North Cascades
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The North Cascades are a section of the Cascade Range of western North America. They span the border between the Canadian province of British Columbia and the U.S. state of Washington and are official
Mount Shuksan, one of the most picturesque peaks of the North Cascades
Typical landscape in the western part of the North Cascades
The North Cascades are considered the most rugged mountain range in the contiguous United States.
Glacier Peak is the dominant feature in the southern portion of the North Cascades.
Mount Baker
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Mount Baker, also known as Koma Kulshan or simply Kulshan, is a 10,781-foot active glacier-covered andesitic stratovolcano in the Cascade Volcanic Arc and the North Cascades of Washington State in the
North Cascades
…north as the town of Lytton, at the confluence of the Thompson and Fraser Rivers. They are predominantly non-volcanic, but include the stratovolcanoes Mount Baker, Glacier Peak and Coquihalla Mountain, which are part of the Cascade Volcanic Arc. The U.S. section of the North Cascades and the adjoining Skagit Range…
Mount Baker as seen from the Southeast at Boulder Creek
The east side of Mount Baker in 2001. Sherman Crater is the deep depression south of the summit.
Mount Baker from Oak Bay, British Columbia, 1903, Photo: Charles Edward Clarke
Mount Baker, photographed facing English Bay, looms over the residential towers of downtown Vancouver