What is North Cascades National Park?
[[File:Cascade Pass and Pelton Basin.jpg|thumb|250px|Cascades Pass and Pelton Basin]] [[File:Map of North Cascades National Park.png|thumb|Map of North Cascades National Park]] '''North Cascades National Park''' is a [[national park]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Washington]]. It was established on 2 October [[1968]]. The park covers {{convert|634,000|acre|ha}} of the [[Cascade Range]] (specifically the [[North Cascades]]). ==Geography== The Park is split in half by the [[Skagit River]], which flows south then southwest through the park. Another primary [[watercourse]] of the park is the [[Baker River]] which flows into the Skagit and the [[Stehekin River]] (which flows into [[Lake Chelan]] in the southeast). North Cascades National Park features the rugged mountain peaks of the North Cascades Range. This is the most expansive [[glacial]] system in the mainland United States. The Park also has the [[headwater]]s of numerous waterways, and vast [[forest]]s with the highest degree of flora [[biodiversity]] of any US national park. ==History== The region was first settled by Paleo-Indian [[Native Americans]]. By the time white [[explorer]]s arrived it was inhabited by Skagit tribes. {{-}} {{US-stub}} {{authority control}} [[Category:National parks in the United States]] [[Category:Geography of Washington (state)]] [[Category:1968 establishments in the United States]] [[Category:1960s establishments in Washington (state)]]