Jabberwocky Tower
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| Jabberwocky Tower | |
|---|---|
 Jabberwocky Tower | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 6,840 ft (2,080 m)[1] |
| Prominence | 40 ft (12 m)[1] |
| Parent peak | Colchuck Balanced Rock 8200+ ft[1] |
| Coordinates | 47°29′28″N 120°49′34″W / 47.490988°N 120.826229°W[1] |
| Geography | |
  Jabberwocky Tower Location in Washington  Jabberwocky Tower Jabberwocky Tower (the United States) | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Washington |
| County | Chelan |
| Protected area | Alpine Lakes Wilderness |
| Parent range | Cascade Range |
| Topo map | USGS Enchantment Lakes |
| Geology | |
| Rock type | Granite |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | July 13, 1970 by Dave Beckstead and Paul Myhre[2] |
| Easiest route | Climbing class 5.6 |
Jabberwocky Tower is a 6,840-foot-elevation granite spire located in Chelan County of Washington state. Jabberwocky Tower is part of The Enchantments within the Alpine Lakes Wilderness. It belongs to the Stuart Range which is subset of the Cascade Range. Jabberwocky Tower is situated east of Colchuck Lake and west of Enchantment Peak. Precipitation runoff drains into Icicle Creek, a tributary of the Wenatchee River.
Most weather fronts originate in the Pacific Ocean, and travel east toward the Cascade Mountains. As fronts approach, they are forced upward by the peaks of the Cascade Range, causing them to drop their moisture in the form of rain or snowfall onto the Cascades (Orographic lift). As a result, the Cascades experience 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 months, there is often little or no cloud cover during the summer.[3] Because of maritime influence, snow tends to be wet and heavy, resulting in high avalanche danger.[3]
