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Tieton Peak

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is significant as the summit rises 3,800 feet (1,200 meters) above the North Fork in 1.3 mile (2.1 km) and 2,200 feet (670 meters) above Conrad Creek in one mile (1.6 km). "Tieton" (
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originate in the Pacific Ocean, and travel northeast toward the Cascade Mountains. As fronts approach, they are forced upward by the peaks of the Cascade Range (
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Beckey, Fred W. Cascade Alpine Guide, Climbing and High Routes. Seattle, WA: Mountaineers Books, 2008.
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and fifth-highest in Yakima County. Tieton Peak is situated two miles east of the crest of the
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word which means "roaring water." The mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the
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is 33 mi (53 km) to the east-northeast. Precipitation
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It is the fourth-highest point in the 495: 439:United States Board on Geographic Names 785:Mountains of Yakima County, Washington 576: 574: 157:Location of Tieton Peak in Washington 16:Mountain in Washington, United States 7: 800:Stratovolcanoes of the United States 671: 505: 503: 501: 499: 587:Geographic Names Information System 177: 144: 611:Atlas of the North American Indian 14: 732: 714: 706: 689: 467: 400: 176: 169: 143: 136: 27: 795:Volcanoes of Washington (state) 780:Mountains of Washington (state) 592:United States Geological Survey 378:and the nearest higher peak is 190:Tieton Peak (the United States) 664:Places adjacent to Tieton Peak 160:Show map of Washington (state) 1: 805:Stratovolcanoes of Washington 790:North American 2000 m summits 733: 690: 193:Show map of the United States 715: 707: 366:on land administered by the 281:3.2 million - ~500,000 years 49:7,768 ft (2,368 m) 81:1.74 mi (2.80 km) 826: 362:Tieton Peak is set in the 109:46.5120697°N 121.3949614°W 669: 555:"Tieton Peak - 7,768' WA" 511:"Tieton Peak, Washington" 368:Wenatchee National Forest 129: 26: 114:46.5120697; -121.3949614 59:728 ft (222 m) 364:Goat Rocks Wilderness 236:Goat Rocks Wilderness 474:Mountains portal 305:Cascade Volcanic Arc 232:Protected area 105: /  701:Old Snowy Mountain 627:Weather forecast: 396:Topographic relief 316:~500,000 years ago 265:Old Snowy Mountain 39:Highest point 810:Cascade Volcanoes 762: 761: 757: 756: 614:, 2009, p. 387. 337: 336: 817: 736: 735: 718: 717: 710: 709: 693: 692: 672: 658: 651: 644: 635: 615: 606: 600: 599: 578: 569: 568: 566: 565: 551: 540: 537: 526: 525: 523: 521: 507: 472: 471: 470: 432: 431: 428: 427: 424: 421: 418: 415: 412: 409: 406: 329: 245: 194: 180: 179: 173: 161: 147: 146: 140: 120: 119: 117: 116: 115: 110: 106: 103: 102: 101: 98: 31: 19: 825: 824: 820: 819: 818: 816: 815: 814: 765: 764: 763: 758: 719: 665: 662: 624: 619: 618: 607: 603: 580: 579: 572: 563: 561: 559:listsofjohn.com 553: 552: 543: 538: 529: 519: 517: 509: 508: 497: 492: 468: 466: 463: 455:orographic lift 447: 435:Native American 403: 399: 360: 333:Southwest ridge 327: 243: 199: 198: 197: 196: 195: 192: 191: 188: 187: 186: 185: 181: 164: 163: 162: 159: 158: 155: 154: 153: 152: 148: 113: 111: 107: 104: 99: 96: 94: 92: 91: 34: 17: 12: 11: 5: 823: 821: 813: 812: 807: 802: 797: 792: 787: 782: 777: 767: 766: 760: 759: 755: 754: 751: 746: 744:Conrad Glacier 740: 739: 737: 730: 724: 723: 720: 705: 703: 697: 696: 694: 687: 684: 683: 681: 675: 670: 667: 666: 663: 661: 660: 653: 646: 638: 632: 631: 623: 622:External links 620: 617: 616: 609:Carl Waldman, 601: 570: 541: 527: 515:Peakbagger.com 494: 493: 491: 488: 487: 486: 481: 476: 462: 459: 451:weather fronts 446: 443: 359: 356: 335: 334: 331: 323: 322: 318: 317: 314: 308: 307: 302: 296: 295: 289: 283: 282: 279: 273: 272: 268: 267: 259: 253: 252: 247: 239: 238: 233: 229: 228: 223: 219: 218: 213: 209: 208: 205: 201: 200: 189: 183: 182: 175: 174: 168: 167: 166: 165: 156: 150: 149: 142: 141: 135: 134: 133: 132: 131: 130: 127: 126: 122: 121: 89: 83: 82: 79: 73: 72: 67: 61: 60: 57: 51: 50: 47: 41: 40: 36: 35: 32: 24: 23: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 822: 811: 808: 806: 803: 801: 798: 796: 793: 791: 788: 786: 783: 781: 778: 776: 775:Cascade Range 773: 772: 770: 752: 750: 747: 745: 742: 741: 738: 731: 729: 726: 725: 721: 713: 704: 702: 699: 698: 695: 688: 686: 685: 682: 680: 676: 674: 673: 668: 659: 654: 652: 647: 645: 640: 639: 636: 630: 626: 625: 621: 613: 612: 605: 602: 597: 593: 589: 588: 583: 582:"Tieton Peak" 577: 575: 571: 560: 556: 550: 548: 546: 542: 536: 534: 532: 528: 516: 512: 506: 504: 502: 500: 496: 489: 485: 482: 480: 477: 475: 465: 464: 460: 458: 456: 452: 444: 442: 440: 436: 430: 397: 393: 389: 385: 381: 377: 376:Cascade Range 373: 369: 365: 357: 355: 353: 349: 348:Yakima County 345: 341: 332: 330: 328:Easiest route 324: 319: 315: 313: 312:Last eruption 309: 306: 303: 301: 297: 294: 293:stratovolcano 290: 288: 287:Mountain type 284: 280: 278: 274: 269: 266: 263: 260: 258: 254: 251: 248: 246: 240: 237: 234: 230: 227: 224: 220: 217: 214: 210: 207:United States 206: 202: 172: 139: 128: 123: 118: 90: 88: 84: 80: 78: 74: 71: 68: 66: 62: 58: 56: 52: 48: 46: 42: 37: 30: 25: 20: 753:Conrad Creek 749:Gilbert Peak 711: 679:Tieton River 610: 604: 585: 562:. 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Index


Elevation
Prominence
Parent peak
Gilbert Peak
Isolation
Coordinates
46°30′43″N 121°23′42″W / 46.5120697°N 121.3949614°W / 46.5120697; -121.3949614
Tieton Peak is located in Washington (state)
Tieton Peak is located in the United States
Washington
Yakima
Goat Rocks Wilderness
Parent range
Cascades
Topo map
USGS
Age of rock
Mountain type
stratovolcano
Volcanic arc
Cascade Volcanic Arc
Last eruption
Easiest route
summit
Yakima County
Washington
Goat Rocks Wilderness
Wenatchee National Forest
Goat Rocks

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