Bistort and lupine bloom on Cougar Divide with Hadley Peak behind.
Mount Baker Wilderness is a 119,989-acre (48,558 ha)
wilderness area within the
Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest in the western
Cascade Range of northern
Washington state. Its eastern border is shared with the boundary of the
Stephen Mather Wilderness and
North Cascades National Park for a distance of 40 miles (65 kilometers). The wilderness extends from
State Route 20 north to the
Canada–US border . On the west, it is bounded by the foothills of the
Puget Sound lowlands.
[2]
Almost entirely within
Whatcom County , the wilderness lies on the western slopes of the
Cascade Mountains . The three forks of the
Nooksack River and the
Baker River are the major drainages of the wilderness.
Ecology
Vegetative cover is typical of the west slopes of the Cascades including
western redcedar ,
coast Douglas-fir ,
noble fir ,
Pacific silver fir ,
subalpine fir ,
western hemlock and
mountain hemlock , and at higher elevations,
alpine meadows . Animals include
mountain goats and
hoary marmots . On mountains and higher ridges, considerable areas of rock and permanent glaciers (over 10,000 acres (40 km2 )) occur.
[3]
Geology
The terrain is rugged, with steep slopes and numerous ridges dissected by small intermittent or permanent drainages.
Mount Baker (10,420 feet (3,180 m)
48°46′38″N 121°48′48″W / 48.7773426°N 121.8132008°W / 48.7773426; -121.8132008 (Mount Baker ) ),
[4] an active volcano, is one of the area's most distinctive features. The mountain periodically exhibits thermal activity. The most northern of Washington's volcanoes it stands at 10,778 feet (3,285 m). Other major mountains include:
Twin Sisters Mountain , North Twin (6,650 feet (2,030 m)) –
48°42′55″N 121°59′55″W / 48.7153934°N 121.9984847°W / 48.7153934; -121.9984847 (North Twin )
[5]
Twin Sisters Mountain, South Twin (6,965 feet (2,123 m)) –
48°42′16″N 121°59′15″W / 48.7045599°N 121.9873731°W / 48.7045599; -121.9873731 (South Twin )
[6]
Tomyhoi Peak (7,293 feet (2,223 m)) –
48°58′29″N 121°42′33″W / 48.9748493°N 121.7090296°W / 48.9748493; -121.7090296 (Tomyhoi Peak )
[7]
American Border Peak (7,992 feet (2,436 m)) –
48°59′43″N 121°39′55″W / 48.9954056°N 121.6651400°W / 48.9954056; -121.6651400 (American Border Peak )
[8]
Mount Larrabee (früher: Red Mountain ) (7,821 feet (2,384 m)) –
48°58′44″N 121°38′54″W / 48.9790164°N 121.6481954°W / 48.9790164; -121.6481954 (Mount Larrabee )
[9]
Goat Mountain (6,811 feet (2,076 m)) –
48°55′24″N 121°34′57″W / 48.9232°N 121.5826°W / 48.9232; -121.5826 (Goat Mountain )
[10]
Mount Sefrit (7,165 feet (2,184 m)) –
48°53′30″N 121°35′39″W / 48.8916608°N 121.5940309°W / 48.8916608; -121.5940309 (Mount Sefrit )
[11]
Ruth Mountain (7,103 feet (2,165 m)) –
48°51′36″N 121°31′58″W / 48.8599784°N 121.5328147°W / 48.8599784; -121.5328147 (Ruth Mountain )
[12]
Hadley Peak (7,470 feet (2,280 m)) –
48°48′50″N 121°49′21″W / 48.8140103°N 121.8223671°W / 48.8140103; -121.8223671 (Hadley Peak )
[13]
The wilderness is wholly contained within
Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest and is adjacent to the
Mount Baker National Recreation Area .
See also
References
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"Protected Planet | Mount Baker" . Protected Planet . Retrieved 2020-10-16 .
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"Mount Baker Wilderness" . University of Montana. Archived from
the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 16, 2015 .
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"Mt. Baker Wilderness" . U.S. Forest Service. Retrieved March 16, 2015 .
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"Mount Baker" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2018-06-19 .
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"North Twin" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2018-06-19 .
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"South Twin" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2018-06-19 .
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"Tomyhoi Peak" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2018-06-19 .
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"American Border Peak" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2018-06-19 .
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"Mount Larrabee" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2018-06-19 .
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"Goat Mountain Trail, Whatcom County, Washington, Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika" . OpenStreetMap.org. Retrieved 2018-06-19 .
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"Mount Sefrit" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2018-06-19 .
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"Ruth Mountain" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2018-06-19 .
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"Hadley Peak" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2018-06-19 .
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