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Mount Baker is a mountain on the Continental Divide, in Alberta and British Columbia, in the Waputik Mountains of the Canadian Rockies. It was named in 1898 by J. Norman Collie after his friend and climbing partner George Percival Baker (1855–1951), textile manufacturer, plantsman and gardener, and keen mountaineer.
The east side of Mount Baker in 2001. Sherman Crater is the deep depression south of the summit. Mount Baker (Nooksack: Kweq' Smánit; Lushootseed: təqʷubəʔ), [9] also known as Koma Kulshan or simply Kulshan, is a 10,781 ft (3,286 m) active [10] glacier-covered andesitic stratovolcano [5] in the Cascade Volcanic Arc and the North Cascades of Washington State in the United States.
Mount Baker was named for Vancouver's third lieutenant, Joseph Baker, although the first European to see it was Manuel Quimper, who named it la gran montaña del Carmelo ("Great Mount Carmel") in 1790. [19] Mount Rainier was named after Admiral Peter Rainier.
The Mount Baker Ski Area has announced its plans to open for the winter after receiving heavy snowfall. During the weekend of Dec. 8-10, the mountain received 17 inches of new snow, readying the ...
Caledonia Valley is an old name for the Yellowhead Pass, and signifies the route used by fur traders to get to the New Caledonia fur district in north-central BC Mount O'Beirne 52°54′49″N 118°37′17″W / 52.91361°N 118.62139°W / 52.91361; -118.62139 ( Mount
Winds of 25 mph or more subsided Thursday and light snow was falling at the Mt. Baker Ski Area, with 31 inches of snow in the past 24 hours and abundant fresh powder, according to the ski area’s ...
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Mount Logan in the Saint Elias Mountains of Yukon is the highest peak of Canada.. The following sortable table comprises the 150 highest mountain peaks of Canada with at least 500 metres (1640 feet) of topographic prominence.