United States of America Washington

North Cascades Highway

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116.5 km
Length
+2,215 m
Ascent
−1,833 m
Descent
1,664 m
Highest point
13.9%
Max gradient
2h 35min
Drive time (approx.)
North Cascades Highway map
116.5 km · 1,664 m

Elevation profile

Elevation profile100 m600 m1 100 m1 600 m0 km25 km50 km75 km100 km1 663 m

What does North Cascades Highway look like?

Gorge Creek into Gorge Lake
Jan Helebrant · CC0
Highway 20 in North Cascades (36917893071)
Robert Ashworth from Bellingham, WA., USA · CC BY 2.0
Tent for workers at Newhalem, 1935 (32587370067)
Seattle Municipal Archives from Seattle, WA · CC BY 2.0
Washington Pass (19800283770)
Fil.Al from Comox, Canada · CC BY 2.0
Gorge below Gorge Dam with most of the water diverted into penstocks. (36251759283)
Robert Ashworth from Bellingham, WA., USA · CC BY 2.0
Gorge Dam
Steven PavlovUser:Senapa/TemplateFB · CC BY-SA 4.0
ISS020-E-46443 - View of British Columbia
Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domain
Rainy Lake (19993502541)
Fil.Al from Comox, Canada · CC BY 2.0

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Start
Newhalem
48.67364, -121.24724
Finish
Winthrop
48.47765, -120.18576

Stages

  1. Stage 1 59.4 km
  2. Stage 2 57.0 km

Along the road

Toilets

36
36 unnamed places along the road, from 0.0 km to 116.5 km.

EV chargers

1
1 unnamed place along the road, from 0.0 km to 0.0 km.

Parking

52
Pullout 19.7 km · 586 m
Pullout 23.7 km · 667 m
Pullout 26.2 km · 651 m
Washington Pass Observation Site 66.8 km · 1,651 m
Silver Star Sno-Park 78.6 km · 1,054 m
Hwy 20 Trailhead 90.9 km · 674 m
Freestone Inn Trailhead 91.9 km · 659 m
Timberline Meadows Parking 96.0 km · 631 m
Rolling Huts Parking 101.5 km · 601 m
Brown's Farm Trailhead 102.0 km · 599 m
Big Valley Trailhead 105.0 km · 591 m
Hatchery Parking 116.2 km · 541 m
40 unnamed places along the road, from 0.0 km to 116.5 km.

Viewpoints

10
Diablo Lake Overlook 17.7 km · 512 m
Washington Pass Overlook 69.1 km · 1,498 m
8 unnamed places along the road, from 0.5 km to 69.1 km.

Restaurants and cafés

8
Kelly's 101.5 km · 601 m
Carlos 1800 116.4 km · 537 m
Little Dipper Bakery & Cafe 116.5 km · 539 m
Three Fingered Jack's Saloon 116.5 km · 540 m
Rocking Horse Bakery 116.5 km · 540 m
Oliver’s French Farm to Fork 116.5 km · 540 m
Jupiter 116.5 km · 540 m
1 unnamed place along the road, from 101.5 km to 116.5 km.

Fuel

1
1 unnamed place along the road, from 116.5 km to 116.5 km.