Mt. Baker

Mt. Baker. Photo by Blitzo.

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

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Mount Baker, North Ridge WI2-3 Steep Snow  WA : North Cascades : Mt. Baker

The route ascends the broad ridge enclosing the east (left) side of Mount Baker's north face. It is supposed to be a moderately technical route on Mount Baker but we found it to be committing and long. Negotiating the serac wall several hundred feet to the right from its apex, over the north face (see topo picture) required serious ice climbing in a vertical terrain. To access North Ridge cross Coleman Glacier laterally until at the...[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. Photo by ...