Dragontail Peak, Alpine Lakes Wilderness

Name: Dragontail Peak
Address: Alpine Lakes Wilderness, United States

#14 among attractions in Alpine Lakes Wilderness

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Dragontail Peak, also known as Dragon Tail, is a mountain in the Stuart Range, in Chelan County, Washington. While climbing an adjacent peak, Lex Maxwell, Bob McCall, and Bill Prater remarked that the needles on the crest, southwest of the summit, resembled a "dragon tail". The name was officially accepted in 1955. On the mountain's northeast flank lies Colchuck Lake which drains into Mountaineer Creek, and Colchuck Glacier lies below the western slopes of the peak. On its south side the mountain drops steeply to Ingalls Creek, which flows about 5,800 feet below the summit. ()

Elevation: 8840 ftProminence: 1760 ftCoordinates: 47°28'43"N, 120°49'59"W

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Dragontail Peak – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Lake Ingalls, Mount Stuart, Argonaut Peak, The Enchantments.

5 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Ingalls, Alpine Lakes Wilderness
127 min walk • Lake Ingalls is a glacial lake located in Chelan County, Washington and in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness. The lake is a popular area for hiking and offers excellent views of nearby Mount Stuart.
3.2 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Stuart, Alpine Lakes Wilderness
83 min walk • Mount Stuart is a mountain in the Cascade Range, in the U.S. state of Washington. It is the second highest non-volcanic peak in the state, after Bonanza Peak and seventh-highest overall.
1.4 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Argonaut Peak, Alpine Lakes Wilderness
37 min walk • Argonaut Peak is a tall mountain in the Cascade Range in the U.S. state of Washington. Part of the Stuart Range part of the Wenatchee subrange of the Cascades, it is within the Alpine Lakes Wilderness of the Wenatchee National Forest and part of the region known as The Enchantments.
1.4 miE
Natural attraction, Protected area
The Enchantments, Alpine Lakes Wilderness
35 min walk • The Enchantments is a region within the Alpine Lakes Wilderness area of Washington state's Cascade Mountain Range. At an elevation of 4,500 feet, 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.
2.9 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Ice Cliff Glacier, Alpine Lakes Wilderness
75 min walk • Ice Cliff Glacier is in Wenatchee National Forest in the U.S. state of Washington, in a cirque to the northeast of Mount Stuart.
2.7 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Sherpa Glacier, Alpine Lakes Wilderness
69 min walk • Sherpa Glacier is.50 mi east of Mount Stuart and north of Sherpa Peak, in the U.S. state of Washington.
3.2 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Stuart Glacier, Alpine Lakes Wilderness
83 min walk • Stuart Glacier lies to the north of Mount Stuart, in the U.S. state of Washington. Stuart Glacier is within the Alpine Lakes Wilderness of Wenatchee National Forest.
~1630 ftNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Colchuck Glacier, Alpine Lakes Wilderness
8 min walk • Colchuck Glacier is in the Stuart Range immediately north of Colchuck Peak and Dragontail Peak, in the U.S. state of Washington. Colchuck Glacier is within the Alpine Lakes Wilderness of Wenatchee National Forest.
0.7 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Snow Creek Glacier, Alpine Lakes Wilderness
17 min walk • Snow Creek Glacier is located on Little Annapurna in the Stuart Range, U.S. state of Washington. Snow Creek Glacier is within the Alpine Lakes Wilderness of Wenatchee National Forest and the Enchantment Lakes region.
0.6 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain pass
Aasgard Pass, Alpine Lakes Wilderness
15 min walk • Aasgard Pass, officially identified as Colchuck Pass, is a mountain pass on the east side of the Cascades in Washington's Alpine Lakes Wilderness southwest of Leavenworth.
3.2 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Wenatchee Mountains, Alpine Lakes Wilderness
83 min walk • The Wenatchee Mountains are a range of mountains in central Washington State, United States of America. A major subrange of the Cascade Range, extending east 50 miles from the Cascade crest, the Wenatchee Mountains separate the drainage basins of the Yakima River from the Wenatchee River.

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Which popular attractions are close to Dragontail Peak?

Nearby attractions include Colchuck Glacier, Alpine Lakes Wilderness (8 min walk), Aasgard Pass, Alpine Lakes Wilderness (15 min walk), Snow Creek Glacier, Alpine Lakes Wilderness (17 min walk).