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2020 Map of Hozomeen Mountain

Name: 2020 Topographic Map of Hozomeen Mountain
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2020
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2020

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Ross Lake dominates this high-elevation wilderness corridor, its waters stretching through the center of the sheet and past Cat Island. The landscape is a intersection of three major protected areas: Mount Baker National Forest to the northeast, North Cascades National Park to the west, and the central Ross Lake National Recreation Area. These boundaries meet among dramatic summits, including the prominent Hozomeen Mtn and the isolated Desolation Peak to the south.

A network of high-country drainage systems feeds the main reservoir, with Little Beaver and Arctic Cr entering from the west while Lightning Cr flows in from the southeast. Scattered alpine waters like Hozomeen Lake, Ridley Lake, and Willow Lake occupy the eastern benches below Little Jackass Mtn. The topography here is dictated by extreme vertical relief, reflecting the primitive character of the North Cascades before any significant road development reached these upper reaches of the Skagit River watershed.