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Cape Horn

Washington

About

Cape Horn is a summit in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness, part of the Wenatchee River Ranger District of Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest in Washington. The nearest town is Leavenworth, about 13 miles away. The closest trail is Icicle Ridge Trail, less than half a mile away, with Index Creek Trail about 1.4 miles off. Icicle Creek offers canoeing within about 3 miles, and Rock Island campground is roughly 3.4 miles away.

Summit Facts

Summit elevation

7,309 ft

Elevation from USGS 3D Elevation Program terrain data (about 10 m resolution).

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Location

Cape Horn

Washington

Name and location: U.S. Geological Survey, Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). Elevation: USGS 3D Elevation Program. View the GNIS record.

Facts about this place

Where it is

Nearest town
Leavenworth, Washington · 13 mi

Source: Wilderness.net boundaries; USFS EDW boundaries; USGS GNIS populated places

Conditions

Active alerts for Wenatchee River Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)

Is Cape Horn open right now?

Alert in the area

The Forest Service lists 6 alerts for Wenatchee River Ranger District.

As of · Source: USFS · Wenatchee River Ranger District. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.