States | subdivision1 = Washington | subdivision2_type = Region | subdivision3_type = County | subdivision3 = Chelan | parent = {{ubl |North Cascades |Cascade Range | borders_on = | range_coordinates = | coordinates_ref = | highest = Cardinal Peak | elevation_ft = 8590 | coordinates = | length_mi = 40 | length_orientation= NW-SE | length_ref = | width_mi = 8 | width_orientation = SW-NE | width_ref = | area_mi2 = 477 | area_ref = | geology = | orogeny = | biome = | map = USA Washington | map_caption = The Chelan Mountains, or Chelan Range is a mountain range in the U.S. state of Washington. Located west of the Columbia River, north of the Entiat River, and south of Lake Chelan, the range is part of the North Cascades section of the Cascade Range. The Chelan Range is about 40 mi long northwest to southeast and about 8 mi wide, southwest to northeast.

The Chelan Mountains stretch south to the Columbia River between the Entiat River and the Chelan River. The northern end the Chelan Range merges with the northern end of the Entiat Mountains. Most of the range is within Wenatchee National Forest. The northern end is part of the Glacier Peak Wilderness.

The highest peak of the Chelan Mountains is Cardinal Peak, at 8590 ft. Other major peaks include Emerald Peak, Saska Peak, Pinnacle Mountain, Pyramid Mountain, and Gopher Mountain. All these peaks are over 8000 ft. They are all located in the northern part of the Chelan Range. The highest peak of the southern portion is Stormy Mountain, at 7198 ft.

The range's name comes from the Chelan tribe. A large number of place names, including many of the mountain names, were given by Albert H. Sylvester.

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References

1. Calculated in [[Google Earth]]
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