Clean Prominence: 1,080 feet
State: Washington State
County: Kittitas County
In area: Alpine Lakes Wilderness
USGS quad: Chikamin Peak
UTM: 10T 627364E 5259184N (NAD27)
Trip Reports and References
- Book: Seattle Outdoors: Hiking & Cycling-Puget Sound and Cascades
- Book: Climbing Washington's Mountains
- Book: Cascade Alpine Guide: Climbing and High Routes: Vol 1 - Columbia River to Stevens Pass
- yellowleaf.org: Chikamin Peak via Mineral Creek
Name origin
Chikamin means "metal" or "money" in Chinook. Chikamin Peak was so named because of nearby Gold Creek. ("Exploring Washington", Harry Majors)Maps
- Online USGS map of Chikamin Peak: Google Maps
- USGS quad: Chikamin Peak
In These Peak Lists
- #11 in the The Home Court: Tallest 100 peaks in west Alpine Lakes with 500' of prominence list
- #1 in the The Mountaineer's Snoqualmie Second Ten list
Nearby Peaks
- Alaska Mountain (5,745')
- Alta Mountain (6,240'+)
- Collar Mountain (5,851')
- Hibox Peak (6,547')
- Hardscrabble Peak (5,598')
- Red Mountain (5,890')
- Kendall Peak (5,784')
- Lundin Peak (6,059')
- Rampart Ridge (5,870')
- Cave Ridge (5,270')
- Big Snow Mountain (6,680')
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