1999 Map of Damnation Peak

About this map

North Cascades National Park and the Mt Baker Snoqualmie National Forest meet in this high-altitude landscape of the Skagit-Whatcom county line. The drainage patterns of Bacon Creek and its East Fork define the central topography, drawing water from alpine features like Berdeen Lake and the Blum Lakes. The map reveals the strictly protected character of the late 20th-century North Cascades, where the Noisy-Diobsud Wilderness occupies the southwestern corner, preserving a terrain dominated by massive summits such as Mount Despair, Hagan Mountain, and the eponymous Damnation Peak. This 1999 revision illustrates the complex boundary management between the National Park Service and the Forest Service, highlighting the remote, roadless nature of the region near Oakes Peak and Damnation Creek.