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The book, called The North Cascades, was published in 1964 and proved instrumental in the bid to create the North Cascades National Park. The route is named after an alpine bird, the rock ptarmigan. The "p" is silent and is pronounced "TAR-mig-an". The third successful traverse of the route was made in 1958 by a party led by photographer Ira ...
In 1971, based on the photographs and other data collected since 1955, Post and others wrote a report that documented the number and scale of glaciers in the North Cascades. [74] At the time of Austin Post's inventory, their study concluded that some North Cascades glaciers had experienced a period of minor growth or equilibrium in the mid-20th ...
Forbidden Peak is an 8,815 feet (2,687 m) glacial horn located in North Cascades National Park, in Skagit County of Washington state. It is part of the North Cascades and is located near Cascade Pass. Forbidden Peak features a rock climbing route named West Ridge route which is featured in Fifty Classic Climbs of North America. [5]
The Enchantments is a region within the Alpine Lakes Wilderness area of Washington state's Cascade Mountain Range. [2] At an elevation of 4,500 feet (1,372 m), it is home to over 700 alpine lakes and ponds surrounded by the vast peaks of Cashmere Crags, which rate among the best rock-climbing sites in the western United States. [3]
Mount Logan is located in the marine west coast climate zone of western North America. [5] Most weather fronts originate in the Pacific Ocean , and travel northeast toward the Cascade Mountains . As fronts approach the North Cascades , they are forced upward by the peaks of the Cascade Range, causing them to drop their moisture in the form of ...
Table Mountain is located in the marine west coast climate zone of western North America. [4] Weather fronts originating in the Pacific Ocean travel northeast toward the Cascade Mountains . As fronts approach the North Cascades , they are forced upward by the peaks of the Cascade Range ( orographic lift ), causing them to drop their moisture in ...
Jan. 29—Backcountry permit fees are changing at North Cascades National Park this year. Park officials announced in a news release Monday that backcountry camping permits will go from a per ...
Luna Peak is located in the marine west coast climate zone of western North America. [5] Most weather fronts originate in the Pacific Ocean , and travel northeast toward the Cascade Mountains . As fronts approach the North Cascades , they are forced upward by the peaks of the Cascade Range, causing them to drop their moisture in the form of ...