Mount Baker Wilderness

Mount Baker Wilderness
Mount Baker Wilderness
IUCN Category Ib (Wilderness Area)
Map showing the location of Mount Baker Wilderness
Map showing the location of Mount Baker Wilderness
Location Whatcom County, Washington, USA
Nearest city Bellingham, WA
Coordinates 48°48′29″N 121°44′35″W / 48.80806°N 121.74306°W / 48.80806; -121.74306Coordinates: 48°48′29″N 121°44′35″W / 48.80806°N 121.74306°W / 48.80806; -121.74306
Area 117,528 acres (475.62 km2)
Established 1984
Governing body U.S. Forest Service
Bistort and lupine bloom on Cougar Divide with Hadley Peak behind.

Mount Baker Wilderness in northern Washington, USA, contains 117,528 acres (475.62 km2). Its eastern border is shared with the boundary of the North Cascades National Park for a distance of 40 miles (65 kilometers). The Wilderness extends from State Route 20 north to the Canadian border. On the west, it is bounded by the foothills of the Puget Sound lowlands.

Twin Sisters Mountain from Grouse Ridge

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.

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.

The terrain is rugged, with steep slopes and numerous ridges dissected by small intermittent or permanent drainages. Mount Baker, 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 — 6,570 feet (2,000 m)
  • Twin Sisters Mountain, South Twin — 6,932 feet (2,113 m)
  • Tomyhoi Peak — 7,451 feet (2,271 m)
  • American Border Peak — 8,026 feet (2,446 m)
  • Mount Larrabee (formerly Red Mountain) — 7,868 feet (2,398 m)
  • Goat Mountain — 6,820 feet (2,080 m)
  • Mount Sefrit — 7,191 feet (2,192 m)
  • Ruth Mountain — 7,115 feet (2,169 m)
  • Hadley Peak — 7,515 feet (2,291 m)

The Wilderness is wholly contained within Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest and is adjacent to the Mount Baker National Recreation Area.

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