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North Cascades National Park
contains some of America's most breathtakingly
beautiful scenery -- high jagged peaks, ridges, slopes, and countless cascading
waterfalls. Hiking, backpacking, and mountaineering are the
most popular activities in
the park. The park's 204,000 hectares (505,000 acres) encompass some 318
glaciers - more than half of all glaciers in the lower 48 states.
There are few roads
into the park, but views into the park can be had on clear days from the North
Cascades Highway at Goodell Creek, Diablo Lake Overlook, and other places. The
Cascade River Road, 40 kilometers (25 miles) of improved dirt and gravel, gives
summer and fall access into the park and to the Cascade Pass Trailhead.
Excerpts courtesy:
North Cascades National Park Website, 1999
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Link to:
North Cascades National Park Website
North Cascades National Park
2105 State Route 20,
Sedro-Woolley, WA 98284
(360) 856-5700
(360) 856-5700 x310 (TDD)
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