Ingalls Peak

Ingalls Peak
Ingalls Peak, east aspect
Highest point
Elevation7,662 ft (2,335 m)
Prominence1,222 ft (372 m)
Parent peakMount Stuart (9,415 ft)
Isolation2.07 mi (3.33 km)
Coordinates47°28′21″N 120°56′47″W / 47.472487°N 120.946492°W / 47.472487; -120.946492
Geography
Ingalls Peak
Location of Ingalls Peak in Washington
Ingalls Peak
Ingalls Peak (the United States)
CountryUnited States
StateWashington
CountyChelan / Kittitas
Protected areaAlpine Lakes Wilderness
Parent rangeWenatchee Mountains
Cascade Range
Topo mapUSGS Mount Stuart
Geology
Rock ageJurassic
Rock typePeridotite
Climbing
First ascent1925
Easiest routeclass 4 scrambling

Ingalls Peak is a 7,662-foot (2,335-metre) triple-summit mountain located in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness, along the common border of Kittitas County and Chelan County, in Washington state. Ingalls Peak is the highest point in the Teanaway area of the Wenatchee Mountains. It is situated 2 mi (3.2 km) west of Mount Stuart, and immediately west of Lake Ingalls, on land managed by Wenatchee National Forest. Its subpeaks are the South Peak (7,640 ft; 2,330 m) and the East Peak (7,480 ft; 2,280 m). Precipitation runoff from the peak drains north into Jack Creek, a tributary of Icicle Creek; west into Fortune Creek; or east into Ingalls Creek, a tributary of the Wenatchee River. This peak, the lake, creek, and pass are named for Captain Benjamin Ingalls of the United States Cavalry who led an 1855 survey of this area and is credited with discovering gold in the region.