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{{Short description|Mountain range in Washington, United States}}
{{Other places3|Stuart Range, South Australia}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Stuart Range
|photo=File:South face of the Enchantments from near Longs Pass (21 October 2024) 6.jpg
|photo_caption=Stuart Range from the southwest, starting with [[Mount Stuart]] on the left
| location = Washington
| parent_peak = [[Mount Stuart]]
| coordinates = {{coord|47.516667|N|120.766667|W|type:pass_region:US-WA_source:gnis|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
}}
[[File:Mount Stuart and the Stuart Range.webm|thumb|Mount Stuart and the Stuart Range]]
[[Image:Stuart Range.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Stuart Range from Cashmere Peak in the [[Wenatchee Mountains]]]]
[[Image:Argonaut_Peak_7818p.JPG|thumb|right|300px|[[Argonaut Peak]], left center; Colchuck Peak, center; [[Dragontail Peak]], right center; from the southwest]]

The '''Stuart Range''' is a [[mountain range]] in central [[Washington (state)|Washington]], United States. The range lies within the eastern extent of the [[Cascade Range]] immediately southwest of [[Leavenworth, Washington|Leavenworth]] and runs east–west.  The western peaks make up a single sharp ridge.  The eastern half of the range splits into two parallel ridges, the northern of which is known as the '''Enchantment Peaks'''.  Between these ridges lies the Enchantment Basin, which holds the dozens of [[tarn (lake)|tarn]]s known as the Enchantment Lakes.<ref name="GT_The_Enchantments"/> Collectively, the basin and the encircling eastern peaks of the Stuart Range make up [[The Enchantments]], a well-known backpacking destination.<ref name="USFS zone map"/> The south face of the Stuart Range falls off steeply to [[Ingalls Creek]], beyond which rise the roughly parallel [[Wenatchee Mountains]].<ref name="GT_Mount_Stuart"/>

==Partial list of peaks==
A list of notable peaks<ref name="GT_The_Enchantments"/><ref name="Beckey_1979"/> is below. Within each subsection, peaks are ordered as nearly as possible from west to east.

{{GeoGroup|section=Major Peaks}}

===Western peaks===
* [[Mount Stuart]] - {{convert|9209|ft|m}} - {{Coord|format=DMS|name=Mount Stuart|47.4751179|-120.9031444|type:mountain_region:US-WA|display=inline}}<ref>{{cite gnis | id= 1526641 | name=Mount Stuart | accessdate=2018-06-14 }}</ref>
* [[Sherpa Peak]] - {{convert|8478|ft|m}} - {{Coord|format=DMS|name=Sherpa Peak|47.4720626|-120.8886996|type:mountain_region:US-WA|display=inline}}<ref>{{cite gnis | id= 1531559 | name= Sherpa Peak | accessdate=2018-06-14 }}</ref>
* [[Argonaut Peak]] - {{convert|8369|ft|m}} - {{Coord|format=DMS|name=Argonaut Peak|47.4701186|-120.8614768|type:mountain_region:US-WA|display=inline}}<ref>{{cite gnis | id= 1531555 | name= Argonaut Peak | accessdate=2018-06-15 }}</ref>
* [[Colchuck Peak]] - {{convert|8507|ft|m}} - {{Coord|format=DMS|name=Colchuck Peak|47.4770632|-120.8450878|type:mountain_region:US-WA|display=inline}}<ref>{{cite gnis | id= 1531556 | name= Colchuck Peak | accessdate=2018-06-14 }}</ref>
* [[Dragontail Peak]] - {{convert|8809|ft|m}} - {{Coord|format=DMS|name=Dragontail Peak|47.4787301|-120.8334210|type:mountain_region:US-WA|display=inline}}<ref>{{cite gnis | id= 1528383 | name= Dragontail Peak | accessdate=2018-06-14 }}</ref>

===Eastern peaks of south ridge===
* [[Witches Tower (Washington)|Witches Tower]] - {{convert|8520|ft|m}} - {{Coord|format=DMS|name=Witches Tower|47.476586|-120.82555|type:mountain_region:US-WA|display=inline}}<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=2181 | publisher=PeakBagger.com | title= Witches Tower, Washington | accessdate=2018-06-15 }}</ref>
* [[Little Annapurna]] - {{convert|8458|ft|m}} - {{Coord|format=DMS|name=Little Annapurna|47.4681749|-120.8145314|type:mountain_region:US-WA|display=inline}}<ref>{{cite gnis | id= 1531557 | name= Little Annapurna | accessdate=2018-06-15 }}</ref>
* [[McClellan Peak]] - {{convert|8225|ft|m}} - {{Coord|format=DMS|name=McClellan Peak|47.4698420|-120.7861976|type:mountain_region:US-WA|display=inline}}<ref>{{cite gnis | id=1531558 | name=McClellan Peak | accessdate=2018-06-15 }}</ref>
* Rocket Peak - {{convert|7375|ft|m}} - {{Coord|format=DMS|name=Rocket Peak|47.468448|-120.770185|type:mountain_region:US-WA|display=inline}}<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=37832 | publisher=PeakBagger.com | title=Rocket Peak, Washington | accessdate=2018-06-15 }}</ref>
* Gremlin Peak - {{convert|7250|ft|m}} - {{Coord|format=DMS|name=Gremlin Peak|47.471085|-120.763839|type:mountain_region:US-WA|display=inline}}<ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=37835 | publisher=PeakBagger.com | title=Gremlin Peak, Washington | accessdate=2018-06-15 }}</ref>

===Enchantment Peaks (eastern peaks of north ridge)===
* [[Colchuck Balanced Rock]] - {{convert|8200|ft|m}}+  - {{Coord|format=DMS|name=Colchuck Balanced Rock|47.491451|-120.818789|type:mountain_region:US-WA|display=inline}}<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=31159 | publisher=PeakBagger.com | title=Colchuck Balanced Rock, Washington | accessdate=2018-06-15 }}</ref>
* [[Cannon Mountain (Washington)|Cannon Mountain]] - {{convert|8579|ft|m}} - {{Coord|format=DMS|name=Cannon Mountain|47.5026194|-120.8020322|type:mountain_region:US-WA|display=inline}}<ref>{{cite gnis | id= 1517332| name= Cannon Mountain | accessdate=2018-06-14 }}</ref>
* [[Enchantment Peak]] - {{convert|8520|ft|m}}+ - {{Coord|format=DMS|name=Enchantment Peak|47.487609|-120.806379|type:mountain_region:US-WA|display=inline}}<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=2181 | publisher=PeakBagger.com | title= Enchantment Peak, Washington | accessdate=2018-06-15 }}</ref>
* [[Prusik Peak]] - {{convert|7858|ft|m}} - {{Coord|format=DMS|name=Prusik Peak|47.4873420|-120.7842537|type:mountain_region:US-WA|display=inline}}<ref>{{cite gnis | id=1528402 | name=Prusik Peak | accessdate=2018-06-15 }}</ref>
* [[The Temple (Washington)|The Temple]] - {{convert|8035|ft|m}} - {{Coord|format=DMS|name=The Temple|47.4903978|-120.7689757|type:mountain_region:US-WA|display=inline}}<ref>{{cite gnis | id=1527072 | name=The Temple | accessdate=2018-06-15 }}</ref>

{{wide image|Enchantment Peaks and the Stuart Range from Point 7053.jpg|1000px|Enchantment Peaks}}

==Geology==
The Mount Stuart [[batholith]] underlies the Stuart Range and the nearby [[Wenatchee Mountains]].  The batholith is about 13 by 16 miles in extent.  Two plutonic masses are separated by a thin screen of Chiwaukum [[Schist]] and rocks of the Ingalls Complex.  The more-eastern [[pluton]] is 93 million years old, while the more-western rock mass is between 83 and 86 million years old.  Exposed rock tends to be [[quartz diorite]] and [[granodiorite]].<ref name="Beckey_2003"/>

The range sits near a [[Plate boundary#Convergent .28destructive.29 boundaries|convergent plate boundary]] where one plate overrides another. In Western Washington, the [[North American Plate]] overrides the [[Juan de Fuca Plate]], resulting in both volcanic and seismic activity. This convergence has been ongoing for over 200 million years. Continuing uplift and erosion has exposed the underlying granite batholith, making for one of the more spectacular mountain ranges in Washington.

==See also==
* [[List of mountain ranges in Washington]]
* Peakbagger info: {{PeakBagger range|125112|Stuart Range}}

==References==
{{Reflist|refs=

<ref name="GT_The_Enchantments">
{{cite map
 |publisher   = Green Trails, Inc.
 |title       = The Enchantments, WA - No 209S
 |url         = http://www.greentrailsmaps.com/maps/search/mapid=209S
 |edition     = 1997
 |scale       = 1:44500
 |series      = Special Series
 |id          = {{UPC|735781020991}}
 |access-date  = 2009-10-06
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20100924014216/http://greentrailsmaps.com/maps/search/mapid=209S
 |archive-date = 2010-09-24
 |url-status     = dead
}}
</ref>

<ref name="USFS zone map">
{{cite web
|url = http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/wenatchee/passes/enchantments/zone-map.jpg
|title = Enchantment Permit Areas Zone Map
|accessdate = 2009-10-05
|year = 2009
|format = [[JPG]]
|publisher = [[US Forest Service]]
}}</ref>

<ref name="GT_Mount_Stuart">
{{cite map
 |publisher   = Green Trails, Inc.
 |title       = Mount Stuart, WA - No 209
 |url         = http://www.greentrailsmaps.com/maps/search/mapid=209
 |edition     = 1997
 |scale       = 1:69500
 |series      = 15 Minute Series
 |id          = {{UPC|73578101209}}
 |access-date  = 2009-10-06
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20100924005842/http://greentrailsmaps.com/maps/search/mapid=209
 |archive-date = 2010-09-24
 |url-status     = dead
}}
</ref>

<ref name="Beckey_1979">{{cite book  
 | last = Beckey 
 | first = Fred
 | authorlink = Fred Beckey
 | title = Cascade Alpine Guide: Climbing and High Routes: Columbia River to Stevens Pass
 | publisher = The Mountaineers
 | date = 1979
 | location = Seattle, WA, USA
 | isbn = 0-916890-32-5}}</ref>

<ref name="Beckey_2003">{{cite book  
 | last = Beckey  
 | first = Fred
 | authorlink = Fred Beckey   
 | title = Cascade Alpine Guide: Climbing and High Routes - 1: Columbia River to Stevens Pass
 | publisher = The Mountaineers Books  
 | date = 2003
 | location = Seattle, WA, USA  
 | isbn = 978-0-89886-577-6
 | page = 236 }}</ref>

}}

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[[Category:Mountain ranges of Washington (state)]]
[[Category:Cascade Range]]