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Encyclopedia > Chiwaukum Mountains

The Chiwaukum Mountains are a north-south mountain range in central Washington State, USA. They stretch from Snowgrass Mountain at 47°41′ N, 120°56′ W, to 47°45′ N, 120°54′ W.


The mountains are made of schist, part of the Nason terrane. The original rock in the Nason terrane was laid down 210 Myr ago. The terrane then smashed into the western coastline of the continent, and the Mount Stuart batholith intruded into it in the late Cretaceous. The intrusion of the granitic rock metamorphosed the rock into schist. [1] (http://geopubs.wr.usgs.gov/i_map/i1661/chelpama.pdf).

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The Chiwaukum Mountains, looking southwest.

Partial list of peaks:

  • Big Chiwaukum - 8,081' (2463m)
  • Snowgrass Mountain - 7,993' (2436m)
  • Big Jim Mountain - 7,765' (2367m)
  • Jim Hill Mountain - 6,765' (2062m)
  • Cowboy Mountain - 5,853' (1784m)



  Results from FactBites:
 
Geologic Map of the Chelan 30 x 60 Minute Quadrangle, Washington | USGS map I-1661 (323 words)
In the middle ground is Chiwaukum Lake, a glacial tarn carved from Chiwaukum Schist of the Nason terrane.
The distant peaks are underlain by the Mount Stuart batholith and rocks of the Ingalls Tectonic Complex.
The Duncan Hill pluton intruded rocks of the Chelan Mountains terrane in the Middle Eocene.
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