Desolation Peak is in the North Cascade Mountains of Washington state, about 6.2 miles (10.0 km) south of the Canada–United States border and in the Ross Lake National Recreation Area. It was first climbed in 1926 by Lage Wernstedt, who named it for the destruction caused by a forest fire that swept the slopes bare that same year. At the summit stands a small wooden one-room fire lookout belonging to the National Park Service. The lookout is 15 miles (24 km) from the nearest road and overlooks miles of forest and numerous other peaks.
Jack Kerouac spent 63 days during the summer of 1956 as a fire lookout on Desolation Peak. He wrote about his experiences in The Dharma Bums, Lonesome Traveler, Desolation Angels and in a collection of haiku by the name of "Desolation pops".
Desolation Peak Trail, is a steep hike to high meadows, great views and the fire lookout. It is a very popular hike but strenuous along the East Bank Trail. The trail is often hot and dry.
In 2020 Lindsay Hagen published a short film about Jim Henterley, one of the watchmen remaining in service on the Desolation Peak Lookout.
There's a trail called Desolation Peak Trail leading to the summit. Desolation Peak is one of the 1 peaks along the Desolation Peak Trail.
By elevation Desolation Peak is
# 3 out of 7 in Ross Lake National Recreation Area # 72 out of 95 in the Hozameen Range
By prominence Desolation Peak is
# 45 out of 4345 in the Cascade Range # 11 out of 227 in Whatcom County # 42 out of 3673 in Washington # 3 out of 7 in Ross Lake National Recreation Area # 5 out of 95 in the Hozameen Range
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