Saska Peak
| Saska Peak | |
|---|---|
Saska Peak, south aspect | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 8,404 ft (2,562 m) |
| Prominence | 644 ft (196 m) |
| Parent peak | Emerald Peak 8,422 ft |
| Isolation | 0.65 mi (1.05 km) |
| Coordinates | 48°06′44″N 120°38′33″W / 48.112242°N 120.64246°W |
| Geography | |
| Interactive map of Saska Peak | |
| Location | Chelan County Washington, U.S. |
| Parent range | Chelan Mountains North Cascades Cascade Range |
| Topo map | USGS Saska Peak |
| Geology | |
| Rock type(s) | hornblende quartz diorite, granodiorite |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | class 3 scrambling South ridge |
Saska Peak is an 8,404 ft (2,560 m) mountain summit located in the Chelan Mountains, in Chelan County of Washington state. The mountain is situated in Glacier Peak Wilderness of the North Cascades, on land managed by Wenatchee National Forest. Saska Peak ranks as the third-highest peak in the Chelan Mountains, and 74th-highest summit in Washington state. Its nearest higher neighbor is Emerald Peak, 0.66 mi (1.06 km) to the east-northeast, and Cardinal Peak is positioned 1.52 mi (2.45 km) to the east-southeast. These three highest peaks of the Chelan Mountains enclose the head of North Fork Entiat River valley. Precipitation runoff from the peak drains into the Entiat River drainage basin. The mountain's name honors Shil-how-Saskt (Silico Saska), Tribal chief of the Entiat people, and was applied by Albert Hale Sylvester (1871-1944), a pioneer surveyor, topographer, and forest supervisor who named thousands of geographic features in the Cascades. In the Columbia-Moses language (Salishan), this name means "Standing in the middle of the sky."