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

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
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Latitude

48.50207° or 48° 30′ 8″ north

Longitude

-121.06761° or 121° 4′ 3″ west

Elevation

6,217 feet (1,895 metres)

Open location code

84WWGW2J+RX

GeoNames ID

5787819

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Satellite Map

Discover Boston Basin from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Boston Glacier Research Natural Area and Forbidden Glacier.

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