Mt. Baker  Photos:  Recent | Best | Popular Elevation:  10,781' Page Views:  32,995. Good page? (1 like)    Administrators:  Peter Franzen, Kristine Hoffman, Tom Erickson Submitted By:  Blitzo on Oct 23, 2006 Make this area a Favorite What's New   Print a Mini-Guide with routes Add Route  Add Photo  Add Comment  Add Event  Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 59° | 39° 64° | 41° 66° | 43° 68° | 45° 70° | 43°

Mt. Baker.
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Description 

In The North Cascades, east of Bellingham lies Washington's third Highest peak, Mt. Baker.
It's not as massive as Mt. Rainier or Mt Adams, but is a beautiful ice covered volcano.
From it's summit, the views of The North Cascades, Puget Sound and Canada are exceptional.
Mt. Baker has been having minor steam eruptions since the 1970s and could blow at some point.
The impressive Coleman Headwall is considered a Cascade Classic.

Getting There 

From Interstate 5, in Bellingham, take The Mt. Baker Highway, 542, east.The road ends at Artist Point.

The Classics

Featured Route For Mt. Baker

Colman Ski Descent Easy Snow PG13  WA : North Cascades : Mt. Baker

Mount Baker's Coleman Glacier route is my favorite ski mountaineering route. The approach trail through the forest is a cut above the other volcano's flora and the views of big ice are even more blue than Rainier. Most of the skiing is cruiser, but the crest of the Roman Wall is a serious place for turns. The total climb is 7,000 feet. We found 5,000 feet of that skiable during late August of 1999. Sun cups were not an issue! To see the best arial photos of the Mt Baker go to John Scurlocks a...[more]   Browse More Classics in WA

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Mt. Baker-sunrise. Photo by Blitzo.	High up on the Coleman-Deming route. Early August...	On Mt. Baker, Early August, 2006.
Mt. Baker Sunset	Mt. Baker, north-west face.	Mt. Baker from Mt. Shuksan.
The west side of Mt. Baker with a fuzzy little fri...	Two unknown climbers on the summit cone of Mt. Bak...	Coleman Glacier-Mt.Baker. 1976. Photo by Blitzo.
Mt. Baker from Abbotsford in BC.	View of Mt. Lincoln (?) from the camp at Mt. Baker...	Rainy descent through the forests on Heliotrope Tr...
Mt. Baker camp. Shuksan in background.	Mt. Baker on a sunny day in February.	Base camp.