North Cascades National Park
U.S. National Park located in the state of Washington
English: - North Cascades National Park is an American national park located in Washington state.
Deutsch: - Der US-amerikanische Nationalpark North-Cascades-Nationalpark liegt in Washington. Seine Fläche beträgt 204 000 ha, die sich auf zwei getrennte Sektionen aufteilt. Auf seinen Gipfeln gibt es über 300 Gletscher, dies ist ungefähr die Hälfte aller Gletscher der Vereinigten Staaten (außer Alaska).
See also: Ross Lake National Recreation Area
Maps
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Location in the United States
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Regional map - northwestern Washington
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Park map
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Wilderness map
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State Route 20 detail (aka: the North Cascades Highway)
Photos
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Microblades from Cascade Pass
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Spear point
Landscapes
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Boston Peak (r) and Forbidden Peak (l)
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Cascade Pass
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Cascade Pass and Pelton Basin
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Lower Curtis Glacier
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Mount Degenhardt ridgeline
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Diablo Dam
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Diablo Lake
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Diablo Lake
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Doubtful Lake from the Sahale Glacier
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Eldorado Peak and glacier
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view from Hidden Lakes Peak
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Hurry-up Peak
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Johannesburg Mountain
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Marble Creek Glacier
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Pelton Peak and Yawning Glacier
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Point 7509 ft
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Point 7762 ft
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Mount Shuksan panorama
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Silver Star Mountain
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The Trapezoid
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Thunder Creek
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Trappers Peak (near Thornton Lakes)
Flora
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Pacific silver fir (Abies amabilis) cone debris
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Subalpine fir (Abies lasiocarpa) cones
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Subalpine fir (Abies lasiocarpa)
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Kinnikinnick; pinemat manzanita (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi)
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Kinnikinnick (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi)
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Sticky leaf arnica (Arnica ovata)
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Giant mountain aster (Canadanthus modestus)
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Umbellate wintergreen; pipsissewa (Chimaphila umbellata)
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Bunchberry/creeping dogwood (Cornus canadensis)
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Alpine yellow fleabane (Erigeron aureus)
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Subalpine larch (Larix lyallii)
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Tiger lily (Lilium columbianum)
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Partridgefoot (Luetkea pectinata)
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Alpine mountain-sorrel (Oxyria digyna)
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Yellow mountain-heath (Phyllodoce glanduliflora)
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Northern hollyfern (Polystichum lonchitis)
Fauna
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Mountain goat (Oreamnos americanus)
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Sooty grouse (Dendragapus fuliginosus)
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Hydaspe fritillary (Speyeria hydaspe)