Desolation Peak (Washington)
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 Desolation Peak Lookout with Hozomeen Mountain in the background |
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| height | 1860 m (Sea Level Date of 1929) | |
| location | Whatcom County , Washington , USA | |
| Mountains | Northern Cascade Range | |
| Notch height | 990 m | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 54 '40 " N , 121 ° 0' 58" W | |
| Topo map | USGS Hozomeen Mountain | |
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| First ascent | 1926 by location Wernstedt | |
| Normal way | Hike | |
 Establishment of the Desolation Peak Lookout with bed and device to locate the fire sites |
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The Desolation Peak is a mountain in the Northern Cascade Mountains in the State of Washington , about 6.2 mi (10 km) south of the Canada-United States border ; it is located in the Ross Lake National Recreation Area . The summit was first climbed in 1926 by Lage Wernstedt, who named it because of the destruction caused by a forest fire in the same year. At the top there is a small wooden one-room forest fire observation post owned by the National Park Service . The post is 15 mi (24 km) from the nearest road and overlooks several miles of forest and numerous other peaks.
Jack Kerouac spent 63 days as an observer on Desolation Peak in the summer of 1956. He processed this experience in the works Gammler, Zen and high mountains , Lonesome Traveler and Desolation Angels .
The Desolation Peak Trail is a steep hiking trail to high-altitude meadows, magnificent views and the observation post on the summit. The hikes on it are popular despite the hard part of the East Bank Trail; it is often hot and dry on the way.
Individual evidence
- ^ Desolation Peak, Washington . PeakBagger.com. Retrieved December 30, 2010.
- ↑ Harry M. Majors: Exploring Washington . Van Winkle Publishing Co, 1975, ISBN 978-0-918664-00-6 .
- ↑ Desolation Peak Trail . National Park Service . Retrieved December 30, 2010.
Web links
- Desolation Peak ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved March 6, 2010.
- Desolation Peak . Retrieved March 6, 2010.