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NORSE PEAK
WILDERNESS
Mt. Baker -Snoqualmie National Forest
21905 64th Ave. West
Mountlake Terrace, WA 98043
(206) 744-3401
Web site http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/mbs/
Wenatchee National Forest
P.O. Box 811
Wenatchee, WA 98801
(509) 622-4335
Web site http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/wenatchee/
Norse Peak Wilderness is characterized by
forested slopes and jutting volcanic peaks.
The local streams climb through narrow valleys
into lower elevation meadows and on up into
broad open park-like basins at higher elevations.
Elevations in this Wilderness range from 3,000
feet to 6,000 feet. Norse Peak Wilderness
is located in the central Washington State
Cascade Range north of Chinook Pass (Highway
410) and east of Mt. Rainier National Park.
This 51,000 acre wilderness is named for a
prominent peak which overlooks Crystal Mountain
Ski Area. The Pacific Crest National Scenic
Trail runs along the Cascade ridge in the
Norse Peak Wilderness. The historic Naches
Pass Trail runs east and west just outside
the north Norse Peak Wilderness boundary.
Norse Peak Wilderness was legislated into
Wilderness status in the 1984 Washington State
Wilderness bill. This area was heavily grazed
by domestic sheep between 1890 and 1950. The
area south of Norse Peak Wilderness within
Morse Creek drainage was once known as the
Summit Mining District and was a popular mineral
activity area between 1885 and 1920. The placer
mineral content in this area was poor but
historic remains of this earlier mining activity
is still evident. The Wilderness hosts deer
and elk in the basins and meadows, and a herd
of goats range over the upper alpine peaks.
Special restrictions: Please camp at least
100 feet from lake shores and the Pacific
Crest Trail. Voluntary trailhead registration
is requested.
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