Nature
Forbidden Peak is an 8,815-foot mountain in Washington’s North Cascades National Park near Cascade Pass, shaped as a sharp glacial horn by ice cutting at the summit from multiple sides. The Forbidden Glacier, Boston Glacier, and smaller remnants in Boston Basin reflect the repeated Pleistocene glaciation, along with uplift and faulting, that carved this rugged landscape of steep ridges and deep valleys. The peak is especially renowned among climbers for its West Ridge route, recognized in Fifty Classic Climbs of North America. Its first recorded ascent came in 1940, when Fred Beckey, Helmy Beckey, Jim Crooks, Lloyd Anderson, and Dave Lind reached the summit.
Hear stories like this as you drive
ExploreHere reads historical markers out loud as you pass them: over 325,000 stories across the US. No account needed.
4.7 · 800+ ratings · Free
FIND IT
Washington · United States