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'''Stehekin''' {{IPAc-en|s|t|ə|ˈ|h|iː|k|ə|n}}<ref>{{cite web|title=A Northwest Pronunciation Guide|url=http://www.stevensauke.com/say/northwest.html|accessdate=18 April 2013}}</ref> is a small [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in [[Chelan County, Washington]]. The name "Stehekin" comes from a word in the [[Salishan languages|Salishan language]] that means "the way through".<ref name=gulick/> Stehekin has somewhat more than 100 permanent residents,<ref name=gulick>{{cite book |title=A Traveler's History of Washington |last=Gulick |first=Bill |year=1996 |publisher=Caxton Press |location=[[Caldwell, Idaho]] |isbn=0-87004-371-4 |page=345}}</ref>
Stehekin is part of [[Wenatchee, Washington|Wenatchee]]–[[East Wenatchee, Washington|East Wenatchee]] [[Wenatchee metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. Located at the northwest end of [[Lake Chelan]], the town lies just south of the [[North Cascades National Park]]. Stehekin is within the [[Lake Chelan National Recreation Area]], a unit administered by the [[National Park Service]] (NPS). The [[Glacier Peak Wilderness|Glacier Peak Wilderness Area]] lies to the northwest of Stehekin.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |last2= |first2= |title=Stehekin - North Cascades National Park (U.S. National Park Service) |url=https://www.nps.gov/noca/planyourvisit/stehekin.htm |access-date=2024-01-11 |website=www.nps.gov |language=en}}</ref>
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