Mount Baker

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Mount Baker is an active glaciated stratovolcano in the North Cascades of Washington State, known for its heavy snowfall and prominent, snow-covered peak.

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Mount Baker canonical 56
Mount Baker volcano 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf active volcano
glaciated volcano
mountain
stratovolcano
climbingRoute Coleman–Deming route
Easton Glacier route
North Ridge route
country United States of America
surface form: United States
elevation 10781 ft
3286 m
firstEuropeanSighting 1792
geologicalAge Pleistocene to Holocene
hasFeature Sherman Crater
extensive glaciation
fumaroles
heavy snowfall
snow-covered peak
summit crater
hasGlacier Boulder Glacier
Coleman Glacier
Deming Glacier
Easton Glacier
Mazama Glacier
Park Glacier
Rainbow Glacier
Squak Glacier
Talum Glacier
hasIndigenousName Koma Kulshan
hasRecord one of the highest seasonal snowfall totals recorded at nearby Mount Baker Ski Area
isMonitoredBy USGS Cascades Volcano Observatory
surface form: Cascades Volcano Observatory

United States Geological Survey
isNorthOf Mount Rainier
isOneOf highest peaks in Washington State
most heavily glaciated mountains in the Cascade Range after Mount Rainier
isPartOf Cascade Range volcanoes
isSacredTo Lummi people
Nooksack people
isSouthOf Canada–United States border
isVisibleFrom Bellingham, Washington
San Juan Islands
Vancouver
surface form: Vancouver, British Columbia
lastEruption mid-19th century
lastMajorEruptivePeriod 1843–1880s
locatedIn Cascade Range
Mount Baker Wilderness
Cascade Range
surface form: North Cascades

Pacific Northwest
Washington
surface form: Washington State

Whatcom County
surface form: Whatcom County, Washington
namedAfter 3rd Lieutenant Joseph Baker
namedBy George Vancouver
nearbySettlement Deming, Washington
Glacier, Washington
partOf Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest
surface form: Mount Baker–Snoqualmie National Forest
popularFor backcountry skiing
hiking
mountaineering
snowboarding
prominence 2713 m
8900 ft
tectonicSetting subduction of the Juan de Fuca Plate beneath the North American Plate
volcanicArc Cascade Volcanic Arc
volcanoType stratovolcano

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Cascade Volcanic Arc hasVolcano Mount Baker
Canada West Coast nearVolcano Mount Baker
Cascade Range notablePeak Mount Baker
Rainier Valley hasNeighborhood Mount Baker
Whatcom County hasMountain Mount Baker
Rwenzori Mountains otherHighPeaks Mount Baker
Bellingham, Washington near Mount Baker
Glacier, Washington locatedWestOf Mount Baker
Coleman–Deming route locatedOn Mount Baker
Easton Glacier route locatedOn Mount Baker
Easton Glacier route mountain Mount Baker
North Ridge route locatedOn Mount Baker
Koma Kulshan hasNameInEnglish Mount Baker
Sherman Crater locatedOn Mount Baker
Mount Baker Wilderness namedAfter Mount Baker
Mount Baker Wilderness contains Mount Baker
Park Glacier locatedOn Mount Baker
Park Glacier isMajorGlacierOf Mount Baker
Deming, Washington locatedNear Mount Baker
Maple Falls locatedNear Mount Baker
Lummi Island hasViewOf Mount Baker
Ferndale, Washington hasViewOf Mount Baker
Nooksack River nearbyMountain Mount Baker
Mountains of the Moon contains Mount Baker
CVO monitors Mount Baker
subject surface form: Cascades Volcano Observatory
Easton Glacier locatedOn Mount Baker
Easton Glacier partOf Mount Baker
this entity surface form: Mount Baker volcano
Boulder Glacier locatedOn Mount Baker
Boulder Glacier mountain Mount Baker
Talum Glacier locatedOn Mount Baker
Talum Glacier drainsSlopeOf Mount Baker
Talum Glacier surfaceFeatureOf Mount Baker
Washington State, United States contains Mount Baker
subject surface form: Washington (state)
Coleman Glacier locatedOn Mount Baker
Coleman Glacier popularRouteOn Mount Baker
Coleman Glacier mountain Mount Baker
Mazama Glacier locatedOn Mount Baker
Deming Glacier locatedOn Mount Baker
Deming Glacier mountain Mount Baker
Rainbow Glacier locatedOn Mount Baker