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Elevation:	3,883 ft
GPS:	48.64649, -121.20827 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Shared By:	Nate D on May 13, 2019
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Access Issue: Seasonal Raptor Closure at Newhalem Crags March 1st to mid-July Details

Peregrine falcons select nest sites on cliffs in the Upper Skagit Valley, including the Climbing Management Areas of Newhalem West (Ryan’s Wall) and Newhalem East. As required in the NPS Superintendent’s Compendium, these areas will be closed to all public from March 1st to July 15th of each year, or until the young falcons have fledged or NPS staff have determined that nesting will not occur on a specific wall during this period. Access Fund, Washington Climbers Coalition and NPS partner on a volunteer raptor monitoring program to determine nesting activity. Contact the NPS and/or WCC for updates.

Description

The North Cascades is home to a variety of traverses which range from basic mountaineering routes, to more serious technical routes. Examples include the Pickets Traverses (north, south, or compete); the classic Ptarmigan Traverse, the Isolation Traverse, Jagged Ridge traverse, etc.

Many of these not only make great objectives on their own, but offer approaches to remote peaks in the North Cascades.

I've noticed that there are a great many references to the Ptarmigan Traverse for individual routes on other pages, but the traverse itself did not have a page. Given that it covers many already established areas, I thought to develop an area so there is a reference point for not only the Ptarmigan, but all these traverses. I noticed Torment-Forbidden is already taken care of, but the rest of these excellent routes in the North Cascades need a home.