Mount Despair (Washington)
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For the mountain in Montana, see Mount Despair (Montana).
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.
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Mount Despair | |
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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[1] |
Geography | |
Parent range | Cascade Range, North Cascades |
Topo map | USGS Damnation Peak |
Climbing | |
First ascent | Fred Beckey (1939) |
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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]