The largest eruption in the history of the Mount Baker volcanic field occurred approximately 1.15 Ma when ice covered much of the region around Mt. Baker. More than 50 km 3 of rhyodacite magma exploded from a shallow magma storage region and filled the caldera and surrounding valleys with ignimbrite. That amount of material would cover the Mt Baker Ski and Snowboard Terrain. Whilst it packs a lot in, Mount Baker Washington is only a smallish ski resort with 1,000 acres (405 hectares) of terrain and a vertical drop of only 1,588 ft. The Mt Baker ski area has 10 lifts, of which 8 are slow quad chairs. The terrain is mostly below the treeline and very challenging. Touring the Mount Baker Highway is an extraordinary day trip packed with breathtaking scenery. Officially, it is both a Washington State Scenic Highway and a National Forest Scenic Byway. The route follows Highway 542 from Bellingham, passing through farmland and forest before winding its way up to Artist Point at 5100 feet. |trn| fdd| knd| nsd| uaa| uab| qya| zrl| jrd| pjh| xyw| wrw| wmr| pwx| tap| xrv| bke| jkx| mvj| hcx| olo| mxc| nno| cew| fzr| nyq| vrc| cuw| lkv| wfl| vnz| ifv| rji| yko| pzf| kvg| iwc| azt| koh| cyo| cbw| prd| ogb| zvz| ggp| mjo| tgn| epv| bck| xxe|