Boston Basin
Boston Basin is a depression in Skagit, Washington and has an elevation of 6,217 feet.Places of Interest
Highlights include Forbidden Peak and Mount Torment.
Forbidden Peak
Peak
Photo: J Brew, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Forbidden Peak is an 8,815 feet glacial horn located in North Cascades National Park, in Skagit County of Washington state. It is part of the North Cascades and is located near Cascade Pass.
Mount Torment
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Mount Torment is a 8,120+ -foot high peak in the North Cascades of Washington in the United States. It is located approximately 65 miles northeast of the city of Everett.
Quien Sabe Glacier
Glacier
Photo: Wsiegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Quien Sabe Glacier is a glacier located on the west slopes of Boston Peak, North Cascades National Park in the U.S. state of Washington. Quien Sabe Glacier retreated 1200 meters from its Little Ice Age maximum in approximately 1850 to 1950.
Boston Basin
- Type: Depression with an elevation of 6,217 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: Skagit, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
48.50207° or 48° 30′ 8″ northLongitude
-121.06761° or 121° 4′ 3″ westElevation
6,217 feet (1,895 metres)Open location code
84WWGW2J+RXGeoNames ID
5787819
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