page_title: Copper Benchmark
hierarchical_section_title: Copper Benchmark
caption_attribution_description: English: Copper Benchmark, aka Copper Point seen from Wallaby Peak.
context_page_description: Copper Benchmark, also known as Copper Point, is a mountain summit located in the Methow Mountains, a sub-range of the North Cascades, on the shared border between Okanogan County and Chelan County in Washington state. Copper Benchmark is situated on the crest of the Cascade Range between Kangaroo Pass and Copper Pass. It was used as a triangulation station for early surveying. It is protected by the Lake Chelan-Sawtooth Wilderness within the Okanogan National Forest. Copper Benchmark has a subsidiary peak, Pica Peak
context_section_description: Copper Benchmark, also known as Copper Point, is a mountain summit located in the Methow Mountains, a sub-range of the North Cascades, on the shared border between Okanogan County and Chelan County in Washington state. Copper Benchmark is situated on the crest of the Cascade Range between Kangaroo Pass and Copper Pass. It was used as a triangulation station for early surveying. It is protected by the Lake Chelan-Sawtooth Wilderness within the Okanogan National Forest. Copper Benchmark has a subsidiary peak, Pica Peak (elevation 7,565 feet (2,306 m), which is 0.52 miles (0.84 km) northwest of the summit. The nearest higher peak is Wallaby Peak, 0.9 miles (1.4 km) to the northeast. Precipitation runoff on the north side of the mountain drains into the Methow River via Early Winters Creek, whereas the other sides of the mountain drain into tributaries of the Chelan River.
caption: Copper Benchmark seen from Wallaby Peak
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