Cardinal Peak is the highest peak of the Chelan Mountains, a subrange of the Cascade Range in the U.S. state of Washington. It is located in Wenatchee National Forest at the head of the Entiat River drainage basin, in Chelan County. To the west and north, streams flow into Lake Chelan. Cardinal Peak is less than 5 mi from the lake and rises 7500 ft above the lakeshore. At 8595 ft high, it is the 49th highest peak in Washington. Its 2070 ft prominence ranks 132nd in the state. The rocks of Cardinal Peak are mainly granodiorite and hornblende quartz diorite, minerals of the Cardinal Peak pluton.

History

Cardinal Peak was named by Albert H. Sylvester because it is the highest peak in the region.