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Mt. Baker reclaimed the world record for single season snowfall in 1998-99 95 FEET, taking it from Rainier. Next to Rainier, Baker is the most glaciated peak in the lower 48 states. Easton is the most moderate route on the peak, and it's long with moderate crevasse danger.
Activity Notes
Mt. Baker, is known as “Koma Kulshan” to the Lummi Tribe of Puget Sound, meaning ‘’broken or damaged.’’ The peak is the most northern of the Cascade Range volcanos, and is the third highest peak in Washington. Next to Mt. Rainier, Mt. Baker is the most glaciated peak in the lower 48 states. The Easton Glacier route is the most moderate on the peak.
Our itinerary will be: Day 1 meet at the trail head at 9:00a and hike to camp at about 6,000 feet (approximately 4 miles and 2,600 feet elevation gain), Day 2 climb and return to camp (approximately 3 miles and 4,800 feet elevation gain to the summit), and Day 3 hike out and return home.
Due to glaciation and crevasse risk, it is very important that climb members be familiar with crevasse rescue skills. Team members selected for the climb are expected to participate in a crevasse rescue review session on Thursday, June 11 from 6:00p to 9:00p at the MMC.
Please review the Mazamas Climber Etiquette Guide (https://mazamas.org/climberetiquette/) prior to applying for this climb.
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| Driving Distance from Portland | 290 miles |
| Driving Time from Portland | 5 hours |
| Expected Duration | Car to car in two or more days |
| Relevant Books | Summit Guide to the Cascade Volcanoes by Jeff Smoot Selected Climbs in the North Cascades by Nelson and Potterfield Cascade Alpine Guide: Rainy Pass to Fraser River by Fred Beckey |
| Relevant Maps | USGS 7 minute series, Mt. Baker, and Green Trails Mt. Baker Get a topo map, GPX track file for your GPS or smartphone, and KML file (Google Earth) for this route here: Mazamas.org > Resources > Maps for Climbing and Hiking. <href="http: "="" adventure="" c463="" starts-here="" title="On the Mazama Climbing and Hiking map page " www.mazamas.org="" your="">On the Mazama Climbing and Hiking map page <href="http: maps.google.com="" maps?f="q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Mt.+Baker+whatcom&sll=47.578668,-122.288132&sspn=0.03555,0.090466&g=Mt.+Baker+USA&ie=UTF8&ll=48.777347,-121.813188&spn=0.017364,0.045233&t=p&z=15&iwloc=addr"" title="Google map">Google map</href="http:></href="http:> |
| Awards Qualified | 16 Major NW Peaks |
| Useful Links | GPS Track GPS Coordinates Map |
