Mount Despair (Washington)

For the mountain in Montana, see Mount Despair (Montana).

Mount Despair
Elevation	7,292 ft (2,223 m) NGVD 29[1]
Prominence	1,852 ft (564 m) [1]
Location
Location	Whatcom County, Washington, USA
Range	Cascade Range, North Cascades
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]
Topo map	USGS Damnation Peak

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

• Bacon Peak
• Mount Blum
• Mount Terror
• Mount Triumph

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Mount Despair, Washington". Peakbagger.com. http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=1641. 
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 9780898864236. 

External links

• "Mount Despair" (map). TopQuest.com. http://www.topoquest.com/map.php?lat=48.73733&lon=-121.37678&datum=nad83&zoom=4&map=auto&coord=d&mode=zoomin&size=l. 
• "Mount Despair". Peakware.com. http://www.peakware.com/peaks.html?pk=3574.