Mount Despair (Washington)

Mount Despair
Highest point
Elevation 7,296 ft (2,224 m)  NAVD 88[1]
Prominence 1,852 ft (564 m) [1]
Coordinates 48°44′14″N 121°22′36″W / 48.737333°N 121.376777°W / 48.737333; -121.376777Coordinates: 48°44′14″N 121°22′36″W / 48.737333°N 121.376777°W / 48.737333; -121.376777 [1]
Geography
Location Whatcom County, Washington, U.S.
Parent range Cascade Range, North Cascades
Topo map USGS Damnation Peak
Climbing
First ascent Fred Beckey (1939)

Mount Despair is a rugged mountain in the North Unit of North Cascades National Park in Washington state. Northeast of Mount Despair lies the Picket Range.

The mountain's name was given by Lage Wernstedt of the U.S. Forest Service who mapped the region in the 1920s. The name Mount Despair first appeared on Forest Service maps in 1931.[2]

Nearby peaks

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Mount Despair, Washington". Peakbagger.com.
  2. ↑ Beckey, Fred W. (1995). Cascade Alpine Guide: climbing and high routes, Vol. 3, Rainy Pass to Fraser River (2nd ed.). Mountaineers Books. p. 86. ISBN 978-0-89886-423-6.
  • "Mount Despair" (map). TopQuest.com.
  • "Mount Despair". Peakware.com.


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