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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.
During recorded history, eruptions at Mount Baker have mainly occurred from Sherman Crater. The earliest historical eruption took place in 1843, with more recent eruptions having occurred in 1852–1853, 1854, 1858, 1859–1860, 1863, 1870 and 1880. These eruptions ranked 2 and 3 on the Volcanic Explosivity Index. Possible but unconfirmed ...
A basaltic lava flow traveled down the Sulphur Creek valley and across the Baker River valley; this is the most recent lava flow at Mount Baker. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Future eruptions from Schriebers Meadow Cone are unlikely to occur as it is considered a short-lived feature.
The volcanoes with historical eruptions include: Mount Rainier, Glacier Peak, Mount Baker, Mount Hood, Lassen Peak, and Mount Shasta. Renewed volcanic activity in the Cascade Arc, such as the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens, has offered a great deal of evidence about the structure of the Cascade Arc. One effect of the 1980 eruption was a ...
2018: Anak Krakatau . The volcanic island of Anak Krakatau in Indonesia saw an eruption on 22 December 2018 which caused a deadly tsunami, with waves surging up to five meters in height.
Mount St. Helens, once the fifth-tallest peak in Washington State, lost about 1,300 feet from its height of 9,677, according to the USGS. The highest part of the crater rim on the southwestern ...
Inundation zone I : Pathways for eruption-related lahars due to large flanks collapses or pyroclastic flows, or floods in the Skagit River valley cause by displacement water in reservoirs by lahars Inundation Zone II : Pathways of lahars resulting from more frequent, small-for-moderate flank collapses from the area of Sherman Crater.
The Black Buttes represent the remains of a large stratovolcano that was once located in the approximate location of its neighbor, Mount Baker.Black Buttes lies about 2 miles (3 km) from Mount Baker, [3] between Baker and the middle fork of Nooksack River, [4] in Whatcom County, Washington state.