Picket range

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Picket range
Mount Terror (left summit chain), Inspiration Peak (center) and McMillan Spiers (right center) from the south

Mount Terror (left summit chain), Inspiration Peak (center) and McMillan Spiers (right center) from the south

Highest peak Luna Peak ( 2533  m )
location Whatcom County , Washington , USA
part of Northern Cascade Range
Coordinates 48 ° 50 ′  N , 121 ° 16 ′  W Coordinates: 48 ° 50 ′  N , 121 ° 16 ′  W
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The Picket Range on the upper reaches of Luna Creek, looking west (1960)

The Picket Range is a small, extremely rugged mountain range in the North Cascades in northwest Washington state . Located entirely within North Cascades National Park , it is approximately 6 mi (10 km) long, runs northwest to southeast, and lies north of the Skagit River , west of Ross Lake, and east of Mount Baker and Mount Shuksan . There are at least 21 peaks in the chain that are over 7,500 ft (2,286 m) tall.

history

The Swedish Americans able Wernstedt from the United States Forest Service mapped the Picket Range in the 1920s and named them for their resemblance to a picket fence (and not by George Pickett ). Wernstedt was apparently also responsible for the names of the main peaks, including Mount Challenger , Mt. Fury, Mt. Terror, and Phantom Peak. These names first appeared on cards in 1931.

geography

geology

The Picket Range from Trappers Peak (1990)

The rock consists of gneiss , which was formed from sedimentary and volcanic rocks by metamorphosis about 100 million years ago.

The highest peaks in the Picket Range

summit First ascent height Coordinates source
Luna Peak 1938 8,311 ft (2,533 m) 48 ° 50 ′  N , 121 ° 16 ′  W. Luna Peak ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved August 12, 2018.
Mount Fury 1938 8,300 ft (2,530 m) 48 ° 49 ′  N , 121 ° 19 ′  W Mount Fury ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved August 13, 2018.
Mount Challenger 1936 8,228 ft (2,508 m) 48 ° 50 ′  N , 121 ° 21 ′  W. Mount Challenger ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved August 13, 2018.
Mount Terror 1932 8,130 ft (2,478 m) 48 ° 46 '  N , 121 ° 18'  W. Mount Terror ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved August 13, 2018.
McMillan Spire 1940 7,280 ft (2,219 m) 48 ° 46 ′  N , 121 ° 17 ′  W. McMillan Spire ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved August 13, 2018.
Mount Degenhardt 1931 8,022 ft (2,445 m) 48 ° 46 '  N , 121 ° 18'  W. Mount Degenhardt ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved August 13, 2018.
Whatcom Peak 1936 7,592 ft (2,314 m) 48 ° 51 ′  N , 121 ° 22 ′  W. Whatcom Peak ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved August 13, 2018.
The Chopping Block 1932 6,819 ft (2,078 m) 48 ° 45 ′  N , 121 ° 18 ′  W. The Chopping Block, Washington . peakbagger.com. Retrieved August 13, 2018.

tourism

There are few hiking trails in the Picket Range, which is why every trip there is like exploring the wilderness . Most of the access points are characterized by narrow valleys with dense undergrowth, open terrain is rare. Many of the peaks offer challenges for mountaineers .

The Picket Range features many of the classic North Cascades climbing tours and many of their most technically demanding. The rugged terrain attracted many photographers who captured some of the most spectacular shots in the entire national park. The rugged and sharp-edged peaks are incomparable in terms of steepness and ruggedness in the Continental United States . This has made the mountain range a popular area in the national park and contributed to naming the Cascade Range as the “American Alps”.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Fred W. Beckey: Rainy Pass to Fraser River  (= Cascade Alpine Guide). The Mountaineers Books, 1995, ISBN 978-0-89886-423-6 , pp. 94-128.
  2. ↑ Geof Childs: Lage Wernstedt The forgotten giant . methownet. Retrieved January 19, 2016.

Web links

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