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North Cascades NPS Complex Fast Facts



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Fast Facts

Nearest City Marblemount, WA
Last Site Visit August 2007
Annual Visitation 18,725 in 2008 (view all years)
Creation Date October 2, 1968
Total Area 505,000 acres
Entrance Fee None
Lowest Elevation 605 feet, at Goodell Creek
Highest Elevation 9,206 feet, on Goode Mountain
Highest Average Temperature 76°F, in July
Lowest Average Temperature 30°F, in January
Record High Temperature 108°F, in 1965
Record Low Temperature -4°F, in 1968

Area Weather Information


Park Evolution

1968: Ross Lake National Recreation Area created
1968: Lake Chelan National Recreation Area created
1968: North Cascades National Park created

Phone Numbers & Addresses

Mailing Address

North Cascades NPS Complex National Park
810 State Route 20
Sedro-Woolley, WA 98284

Visitor Information

(360) 856-5700 ext. 515
(360) 856-1934 (Fax)
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