Mount Despair, North Cascades National Park
#136 among attractions in North Cascades National Park
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Mount Despair is a rugged mountain in the North Unit of North Cascades National Park in Washington state. Northeast of Mount Despair lies the Picket Range. ()
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Mount Despair – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Mount Terror, Inspiration Peak, Mount Degenhardt, The Chopping Block.
Nature, Natural attraction, MountainMount Terror, North Cascades National Park
111 min walk • Mount Terror is a mountain of the Cascade Range, located in the northwestern corner of Washington in Whatcom County. The peak is in North Cascades National Park, about 15.7 miles south of the Canada–United States border.
MountainInspiration Peak, North Cascades National Park
121 min walk • Inspiration Peak is a 7,880+ ft mountain summit located in the Picket Range within North Cascades National Park in the state of Washington. The peak lies 0.28 mi east of Mount Degenhardt, and 0.47 mi west of McMillan Spires. Terror Glacier remnants lie to the south of the peaks, and the McMillan Cirque glaciers hang on the north slopes.
Nature, Natural attraction, MountainMount Degenhardt, North Cascades National Park
115 min walk • Mount Degenhardt, elevation 8,000+ ft, is a mountain peak in the Picket Range in the U.S. state of Washington and within North Cascades National Park.
MountainThe Chopping Block, North Cascades National Park
86 min walk • The Chopping Block is a 6,819-foot mountain summit located in the Picket Range within North Cascades National Park in the state of Washington. The mountain is officially named Pinnacle Peak on maps, but hardly anyone calls it by that name. The nearest higher peak is Mount Degenhardt, 0.6 mi to the northeast.
Nature, Natural attraction, MountainMount Triumph, North Cascades National Park
60 min walk • Mount Triumph is a summit in the North Cascades range of Washington state. Located approximately 5.5 miles west-northwest of the town of Newhalem, it was named by Lage Wernstedt, a surveyor with the U.S. Forest Service.
Nature, Natural attraction, MountainMount Fury, North Cascades National Park
147 min walk • Mount Fury, elevation 8,280+ ft, is in North Cascades National Park in the U.S. state of Washington. Several small glaciers are on the slopes of Mount Fury, and it is the second tallest peak in the Picket Range, after Luna Peak which lies 2.6 mi to the northeast.
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural featureTerror Glacier, North Cascades National Park
114 min walk • Terror Glacier is in North Cascades National Park in the U.S. state of Washington, on south slope of Mount Degenhardt. Mount Terror is.25 mi to the northwest. The precipitous McMillan Spire is to the immediate northeast.
MountainHagan Mountain, North Cascades National Park
135 min walk • Hagan Mountain is a 7,080-foot multi-peak mountain located in the North Cascades, in Whatcom County of Washington state. It is situated 12 mi north of Marblemount, within North Cascades National Park.
MountainTwin Needles, North Cascades National Park
102 min walk • Twin Needles are a pair of 7,936-foot and 7,840+ ft spires located in the remote and rugged Picket Range within North Cascades National Park in the state of Washington. The peaks are situated 0.55 mi west of Mount Terror which is the nearest higher peak.
MountainHimmelhorn, North Cascades National Park
100 min walk • This appears to likely be phantom in the northern pickets, not himmelhorn. Himmelhorn is a 7,880+ ft mountain summit located in the remote and rugged Picket Range within North Cascades National Park in the state of Washington. The peak lies 0.7 mi west of Mount Terror and the small Mustard Glacier lies on its northern slope.
Nature, Natural attraction, MountainMount Blum, North Cascades National Park
126 min walk • Mount Blum, or Mount Bald, is a 7,685-foot summit of the North Cascades range in Washington state, on the western edge of North Cascades National Park.
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