America’s National Parks
Puzzle 67 · Northwest and the Pacific · Page 95 in print
North Cascades
Thunder Creek drains more than fifty glaciers in the North Cascades, and the finely ground rock it carries, called glacial flour, turns the waters of Diablo Lake turquoise.
Jump to a word
Mountains and glacier country near Cascade Pass.
NPS Photo/D. Dixon · Public domain (U.S. federal government work) · Original recordImage changes
Resized and converted to JPEG for display; no subject alteration.
Jagged peaks and glaciers in North Cascades National Park.
NPS Photo/T. Baldwin · Public domain (U.S. federal government work) · Original recordImage changes
Resized and converted to JPEG for display; no subject alteration.
The words
American Alps
The American Alps, a historical scenic nickname applied to the North Cascades mountains.
Cascade Pass
Cascade Pass, the mountain pass long used by Indigenous travelers through the rugged North Cascades.
Diablo Lake
Diablo Lake, the reservoir receiving glacier-fed Thunder Creek.
Kerouac
Jack Kerouac, the author who worked at Desolation Peak’s fire lookout in 1956.
Lake Chelan
Lake Chelan, the deep glacier-carved lake receiving the Stehekin River.
Mount Shuksan
Mount Shuksan, the photographed park peak near the headwaters of the Nooksack River.
Newhalem
Newhalem, the town within the park complex on the North Cascades Highway.
North Cascades
North Cascades National Park, the national park created together with the Ross Lake and Lake Chelan recreation areas in 1968.
Picket Range
The Picket Range, the mountain range drained by the Baker River.
Ross Lake
Ross Lake, the lake viewed from overlooks along the North Cascades Highway.
Sahale Arm
The Sahale Arm Trail, the alpine route continuing from Cascade Pass towards Sahale Glacier.
Skagit
The Skagit River, the river flowing across the North Cascades park complex into Puget Sound.
Stehekin
Stehekin, the remote community at the head of Lake Chelan.
Thunder Creek
Thunder Creek, the glacier-fed stream flowing into Diablo Lake.
Wolverine
The wolverine, an elusive mammal inhabiting the North Cascades wilderness.
Sources
- North Cascades NP: Contested Terrain: North Cascades National Park Service Complex: An Administrative History (Chapter 1)National Park Service
- Native Peoples - North Cascades National ParkNational Park Service
- Rivers and Streams - North Cascades National ParkNational Park Service
- Long Distance Backcountry Trip Sampler - North Cascades National ParkNational Park Service
- Contact Us - North Cascades National ParkNational Park Service
- Laws & Policies - North Cascades National ParkNational Park Service
- North Cascades Highway - North Cascades National ParkNational Park Service
- Cascade Pass / Sahale Arm Trail - North Cascades National ParkNational Park Service
- Stehekin - North Cascades National ParkNational Park Service
- Mammals - North Cascades National ParkNational Park Service