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The upper Napeequa flows through an isolated southeast-trending valley, which is characterized by a broad meadow surrounded by rugged mountains. The Chiwawa Mountains, part of the Cascades, are located between the Napeequa River on the east and the [[Chiwawa River]] on the west.<ref name=beckey>{{cite book |last= Beckey |first= Fred |authorlink= Fred Beckey |title= [[Cascade Alpine Guide]]: Climbing and High Routes: Stevens Pass to Rainy Pass |edition= 3rd |year= 2003 |publisher= [[The Mountaineers (club)|The Mountaineers]] |isbn= 0-89886-423-2 |pages= 145-146}}</ref> The Napeequa Valley has been compared to the fabled [[Shangri-la]].<ref>{{cite book|title=100 Classic Hikes in Washington|last=Spring|first=Ira|coauthors=Manning, Harvey|page=116|publisher=Mountaineers Books|year=1998|isbn=9780898865868}}</ref> The valley is part of the [[Glacier Peak Wilderness]].{{coord|47|55|15|N|120|53|47|W|display=title}}<ref>{{cite gnis|name=Napeequa River|id=1523573}}</ref> |
The upper Napeequa flows through an isolated southeast-trending valley, which is characterized by a broad meadow surrounded by rugged mountains. The Chiwawa Mountains, part of the Cascades, are located between the Napeequa River on the east and the [[Chiwawa River]] on the west.<ref name=beckey>{{cite book |last= Beckey |first= Fred |authorlink= Fred Beckey |title= [[Cascade Alpine Guide]]: Climbing and High Routes: Stevens Pass to Rainy Pass |edition= 3rd |year= 2003 |publisher= [[The Mountaineers (club)|The Mountaineers]] |isbn= 0-89886-423-2 |pages= 145-146}}</ref> The Napeequa Valley has been compared to the fabled [[Shangri-la]].<ref>{{cite book|title=100 Classic Hikes in Washington|last=Spring|first=Ira|coauthors=Manning, Harvey|page=116|publisher=Mountaineers Books|year=1998|isbn=9780898865868}}</ref> The valley is part of the [[Glacier Peak Wilderness]].{{coord|47|55|15|N|120|53|47|W|display=title}}<ref>{{cite gnis|name=Napeequa River|id=1523573}}</ref> |
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[[Fred Beckey]] calls the Napeequa River valley the "most interesting valley" of the region. It is a classical glacier-carved [[Valley#Glacial valleys|U-shaped]] trough, flat bottomed and nearly straight. Its present form was created by a [[Pleistocene]] era glacier. The lower valley is so broad and flat the Napeequa River meanders slowly through it. The tributary stream Big Meadow Creek also occupies the valley, flowing northwest. Near Twin Lakes the creek joins the Napeequa and the river makes an abrupt westward turn, leaving the valley through a steep gorge cut through the [[gneiss]] rock of the {{convert|6500|ft|m}} high ridge between the Napeequa and White River valleys. It is possible the Napeequa River used to exit the valley's southern end now occupied by Big Meadow Creek. It is also possible that as the ice retreated a large lake formed in the valley.<ref name=beckey/> |
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The river was once called the North Fork of the White River. Forest Service supervisor A.H. Sylvester changed the name to Napeequa, a Salishan word meaning ''white water'', because the river's water is nearly white in the spring and summer due to heavy glacial silt.<ref>[http://search.tpl.lib.wa.us/wanames/browsewpn.asp Napeequa River], Tacoma Public Library - Washington Place Names</ref> According to William Bright the name comes "perhaps a [[Sinkiuse-Columbia]] word meaning ''white water place''."<ref>{{cite book |last= Bright |first= William |title= Native American placenames of the United States|year= 2007 |publisher= University of Oklahoma Press |isbn= 9780806135984 |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=5XfxzCm1qa4C |page= 313}}</ref> |
The river was once called the North Fork of the White River. Forest Service supervisor A.H. Sylvester changed the name to Napeequa, a Salishan word meaning ''white water'', because the river's water is nearly white in the spring and summer due to heavy glacial silt.<ref>[http://search.tpl.lib.wa.us/wanames/browsewpn.asp Napeequa River], Tacoma Public Library - Washington Place Names</ref> According to William Bright the name comes "perhaps a [[Sinkiuse-Columbia]] word meaning ''white water place''."<ref>{{cite book |last= Bright |first= William |title= Native American placenames of the United States|year= 2007 |publisher= University of Oklahoma Press |isbn= 9780806135984 |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=5XfxzCm1qa4C |page= 313}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 16:10, 30 July 2009
The Napeequa River is a river in Washington State on the east side of the Cascade Mountains. It rises at High Pass in northwest Chelan County and flows southwest into the White River near Twin Lakes. The White River flows into Lake Wenatchee.
The upper Napeequa flows through an isolated southeast-trending valley, which is characterized by a broad meadow surrounded by rugged mountains. The Chiwawa Mountains, part of the Cascades, are located between the Napeequa River on the east and the Chiwawa River on the west.[1] The Napeequa Valley has been compared to the fabled Shangri-la.[2] The valley is part of the Glacier Peak Wilderness.47°55′15″N 120°53′47″W / 47.92083°N 120.89639°W[3]
Fred Beckey calls the Napeequa River valley the "most interesting valley" of the region. It is a classical glacier-carved U-shaped trough, flat bottomed and nearly straight. Its present form was created by a Pleistocene era glacier. The lower valley is so broad and flat the Napeequa River meanders slowly through it. The tributary stream Big Meadow Creek also occupies the valley, flowing northwest. Near Twin Lakes the creek joins the Napeequa and the river makes an abrupt westward turn, leaving the valley through a steep gorge cut through the gneiss rock of the 6,500 feet (2,000 m) high ridge between the Napeequa and White River valleys. It is possible the Napeequa River used to exit the valley's southern end now occupied by Big Meadow Creek. It is also possible that as the ice retreated a large lake formed in the valley.[1]
The river was once called the North Fork of the White River. Forest Service supervisor A.H. Sylvester changed the name to Napeequa, a Salishan word meaning white water, because the river's water is nearly white in the spring and summer due to heavy glacial silt.[4] According to William Bright the name comes "perhaps a Sinkiuse-Columbia word meaning white water place."[5]
See also
References
- ^ a b Beckey, Fred (2003). Cascade Alpine Guide: Climbing and High Routes: Stevens Pass to Rainy Pass (3rd ed.). The Mountaineers. pp. 145–146. ISBN 0-89886-423-2.
- ^ Spring, Ira (1998). 100 Classic Hikes in Washington. Mountaineers Books. p. 116. ISBN 9780898865868.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - ^ "Napeequa River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Napeequa River, Tacoma Public Library - Washington Place Names
- ^ Bright, William (2007). Native American placenames of the United States. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 313. ISBN 9780806135984.
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