Malachite Peak
| Malachite Peak | |
|---|---|
Malachite Peak | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 6,261 ft (1,908 m) |
| Prominence | 1,261 ft (384 m) |
| Parent peak | Camp Robber Peak (6,286 ft) |
| Isolation | 3.66 mi (5.89 km) |
| Coordinates | 47°37′26″N 121°20′28″W / 47.623793°N 121.341115°W |
| Geography | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Washington |
| County | King |
| Protected area | Alpine Lakes Wilderness |
| Parent range | Cascade Range |
| Topo map | USGS Big Snow Mountain |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1937 |
| Easiest route | class 3 scrambling |
Malachite Peak is a 6,261-foot (1,908-metre) mountain summit located 5.5 mi (8.9 km) south of Skykomish, in eastern King County of Washington state. It's part of the Cascade Range, and is situated one mile north of Lake Malachite in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness, on land managed by Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into tributaries of the Skykomish River. The nearest higher neighbor is Camp Robber Peak, 3.66 mi (5.89 km) to the south. The first ascent of this peak may have been in 1937 by a team from the United States Geological Survey. The USGS named the peak about 1975 based on a triangulation station marked as "Malachite".