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Wallaby Peak

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onto the Cascades. As a result, the west side of the North Cascades experiences high precipitation, especially during the winter months in the form of snowfall. During winter months, weather is usually cloudy, but, due to high pressure systems over the Pacific Ocean that intensify during summer
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period dating back over two million years ago, glaciation advancing and retreating repeatedly scoured the landscape leaving deposits of rock debris. The U-shaped cross section of the river valleys is a result of recent glaciation.
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in combination with glaciation have been the dominant processes which have created the tall peaks and deep valleys of the North Cascades area.
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from the peak drains into Early Winters Creek, Cedar Creek, and North Fork Twisp River, all of which are tributaries of the
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in this area. The history of the formation of the Cascade Mountains dates back millions of years ago to the late
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is a 7,995-foot (2,437-metre) mountain summit located on the boundary line of the
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months, there is often little or no cloud cover during the summer. Because of
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about 50 million years ago. Wallaby Peak is located in the Golden Horn
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The North Cascades features some of the most rugged topography in the
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which is approximately two miles east and within view of
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persisted.  In addition, small fragments of the
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Half Moon and Wallaby Peak from Early Winters Spires
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Elevation
Prominence
Coordinates
48°30′24″N 120°36′55″W / 48.506773°N 120.615238°W / 48.506773; -120.615238
Wallaby Peak is located in Washington (state)
Wallaby Peak is located in the United States
Washington
Okanogan County
Lake Chelan-Sawtooth Wilderness
Parent range
Cascade Range
Topo map
USGS
Age of rock
Type of rock
Rapakivi texture
granite
First ascent
Fred Beckey
Easiest route
Scrambling
Lake Chelan-Sawtooth Wilderness
Okanogan County
Washington
Cascade Range
Washington Pass
Big Kangaroo
runoff
Methow River

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