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Desolation Peak, Washington

Prominence: 3249 ft, 990 m

Elevation: 6102 feet, 1860 meters

True Isolation: 2.73 mi, 4.4 km

Elevation Info:	NAVD88 Elevation: 6106 ft / 1861 m
Latitude/Longitude (WGS84)	48° 54' 41'' N, 121° 1' 0'' W 48.911372, -121.01675 (Dec Deg) 645313 E 5419499 N, Zone 10 (UTM)
Country	United States
State/Province	Washington
County/Second Level Region	Whatcom
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Ascent Info Total successful ascents logged by registered Peakbagger.com users: 103 Show all viewable ascents/attempts (Total: 98) Selected Trip Reports: 1980-08-15 by Ralph Owen 2008-07 by Jessica Koski 2010-06-12 by Adam Walker 2010-06-12 by Bob Bolton 2010-06-12 by Eric Noel 2010-06-12 by Ken Russell 2013-09-14 by Amy Kwok 2014-08-02 by Ryan Kusche 2015-07-02 by Sonja Serwold 2015-08-22 by Anders Olson 2017-09-23 by Lawrence Kuracina (GPS Track) 2018-07-01 by Martin Ortmayr 2020-08-02 by Ryan Stoddard (GPS Track) 2021-07-29 by Grog Supervolcano (GPS Track)
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Taken by Ranger Jim at the top (2018-07-01). Photo by Martin Ortmayr. Click here for larger-size photo.
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Prominence	Key Col Page (Detailed prominence information) Clean Prominence: 3249 ft/990 m Optimistic Prominence: 3249 ft/990 m Line Parent: Hozomeen Mountain-Southwest Peak Key Col: Willow Lake 2853 ft/870 m
Isolation	Isolation Page (Detailed isolation information) Distance: 2.73 mi/4.4 km Isolation Limit Point: 48.9175, -120.9575 Nearest Higher Neighbor in the PBC database: Skagit Peak (E)
Ranges	Continent: North America Range2: Pacific Ranges Range3: Cascade Range Range4: North Cascades Range5: Hozameen Range Range6: South Hozameen Range
Drainage Basins	Skagit Puget Sound Strait of Juan de Fuca Pacific Ocean
Ownership	Land: Ross Lake National Recreation Area
Topo Map	Hozomeen Mountain O48121h1 1:24,000
Data Source	1:25,000 (or larger) Topographic Survey Map
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Looking North at Hozomeen from Desolation Lookout. (2021-07-29). Photo by Grog Supervolcano.
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