Maps for Ptarmigan Traverse

[sparverius]

I'm planning on doing the traverse in early September and was wondering which topo(s) to pick up for the trip. I've been poking around in Oregon for the past three years and am excited for my first trip to the North Cascades.

[Alex]

I believe Green Trails 80,81,112,113 covers the entire std traverse. though once you hit cache col, the beckey guide desc. is really all you need as the entire thing has a well-worn trail, is above treeline, and if you cant figure it out you probably need some ... maps or something

[ncascademtns]

I gave a slide presentation a few months ago on the Ptarmigan Traverse and actually mapped out the route so that people viewing it could get an idea where we went. If you're interested, I can send you those JPEG's. Let me know.

[marylou]

Nat Geo has a gigantic topo for the whole area. I got mine at Pro Mountain Sports last year when I was planning to give it a go. Runs about 20 bucks, and I think you can mail order it from PMS.

 

Does not have route info on it, and is not at the same scale as USGS. Nat Geo map is 1:30,750 versus USGS 1:24,000. That said, it's the whole area on one nice big waterproof map.

[Adam__S]

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