Norse Peak Wilderness
40 Trails
33 POIs
11 Peaks
3 Campsites
4 Viewpoints
Description
Norse Peak Wilderness is a 52,315-acre (21,171 ha) designated wilderness area located in central Washington in the United States.[2] It protects the portion of the Cascade Range north of Chinook Pass (Highway 410), south of Naches Pass (Naches Trail), and east of Mount Rainier National Park. It is bordered by the William O. Douglas Wilderness to the south. The wilderness is named for a prominent peak which overlooks Crystal Mountain Ski Area. Roughly triangular, it is about 10 miles (16 km) across and contains no roads. Norse Peak Wilderness is characterized by forested slopes and jutting volcanic peaks. The local streams flow through narrow valleys into lower elevation meadows. The topography includes broad open park-like basins at higher elevations. Elevations range from 3,000 feet (900 m) at the Greenwater River in the north to 6,856 foot (2090 m) Norse Peak in the west and 6900 foot (2100 m) Fifes Peaks, a prominent remnant volcanic cone in the east. The eastern portion is drained by tributaries of the Naches River. The Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail follows closely the Cascade divide in the Norse Peak Wilderness. The historic Naches Pass Trail runs east and west just outside its northern boundary. Several additional trails provide access to other portions of the wilderness.
Trails in the Hikepack map
- Arch Rock Trail
- Basin Lake Trail
- Bullion Basin Trail
- Bullion Basin ski Tour
- Castle Mountain Trail
- Crow Lake Way Trail
- Dalles Ridge Trail
- Dalles Ridge Trail
- Deep Creek Trail
- Echo Lake Trail
- Fifes Ridge Trail
- George Lake Trail
- Goat Falls Trail
- Goat Lake Spur
- Goat Lake Trail
- Goat Lake Trail
- Greenwater Lakes Trail
- Horse Ford
- Lost Lake Trail
- Maggie Creek Trail
- Noble Knob Trail
- Norse Peak Trail
- Norse Peak Trail - old
- Norse Peak View Trail
- PCT - Washington Section I
- Pacific Crest Trail
- Rainier View Trail
- Traverse
- White River Trail
Attractions in the Hikepack map
- Arch Rock
- Blue Bell Pass
- Castle Mountain
- Corral Pass
- Corral Pass Trailhead
- Cougar Valley
- Crown Point
- Fife's Peak Viewpoint
- Fifes Peaks
- Gold Hill
- Lost Creek Backpacking Site
- Lost Lake Backpacking Site
- Louisiana Saddle
- Martinson Gap
- Mutton Mountain
- Noble Knob
- Norse Peak
- Rods Gap
- Sourdough Gap
Copyright
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Contains data ©OpenStreetMap contributors (https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) under the Open Database License (https://opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/). Topographic map based on elevation data from the U.S. Geological Survey. Aerial imagery available from the U.S. Geological Survey. Description text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License from Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Text_of_Creative_Commons_Attribution-ShareAlike_3.0_Unported_License). Cover image ©User:Starladustangel https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:View_from_the_Lost_Lake_Trail_in_the_Norse_Peak_Wilderness.JPG Public Domain.
