Mount Despair (Washington)
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| height | 2224 m (North American Vertical Date of 1988) | |
| location | Whatcom County , Washington , USA | |
| Mountains | Northern Cascade Range | |
| Notch height | 564 m | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 44 '14 " N , 121 ° 22' 36" W | |
| Topo map | USGS Damnation Peak | |
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| First ascent | 1939 by Fred Beckey | |
The Mount Despair is a rugged mountain in the north of North Cascades National Park in the US state of Washington . To the northeast of Mount Despair is the Picket Range .
The name of the mountain comes from Lage Wernstedt from the US Forest Service , which mapped the region in the 1920s. The name first appeared on the Forest Service maps in 1931.
Nearby peaks
Map with all coordinates of the section Nearby peaks : OSM
- Bacon Peak - 7,008 ft (2,136 m) - 48 ° 40 ′ N , 121 ° 31 ′ W.
- Mount Blum - 7,707 ft (2,349 m) - 48 ° 45 ′ N , 121 ° 29 ′ W.
- Mount Terror - 8,130 ft (2,478 m) - 48 ° 46 ′ N , 121 ° 18 ′ W.
- Mount Triumph - 7,264 ft (2,214 m) - 48 ° 42 ′ N , 121 ° 21 ′ W.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Mount Despair, Washington . PeakBagger.com. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
- Jump up ↑ Fred W. Beckey : Rainy Pass to Fraser River (= Cascade Alpine Guide: climbing and high routes), 2nd edition, Volume 3, The Mountaineers Books, 1995, ISBN 978-0-89886-423-6 .
- ↑ Bacon Peak ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Accessed August 31, 2018.
- ↑ Mount Blum ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Accessed January 31, 2019.
- ↑ Mount Terror ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Accessed August 31, 2018.
- ↑ Mount Triumph ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Accessed August 31, 2018.
Web links
- Mount Despair (map) TopQuest.com.
- Mount Despair . PeakWare.com. Accessed January 31, 2019.