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Only two primitive roadways enter the actual national park. The North Cascades National Park Complex had an operating base budget of $7,700,000 for fiscal year 2010, augmented by another $3,700,000 of non-base funding (which can fluctuate significantly on an annual basis), and additional funding from revenue generated from concessionaire ...
The falls tumble 1,680 feet (510 m) down a high glacial headwall several miles within the national park in two distinct stages; the first is a series of slides over rounded rock, above the tree line, and the second is a series of near-vertical plunges to the forested valley below. Although most of the falls is clearly visible, parts of it are ...
Just over 40,000 people visited the park last year, making North Cascades one of the least visited national parks in the country, according to the latest National Park Service data. However, Oates ...
Dorado Needle [4] is an 8,440+ ft (2,570+ m) mountain summit located in North Cascades National Park in Skagit County of Washington state. The peak lies 0.73 miles north of Eldorado Peak and 1.33 mi (2.14 km) southeast of Perdition Peak. [1] It can be seen from the North Cascades Highway west of Marblemount at a
Custer Ridge (Mount Custer) (8,630 feet (2,630 m)) is a ridge in North Cascades National Park in the U.S. state of Washington. [3] Located in the northern section of the park, Custer Ridge rises to the west of Silver Lake, 1.4 mi (2.3 km) north-northwest of Mount Spickard.
Luna Peak is the highest mountain in the Picket Range, [3] an extremely rugged subrange of the North Cascades in the American state of Washington. It is located within North Cascades National Park. It is notable for its large local relief and isolated position on a far-flung eastern ridge of the Pickets.
Nooksack Cirque is in North Cascades National Park in the U.S. state of Washington, on the eastern slopes of Mount Shuksan. [2] Nooksack Cirque was formed by glaciers and the East Nooksack Glacier is located in the cirque below the headwall known as Jagged Ridge.
Mox Peaks (8,630 feet (2,630 m)) is in North Cascades National Park in the U.S. state of Washington. [3] Located in the northern section of the park, Mox Peaks consist of several summits in close proximity to each other that are nearly the same altitude, but the highest point is the eastern peak.