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 miles (8.0 km) from the lake and rises 7,500 feet (2,300 m) above the lakeshore.

[3] At 8,595 feet (2,620 m) high, it is the 49th highest peak in Washington.

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