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A portion of the southern Ptarmigan Traverse, looking east: route climbs the LeConte Glacier (left edge of photo), traverses around the west side of Sentinel Peak (dark pyramidal peak, left-center), descends to the South Cascade Glacier (center), ascends to ridge at top of the glacier (right-center), and crosses over to the White Rock Lakes.
Map of the North Cascades National Park Complex. North Cascades National Park is located in portions of Whatcom, Skagit, and Chelan counties in the U.S. state of Washington. Bisected by Ross Lake National Recreation Area (NRA), the park consists of two districts; the northern and southern.
Ross Lake National Recreation Area is a US national recreation area in north central Washington just south of the Canada–US border.It is the most accessible part of the North Cascades National Park Complex which also includes North Cascades National Park and Lake Chelan National Recreation Area.
The Stephen Mather Wilderness is a 634,614 acres (256,819 ha) wilderness area honoring Stephen Mather, the first director of the National Park Service.It is located within North Cascades National Park, Lake Chelan National Recreation Area, and Ross Lake National Recreation Area in the North Cascade Range of Washington, United States.
The North Cascades are a section of the Cascade Range of western North America. They span the border between the Canadian province of British Columbia and the U.S. state of Washington and are officially named in the U.S. and Canada [ 1 ] as the Cascade Mountains . [ 2 ]
Doubtful Lake is located in North Cascades National Park, in the U. S. state of Washington. [2] Doubtful Lake can be accessed on foot by way of Cascade Pass and following the Sahale Arm Trail to another side trail which leads to the lake. A designated backcountry camping zone is located at the lake. [3] [4] Doubtful Lake - Cascade Range, 1907.
As a result, the west side of the North Cascades experiences high precipitation, especially during the winter months in the form of snowfall. Table Mountain is situated above the Mt. Baker Ski Area , which recorded the world's greatest snowfall for one season, 1,140 inches (95.0 ft; 29.0 m), which was recorded during the 1998–1999 season.
Highest point; Elevation: 7,720+ ft (2,350+ m) NGVD 29 [1] Prominence: 200 ft (60 m) [1] Coordinates: 2]: Geography; Location: near Washington Pass, Chelan / Okanogan counties, Washington, U.S.: Parent range: North Cascades: Topo map: USGS Washington Pass: Geology; Rock type: Granite: Climbing; First ascent: 1946, Fred Beckey, Jerry O'Neil, and Charles Welsh: Easiest route: class 5.6 The ...