Camping at Mount Baker, Washington
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Mount Baker and Vicinity
-- Geographic Setting, Geologic and Eruptive History
Mount Baker (3,285 meters; 10,778 feet) is an ice-clad volcano
in the North Cascades of Washington State about 50 kilometers (31 miles)
due east of the city of Bellingham. After Mount Rainier,
it is the most heavily glaciated of the Cascade volcanoes: the volume of snow and ice
on Mount Baker (about 1.8 cubic kilometers; 0.43 cubic miles)
is greater than that of all the other Cascades volcanoes (except Rainier)
combined. Isolated ridges of lava and hydrothermally altered rock,
especially in the area of Sherman Crater, are exposed between glaciers
on the upper flanks of the volcano: the lower flanks are steep and
heavily vegetated. The volcano rests on a foundation of non-volcanic rocks
in a region that is largely non-volcanic in origin.
-- Excerpt from: Gardner, 1995
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Mount Baker - Points of Interest
Mount Baker Summit Cone ...
Lakes and Drainages ...
Sherman Crater ...
Dorr Fumarole Field ...
Schriebers Meadow Cinder Cone ...
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Nearby Attraction - Mount Shuksan
Non-Volcanic Peak in the North Cascades National Park
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Nearby Attraction - North Cascades National Park
North Cascades National Park contains some of America's most breathtakingly beautiful scenery -- high jagged peaks, ridges, slopes,
and countless cascading waterfalls. Hiking, backpacking, and mountaineering are the most popular activities in the park. The park's
204,000 hectares (505,000 acres) encompass some 318 glaciers - more than half of all glaciers in the lower 48 states. There are few
roads into the park, but views into the park can be had on clear days from the North Cascades Highway at Goodell Creek, Diablo Lake
Overlook, and other places. The Cascade River Road, 40 kilometers (25 miles) of improved dirt and gravel, gives summer and fall
access into the park and to the Cascade Pass Trailhead.
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Excerpts courtesy: North Cascades National Park Website, 1999
Mount Baker:
Mount Baker is approximately 50 kilometers (30 miles) east of Bellingham, Washington. The best
view of the mountain is from the Glacier Creek Road off of Highway 542. On the south side of
the mountain Forest Service Road 372, taking off from Baker Lake Road, ends near the Schreibers
Meadow cinder cone.
-- Driving excerpt from: Wood, 1990, IN: Wood and Kienle, 1990, Volcanoes of North
America: United States and Canada: Cambridge University Press, 354p.
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Major West Coast Volcanoes - Washington, Oregon, and California
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Northwest Washington with Mount Baker and Mount Shuksan
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Mount Baker, Washington
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Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest
-- Link courtesy U.S. Forest Service
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Mount Baker Ranger District Recreation Reports
-- Link courtesy U.S. Forest Service
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