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

Featured Route For Mt. Baker

Coleman Headwall Steep Snow  WA : North Cascades : Mt. Baker

One of the greatest routes on Pacific Northwest volcanoes. Steep and fun. The route climbs north-west side of Mt. Baker and is delineated by the Roman Nose on the right and serac walls on the left side. We climbed it in early May 2006 and the route had two distinct sections: the lower part consisting mostly of firm steep snow (up to 50 degrees) and the upper 800 feet crux part of 60 degree ice (AI4) with little reliable pro. The ice slabs there f...[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 ...