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It is situated in the Mount Baker Wilderness, which is managed by the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. Table Mountain is located west of Artist Point, at the end of the Mount Baker Highway. From the Artist Point parking lot, a short 1.4 mile trail leads to the summit at the west end of the mountain.
State Route 542 (SR 542) is a 57.24-mile-long (92.12 km) state highway in the U.S. state of Washington, serving Mount Baker in Whatcom County.SR 542 travels east as the Mount Baker Highway from an interchange with Interstate 5 (I-5) in Bellingham through the Nooksack River valley to the Mt. Baker Ski Area at Austin Pass.
Mount Baker Scenic Byway: 58 93 I-5 in Bellingham: Artist Point, Mt. Baker Ski Area: 1967 [1] Follows SR 542 to Mount Baker [9] North Cascades Scenic Byway: 140 230 SR 9 in Sedro-Woolley: SR 153 in Twisp: Follows SR 20 through North Cascades National Park [10] North Pend Oreille Scenic Byway † 27 43 SR 20 in Tiger: BC 6 at Canada–US border
The road leading to Artist Point, which is the last 2.7-mile stretch of State Route 542 on Mount Baker Highway, reopened Wednesday morning for vehicles.
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At an altitude of some 5,000 feet, Artist Point offers a breathtaking 360-degree view that includes Mount Baker, Mount Shuksan and other Cascades peaks in Whatcom County.
Mount Ann is situated near the Mt. Baker Ski Area, which recorded the world's greatest snowfall for one season, 1,140 inches (95 ft; 29 m)), which was recorded during the 1998–1999 season. Because of maritime influence , snow tends to be wet and heavy, resulting in high avalanche danger. [ 5 ]
Both construction sites are on Mount Baker Highway, officially called State Route 542, the main road from Bellingham toward the Mount Baker wilderness and the starting point for popular trails ...